Ambassador Guskov: Russia can take part in the construction of power units at Cuban thermal power plants

MEXICO CITY, March 3 – RIA Novosti. Russian Ambassador Andrei Guskov, in an interview with RIA Novosti, said that Moscow and Havana are carrying out a wide variety of joint projects in the industry and are now discussing the construction of new power units at Cuban thermal power plants.

“A significant number of joint projects are under implementation or development. In the final stage, after the modernization of the Antillana de Acero metallurgical plant named after José Martí, start-ups are underway. Among the latest plans is an attempt to create a private company. Russian diplomat to sell products of Russian companies on the Cuban market. The application forms of the project for the construction of power units in the trade house for the Turkish economy, local thermal power plants Maximo Gomez and East Havana are being discussed.

According to Guskov, Russian industrialists have been actively working in Cuba for a long time – Zarubezhneft, together with the Cuban state oil company Kupet, is engaged in increasing oil recovery at the Boca de Jaruco field, and the GAZ group assembles cars. in demand here” GAZelle, URAL and PAZ.

“In 2022, the Russian-Cuban trade turnover showed a significant positive trend, our export volume to the island is increasing. Russia supplies a wide range of goods here, including petroleum products, food and agricultural raw materials, as well as machinery, equipment and vehicles,” added Russian diplomatic head of the mission.