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Fuel mix (fossil fuels vs renewables)

Source: Carbon Brief

Mexico derives more than 80% of its total energy supply from fossil fuels.[1] In 2019, oil contributed 45.20%, followed by natural gas (37.84%), coal (6.44%), biofuels (5.02%), wind and solar (2.75%), nuclear (1.62%), and hydro power (1.13%).[2]

In 2020, fossil fuels accounted for 64.50% of Mexico's installed electrical capacity and 72.15% of electrical generation. Additional electricity was generated by hydro (8.59%), wind (6.31%), solar (4.33%, up from 1.83% in 2019), biomass (3.49%), nuclear (3.48%), and geothermal energy (1.46%).[1][3]

The 2020-2034 national electrical system plan details Mexico's strategy for meeting supply and demand over fifteen years. CFE's Plan de Negocios 2022-2026 details the State's intentions for Mexican electricity over the course of five years.

Greenhouse gas emissions targets

As of 2020, Mexico's per capita CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (3.0 tons annually) were the third highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, though still relatively small by international standards, ranking only 52nd globally.[4] Mexico's NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) plan calls for a 22% reduction in GHG emissions and a 51% reduction in black carbon emissions by 2030.[5][6]

Between 2017-2023, Mexico is undergoing a trial period with an Emissions Trading System (ETS).[7]

Government energy agencies & other key players

Source: IMCO

In October 2021, President Lopez-Obrador announced a new reform initiative which "[gives] the CFE its place" by giving CFE 54% of the market and maintaining the other 46% for private companies.[8] The reform is part of the President's larger plan to move towards nationalization of the energy marketplace in Mexico and is a response to the 2014 Energy Reform package.[9][10] Representatives of the renewable energy sector in Mexico argue that the reform would "dismantle the renewable energy industry" by prioritizing "dirty and more expensive" forms of energy.[11] Critics also stated that taxpayers can expect to foot the bill for the return to the centralized energy model.[12]

Lithium is becoming vital resource in Mexico

In April 2022, AMLO's bill to guarantee 54% of Mexico's electricity market to CFE fell short of the necessary two-thirds majority vote.[13][14] However, due to the support around the failed constitutional change even though the energy sector remained open to the private sector Mexico is now viewed as largely unattractive to most investors. Many Mexican citizens view the non-passage of the bill as a defense of transnational companies.[15]

National energy agencies

SENER (Secretaría de Energía) is the Mexican government authority in charge of energy policy.

Permitting agencies

SEMARNAT (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales) is Mexico's main environmental authority, responsible for all aspects of environmental policy. Power plants and other large industrial projects are required to obtain a LAU (Licencia Ambiental Única) from SEMARNAT as a precondition of operating.[16]

PROFEPA (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente) has additional environmental protection functions.

Regulatory agencies

CRE (Comisión Reguladora de Energía) is the government regulator for Mexico's oil, natural gas, biofuels, and electricity sectors.

Electric utilities

State-owned CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) is Mexico's national electric utility company. CENACE (Centro Nacional de Control de Energía), a subdivision of CFE, is responsible for operating Mexico's national electrical grid.[17]

CFE maintains a website with information on Mexican energy tenders.

National oil & gas companies

State-owned Pemex (Petróleos Mexicanos) is one of Latin America's two largest petroleum companies.[18][19] It is involved in on- and offshore oil and gas development, including exploration, production, refining, and distribution.

State-owned CENAGAS (Centro Nacional de Control del Gas Natural) is in charge of Mexico's natural gas distribution and transmission.

Leading energy companies

Iberdrola, Naturgy, Sempra Energy, Fermaca, and TC Energy are among the largest private developers of energy projects in Mexico.

Electricity usage

Installed capacity

Mexico's installed capacity as of 2020 totalled 83.1 GW. Fossil fuels accounted for 64.50% of capacity (53.6 GW), followed by hydro (12.6 GW, 15.17%), wind (6.5 GW, 7.82%), and solar (5.1 GW, 6.19%).[1]

Production

Mexico generated 312 TWh of electricity in 2020[1] a slight decrease from its 2019 figure of 323.8 TWh[3] and its 2018 figure of 318 TWh.[20]

Consumption

Mexico consumed 271 TWh of electricity in 2018, ranking 14th in the world and 4th in the Western Hemisphere, behind the United States, Canada, and Brazil.[20]

