en.Wedoany.com Reported - Municipalities and state agencies in Guanajuato, Mexico, are advancing renewable energy infrastructure through new solar and geothermal projects, aiming to reduce carbon emissions, cut operational costs, and strengthen long-term sustainability.
The Municipal Housing Institute of León (Instituto Municipal de Vivienda de León, IMUVI) has commissioned a solar system at its offices, supported by the Municipal Environmental Fund (Fondo Ambiental Municipal, FAM). The system, with an investment of 1.161 million Mexican pesos (approximately $66,077 USD), is expected to reduce the institute's average annual electricity costs to near zero, freeing up funds for housing projects.
"From today, the energy consumed by the institute will be generated by solar panels, part of our effort to promote institutional sustainability," said Rodrigo Alonso Díaz, Director of the Technical Area at IMUVI. The system has received regulatory approval from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the National Energy Commission (Comisión Nacional de Energía, CNE). With these permits in place, IMUVI has fully transitioned to solar power.
Meanwhile, the University of Guanajuato (Universidad de Guanajuato) is expanding its renewable energy infrastructure through its Institutional Energy Efficiency Program (Programa Institucional de Eficiencia Energética). The university has commissioned a solar power plant at the San Carlos campus, featuring 367 panels with a capacity of 238.6 kilowatts peak (kWp). The first phase is expected to generate 383,111.3 kilowatt-hours annually.
According to the university, this generation is equivalent to planting 12,967 trees, reducing approximately 168.569 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions per year. The energy produced is already integrated into the consumption network of the León campus (Campus León), reducing reliance on the traditional grid. The project is part of a total investment of 18 million Mexican pesos, funded by the Federal Higher Education Multiple Contributions Fund (Fondo de Aportaciones Múltiples, FAM), covering additional facilities at campuses in León, Irapuato-Salamanca, and Celaya-Salvatierra.
In the private sector, Energías Alternas, Estudios y Proyectos (ENAL) plans to invest 80 million Mexican pesos in a geothermal power plant in the Laja-Bajío region. The plant will use binary cycle technology to generate continuous electricity from underground heat. With an initial capacity of 12.5 megawatts, it has obtained regulatory permits from the Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía, SENER), the National Energy Commission (CNE), and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). According to the company, the system can transfer heat to a working fluid through a closed loop without extracting underground steam, enabling 24/7 power generation. Once connected to the Mexican National Electric System (Sistema Eléctrico Nacional), the project is expected to contribute to emission reductions and solidify Guanajuato's position in clean energy development.
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