Yucatan is aimed at achieving energy self -sufficiency with the entry into operation of new plants of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the modernization of their electrical infrastructure, the CFE General Director, Emilia Calleja Alor, and Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena reported in a press conference.
In response to the instruction of the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the general director stressed that the CFE is committed to guaranteeing the supply of energy in the southeast of the country, so Yucatán is a priority state in this strategy.
He stressed that the energy generation capacity in Yucatan will be increased by 38.2% with the entry into operation of the plants Combined Cycle Mérida and Combined Cycle Riviera Maya – Valladolid, with which the total capacity, including the transmission link, would reach the order of 5,486 megawatts.
He added that, through the Mérida IV plant, additional 500 megawatts will be provided to the system, which are added to 1,853 megawatts generated by other CFE plants in Mérida and Valladolid, as well as at 1,306 megabytes from private producers, to reach a total of 3,159 megawatts available in the region.
“The Peninsula already has a generation capacity that exceeds its maximum historical demand, which allows to ensure continuous and reliable supply for Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Thanks to the recent energy reform promoted by the president of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum, we are again a vertical comprehensive public company that allows us Uniting to shorten times with more resources and personnel much more specialized.
He explained that the maximum demand that the Peninsula has registered is 2,992 megawatts, and at peak hours the average ranges between 2,714 and 2,980. Today, with 3,159 megawatts generated and new capacity in operation, not only that demand will be covered, but also surpluses to other regions of the country can also be sent.
In his speech, Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena said that access to electricity is not a privilege, it is a right, and works to be a reality.
He also noted that the electrical failures facing the region have origin in decades of abandonment and lack of planning, which left infrastructure without sufficient capacity to respond to the rapid growth of Yucatan and the neighboring state of Quintana Roo.
Díaz Mena compared the electrical system with a patient that requires both immediate and long -term care.
“If we see it as a patient, first we have to treat urgent diseases, but we must also work on the prevention of future complications. There are conditions that do not heal overnight, but require prolonged treatment,” said the governor, explaining the work that is being carried out to diagnose and strengthen the electricity network of the region.
In the morning, Calleja Alor and Díaz Mena supervised the works of the Mérida IV plant, which already performs tests for the generation of electricity.
In the afternoon, they held a meeting with the members of the Business Coordinating Council, headed by its president, Emilio Blanco del Villar, the attendees had the opportunity to feed and raise issues to the head of the CFE, in an open and constructive dialogue.
