en.Wedoany.com Reported - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced a renewable energy growth plan during yesterday's morning press conference, proposing 32 GW of new projects over five years, 70% of which will be from renewable sources. The plan aims to increase the share of clean energy in the power mix, reduce fossil fuel consumption, and lower dependence on natural gas imports. Energy Minister Luz Elena González Escobar stated that the expansion plan requires an investment of 739 billion pesos (approximately $42 billion), with 42.6% developed under a hybrid model, 36.6% using own resources, and 20.8% through private investment.
The government aims for the state to maintain a 61% share of total electricity generation by the end of the current six-year term. The target for renewable energy's share of power generation by 2030 is 38%. The plan projects that, through maintenance of existing power plants, solar photovoltaic generation will increase by 140%, geothermal generation by 90%, wind power generation by 70%, and hydropower generation by 18%. Currently, 50 solar photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 7,859 MW are under development; 17 wind farms with a total capacity of 4,701 MW; and an additional 2,159 MW are pending allocation.
Emilia Esther Calleja Alor, General Director of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), introduced two projects considered emblematic of the energy transition. The "Oasis" project in the Mulegé power system of Baja California Sur will combine a 72 MW solar photovoltaic plant, a 20 MW battery storage system, and green hydrogen stored in fuel cells. The "Rafael Galván Maldonado" solar photovoltaic plant in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, already has two operational phases (Series I and II), totaling 420 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity plus 72 MW of storage; a third phase is under development with a capacity of 300 MW plus 103 MW of storage. Upon completion of all four phases, total capacity will reach 1,000 MW, equipped with 246 MW of battery storage, with an estimated total investment exceeding $1.4 billion. CFE states this will be the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the Americas.
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