Although the energy transition is a phenomenon that societies demand and that will continue, the process will be gradual and in the meantime, fossil fuels will remain in force, especially because the population will continue to grow and electrical infrastructure is needed in Mexico, specialists agreed.
“In this era of energy transition, in most countries and, especially in Latin America, commitments have not been met,” said the president of the Mexican Association of Service Station Providers (Ampes), Alicia Zazueta in the “First National Energy Forum. Perspectives towards a new horizon.”
“In Mexico we have had a freeze on the issue in recent years, I think we returned to the part of fossil fuels due to the same need,” he added.
He recalled that 85% of the energy in the world is with fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal) and that is what drives the economy, “it is something necessary for global economies and it is not going to be something so fast that it goes away. to make this energy transformation, it will be step by step.”
He gave the United States as an example, where only 4% of citizens drive a hybrid or electric car, which is the most important reference, but in Mexico, he warned that before thinking about the energy transition, work must be done on distribution, supply and strength of electrical energy.
The general director of Combured, and former president of the National Organization of Petroleum Retailers (Onexpo), Roberto Díaz de León, indicated that fossil fuel “definitely” will continue and the issue of energy transition will be gradual, little by little it will rise the generation of energy from solar or photovoltaic sources; However, demand will continue to be incremental.
“Although the mix decreases, the population mass in the world is increasing, and Mexico is not going to be the exception, it is going to grow. Income is increasing; Therefore, the quality of services and the quality of life requires more energy and that will keep fossil fuel in force,” he said.
The former president of Onexpo recognized that we will have to be prepared for the energy transition, since it should not be minimized and there are disruptive changes that could accelerate the process, technology and innovation, even culture, will play an important role, but the issue requires direction and rhythm.
The CEO of CIITA Group, Beatriz Marcelino Estrada, agreed that the energy transition is step by step, but highlighted that we have to think about clean fuels and alternatives, such as ethanol in gasoline and additives in diesel that encapsulate the pollutant and This reduces up to 30% of emissions.
“However, there is a lot of ignorance about the technologies towards which we must advance. We can also think about LP gas, which is another clean fuel, less polluting than diesel, for example, for public transportation, vans or truck fleets, even for some rural areas or where a service station cannot be located. Another clean fuel is natural gas, cleaner than LP gas,” he said.
“We are in a situation of energy transition and that transition implies that what sustains us today, what moves us, does not disappear because although from a percentage point of view the proportion of traditional fuels in the energy matrix will decrease, Absolutely, the volume will continue to grow, at least, until 2037,” mentioned the president and CEO of ATIO Group, Pablo Guadi.
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