Electricity sector in Mexico
Mexico: Electricity sector
Data
Electricity
coverage(2005)
96%(total), (LAC average
in 2007: 92%)
Continuity of
supply
4.3 hrs interruption per
subscriber per year
Installed
capacity(2006)
49 GW
Share of fossil
energy
73.6%
Share of
renewable
energy
23.6% (hydro &
geothermal)
GHG emissions
from electricity
generation
(2004)
114 MtCO2e
Average
electricity use
(2005)
1,801 kWh per capita
Distribution
losses (2005)
15%; (LAC average in
2005: 13.6%)
Average
residential tariff
(US$/kWh, 2006)
0.098; (LAC average in
2005: 0.115)
Average
industrial tariff
(US$/kWh, 2006)
medium: 0.119, large:
0.098 (LAC average in
2005: 0.107)
Average
agricultural
tariff (US$/kWh,
2006)
0.044
Annual
investment in
electricity
n/a
Share of self-
financing by
utilities
n/a
Share of
Government
financing
n/a
Share of private
financing
(2006-2015)
53%
Institutions
Sector
unbundling
No
Share of private
sector
generation
23%
Share of private
sector in
distribution
0%
Competitive
supply to large
users
No
Competitive
supply to
residential users
No
Number of
service providers
dominating 2: CFE & LFC
Responsibility
for transmission
CFE (Comisión Federal de
Electricidad)
National
electricity
regulator
Yes (CRE)
Responsibility
for policy setting
SENER
Responsibility
for renewable
energy
SENER
Responsibility
for the
environment
SEMARNAT
Electricity Sector
Law
Yes (1976, last revision
1992)
Renewable
Energy Law
No (legislative initiative
from 2005)
CDM
transactions
related to the
electricity sector
32 registered CDM
project; 1,904,747 t CO2e
annual emissions
reductions
The energy sector in Mexico is considered
strategic for national sovereignty. As a result,
there are certain limitations for private parti-
cipation and foreign companies are allowed
to operate
in the country
just
through
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Electricity sector in Mexico
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ENERGY
SOURCE
LOCATION TECHNOLOGY TOTAL EXPECTED
CAPACITY (MW)
2007 2009 2010
External Energy
Producers
1,135
1,135
Tamazunchale
San Luis
PotosÃ
Combined
Cycle
1,135 1,135