Coal in Mexico

Domestic Production

Electricity generation by type: real (2021) and projected with reform (2022) Source: CFE

Coal development in Mexico is concentrated in the northern state of Coahuila, which accounts for 99% of national production.[21][22] Mexico produced just over 11 million short tons of coal in 2019, ranking 23rd globally.[20]

In 2022, CFE released data which projected a 3,921 GWh increase in power generated from coal-fired power plants if the proposed electricity reform -Ley de la Industria Eléctrica (LIE)- passed.[23]

2021 studies have proposed the closure of multiple coal plants and to reroute resources for economic diversification.[24]The Program for the Rescue and Economic Diversification of the Coal Producing Region intend to reprioritize the actions of the local government to help protect the economic viability of the region as coal becomes a more controversial topic.[25][26]

#MEXICO: Historia de una tonelada de carbón

Consumption

Mexico consumed nearly 21 million short tons of coal in 2019.[20]

Imports & source countries

Despite having its own domestic production, Mexico must still import coal to supply its three large coal-fired power plants: Carbon II, José López Portillo, and Petacalco.[21] Coal is mostly sourced from Australia, Colombia, Canada and the United States.[27]

Proposed new sources

In 2020 Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has regularly prioritized domestic fossil fuels over renewable energy projects, announced a government plan to ramp up coal production in Coahuila state, purchasing 2 million tons from small producers to supply Mexico's power plants and bolster the local economy.[28][29]

Proposed new projects

A new US$1.2 billion, 1400 MW coal-fired power plant has long been proposed for Coahuila state.[30][31][32] However, in November 2021 a top official of CFE (Mexico's federal electricity commission) stated that Mexico had no active plans to build any new coal plants,[33] which was reiterated in April 2022 at a meeting between Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and U.S. representative John Kerry.[34]

Oil & Natural Gas in Mexico

Domestic Production

Mexico produced 1.94 million barrels per day of petroleum and other liquids in 2020, ranking second in Latin America and the Caribbean (after Brazil) and 12th in the world.[20] In 2019, the country produced 34 billion cubic meters of dry natural gas, ranking third in the region (after Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago).[35]

Consumption

Mexico consumed more than 2 million barrels per day of petroleum products in 2018, ranking 11th globally.[20] Natural gas consumption for the year totaled 2.93 trillion cubic feet (7th in the world).[20]

The projects which would continue to support Mexico's steady consumption of oil and natural gas are contentious.[36]

Imports and exports

Map: Pipeline and LNG terminal infrastructure designed to deliver Texas gas to Asia via Mexico, Source: Portal Energético para América Latina

Mexico is Latin America's second largest crude oil exporter (after Venezuela) and ranks 12th globally, with shipments totaling 1.28 million barrels per day in 2018.[20]

Mexico is the world's 7th largest importer of natural gas. Imports, which come mostly from the United States, totaled nearly 1.9 trillion cubic feet in 2018.[20] Thanks largely to the expansion of the US-Mexico pipeline system, imports have grown sharply over the last decade, and in 2018 imports surpassed domestic production for the first time to become Mexico's primary source of natural gas.[3] In 2021, natural gas imports from pipelines connecting with the United States accounted for 70% of Mexico's total gas supply (compared to 40% in 2015).[37]

Proposed new projects

Construirán nueva terminal portuaria de gas licuado en Guaymas Sonora, por parte de LNG Alliance

A flurry of recently proposed LNG export terminal projects on Mexico's Pacific coast - including Costa Azul in Baja California, Mexico Pacific and AMIGO in Sonora, Vista Pacífico in Sinaloa and Salina Cruz in Oaxaca - seeks to capitalize on growing Asian demand and Mexico's excess natural gas capacity brought on by increased pipeline imports from the Permian Basin.[38][39][40][41]

Mexico's proposed Corredor Interoceánico, a massive, multi-faceted project linking Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, is slated to include significant expansion of the Jáltipan-Salina Cruz Pipeline, modernization of the Minatitlán and Salina Cruz refineries, and construction of major new infrastructure including the Salina Cruz LNG Terminal, the 812 MW Cogeneración Salina Cruz power station, and a deep draft port capable of serving large oil tankers in Salinas del Marqués.[42][43][44][45] Another major project announced in 2022, the Southeast Gateway Gas Pipeline, would significantly expand gas transport capacity between central and southeastern Mexico.[46]

