As of this moment and up to June 1, 2019, Mexico will start to incorporate 12,420 MW of new generation capacity. The addition of this new capacity will favor availability in order to meet the electricity demand generated in the summer of 2019, as the National Center for Electricity Control (Cenace) informed.

This new installed capacity will serve to cover 13 percent of the National Electrical System’s operative reserve margin at the time of peak demand.

The energy will come from 84 new power stations installed in 22 Mexican states. About 6,380 MW will come from renewable sources, with 6,049 MW coming from conventional sources. These power plants were commissioned in August of this year and will continue to operate through June 2019.

The plan is set to help cover the maximum expected energy demand for the summer of 2019, estimated to reach 48,750 MW, up by 4.1 percent from the average peak demand recorded on June 6 (46,813 MW).

Furthermore, Mexico is taking care to incorporate new renewable energy to the grid in order to comply with its goal of 35 percent clean electricity by 2024. This move is set to prevent the emission of nearly 6 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

The country has set out to add new generation capacity to its electric system

The Aztec nation has been organizing energy tenders as part of its Energy Reform since 2015. Long-term energy tenders are instruments used in the electricity industry, electricity buyers and retailers take part in the process, and it aims to:

Incorporate clean energy into the electricity network.

Allowing utility suppliers, in charge of providing electricity to small consumers that don’t take part in the wholesale electricity market, to sign competitive contracts to satisfy their need for generation capacity, electric energy, and clean power certificates.

Enabling the responsible entities (representatives of electricity consumers) to participate in the market, aiming to offer PPAs, cumulative electricity, and clean energy certificates.

Helping generators make efficient investments to build new electric power stations or to upgrade existing ones.

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