Mexico’s Green Energy Push Is Finally Gaining Momentum
After a delayed start under the previous government, Mexico is now well on its way to undergoing a green transition. President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched an energy reform that opens Mexico’s energy sector to greater private investment and focuses on expanding the country’s renewable energy sector.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: In February, Sheinbaum launched Mexico’s strategic energy transition roadmap, which includes achieving oil production of 1.8 million bpd and deploying a $43.6 billion investment package.
- Fact 2: The government aims to add more than 32 GW of new electrical generation capacity by 2030, at least 70 per cent of which should come from renewable sources.
- Fact 3: And that is the most important objective between now and 2030.” The roadmap includes renewable energy-specific targets, including increasing photovoltaic generation by 140 per cent, geothermal by 90 per cent, wind energy by 70 per cent, and hydroelectric energy – through the maintenance of existing plants – by 18 per cent.
- Fact 4: The government aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix from 24 per cent to 38 per cent by 2030.
After a delayed start under the previous government, Mexico is now well on its way to undergoing a green transition. President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched an energy reform that opens Mexico’s energy sector to greater private investment and focuses on expanding the country’s renewable energy sector.
Meanwhile, the approval of several solar and wind projects demonstrates the government’s commitment to the accelerated deployment of clean energy. In February, Sheinbaum launched Mexico’s strategic energy transition roadmap, which includes achieving oil production of 1.8 million bpd and deploying a $43.6 billion investment package. The government aims to add more than 32 GW of new electrical generation capacity by 2030, at least 70 per cent of which should come from renewable sources.
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