Pipeline projects face opposition from activist and indigenous groups, which investors fear can pose a threat to new pipelines or pipeline expansions.[37]

Transport

Spanning more than 17,000 kilometers, Mexico's network of natural gas pipelines is the second most extensive in Latin America (after Argentina's) and the ninth largest in the world.[47] Mexico has substantially increased imports of natural gas from the United States in recent years via the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Gas Pipeline and the Wahalajara pipeline network, which includes the Ojinaga-El Encino, El Encino-La Laguna, La Laguna-Aguascalientes, and Villa de Reyes-Aguascalientes-Guadalajara gas pipelines. Mexico also imports natural gas via the Altamira, Costa Azul, and Manzanillo LNG terminals, and is slated to begin exporting LNG in 2025 via the new Costa Azul Export Terminal.

Iron & Steel in Mexico

Map of Mexican steel plants, 2021 (Source: Canacero)

Mexico is Latin America's second largest producer of iron and steel (after Brazil), with 23,006 ttpa of steelmaking capacity and 15,040 ttpa of ironmaking capacity.[48] The country's largest steelmaker, Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA) in Coahuila state, still largely relies on older, more energy-intensive blast furnace / basic oxygen furnace technology. Several other large Mexican steel plants, including ArcelorMittal Lázaro Cárdenas , Ternium San Nicolás de los Garza, Deacero Celaya, TYASA, and TenarisTamsa, have adopted the less energy-intensive electric arc furnace method, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of Mexico's steelmaking capacity.

Renewable Energy in Mexico

© 2020 The World Bank, Source: Global Solar Atlas 2.0, Solar resource data: Solargis.

The government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador has strongly favored domestic fossil fuels over renewables, posing challenges to clean energy development. Mexico has set lofty goals for including renewables in its energy mix - 35% by 2024, 40% by 2035, and 50% by 2050 - but appears unlikely to achieve these targets.[49] Mexico has some of the highest levels of solar radiation on earth, making it a prime candidate for photovoltaic energy projects.[49] During 2020, renewable energy investment was greatly hindered by the actions of CENACE.[50] Distributed solar generation is important to Mexico reaching its renewable energy goals.[51]

CFE projections of clean energy 2024 vs 2035. Source: PV Magazine
Controversy in Oaxaca, Mexico over Latin America’s biggest wind farm

The October 2021 shift to a centralized energy model has put solar and wind energy lowest in the hierarchy of priorities as they are principally in the hands of private suppliers.[12] As of early 2022, the majority of wind generation in Mexico was held by five private companies and the majority of solar by six private companies.[52] Solar and wind farms have received pushback from indigenous communities who say the projects do not account for the needs of the local populations nor the flora and fauna.[53] Activist group are in support of renewable energy, but not the megaprojects which take advantage of a community and the intimidation tactics being used to coerce community officials.[54]

Geothermal energy in Mexico has large potential but is largely unexplored. The Cerro Prieto geothermal field is among the largest geothermal generating stations in the world.[55]

A 2021 study found Mexico has approximately 22 TW of green hydrogen potential.[56]

By 2028, Mexican renewables are projected to reach nearly 20GW- 59% from wind and 21% from hydro.[57] However, the Insituto Mexicano para la Competitividad argues the move to renewable energy sources is still insufficient to meet their energy transition commitments.[58]

Lithium

Research released in 2022 shows that there are 82 viable locations for lithium mining within Mexico.[59] As of April 2022, contracts assigned for lithium exploration and exploitation require special review as part of President AMLO's goal to keep lithium as "property of the Nation".[60][61]

El litio mexicano: guerra de Cifras - MOMENTUM

Environmental & social impacts of energy in Mexico

Mexico's older, larger power plants -- including the coal-fired José López Portillo, Carbón II, and Petacalco and the gas-fired Manzanillo power station - are notoriously heavy polluters associated with numerous environmental, health, and safety concerns.[27][62][63] The Corredor Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec, a proposed mega-project designed to facilitate transfer of natural gas and other resources between Mexico's Gulf and Pacific coasts, has provoked sustained protests and blockades due to the developers' failure to consult with indigenous communities or obtain permission to enter their lands.[64][65][66]

EJ Atlas maintains an interactive map with energy-related infrastructure with a layer for points of conflict.

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