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Copextel Santiago: Powered by Cutting-Edge Energy

From Granma · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Copextel Santiago, a company integrated into Cuba's electronics, automation, and communications group, has been recognized as a National Vanguard for its innovative efforts.
  • The company has been instrumental in bringing energy to rural schools and homes through photovoltaic modules, prioritizing essential services like healthcare facilities and funeraries.
  • Despite facing challenges like the U.S. blockade, Copextel Santiago focuses on optimizing resources, increasing revenue, and improving salaries while contributing to national energy matrix changes and infrastructure projects.

Brigades from Copextel Santiago have been a familiar sight in the region since the 1990s, bringing power to remote schools and television rooms using photovoltaic modules, as engineer Félix Verdecia Lorenzo, head of one of the brigades, told Granma. The company, founded in 1991, earned the National Vanguard distinction for its specialists' innovative drive.

"They are very professional and give us precise instructions for using the panels. They are always ready to provide the necessary advice," said Amanda Rizo Santana, one of the recipients of photovoltaic kits installed in the homes of education and health workers, severely ill patients, and Labor Heroes. The program also prioritizes funeraries, banks, radio stations, nursing homes, government offices, polyclinics, and other facilities nationwide.

They are very professional and give us precise instructions for using the panels. They are always ready to provide the necessary advice.

— Amanda Rizo SantanaAmanda Rizo Santana, a recipient of photovoltaic kits, commented on the support provided by Copextel Santiago.

Marisol Zapata Sinclair, who leads Copextel Santiago's union bureau of 255 members, stated that the recognition reflects the collective's responsibility and professionalism. "It is not a finish line, but a renewed commitment to excellence, innovation, and teamwork," she asserted. The company aims to optimize facilities and equipment, increase revenue, and improve salaries, acknowledging the impact of the U.S. blockade and parts shortages.

Copextel Santiago integrates technological services with social responsibility, notably in the government's program to change the national energy matrix and in large infrastructure projects. The company has installed photovoltaic systems in 161 isolated homes across several municipalities, demonstrating its commitment to using solar energy as a symbol of progress.

This recognition is a reflection of the responsibility and professionalism that characterize us. It is not a finish line, but a renewed commitment to excellence, innovation, and teamwork.

— Marisol Zapata SinclairMarisol Zapata Sinclair, head of Copextel Santiago's union bureau, described the meaning of the National Vanguard award.
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Originally published by Granma in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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