The petroleum sector is crucial to the Mexican economy; while its oil production has fallen in recent years, oil revenues still generate over 10% of Mexico's export earnings.[5] High taxes on the revenues of Pemex provide about a third of all the tax revenues collected by the Mexican government.[6]
As the importance of clean sustainable energy becomes more prevalent, the country and government officials continue to invest in research and innovations to continue to allow Mexico to be a leading example of renewable energy. Predictions based on current energy standings lead the country to anticipate by 2035, the 26 percent renewable energy in Mexico will rise to 35 percent.
Not only will this prove a more sustainable future it also increases jobs in rural areas. Jobs increased by 14 percent within the last 8 years in the renewable energy sector. With the objection to create more in-home jobs for residents of Mexico, an increase in sustainable energy, results in lower demand for conventional fuels such as fuel oil, petrol gas, coal and natural gas. With lower demand for these fuels, mainly gasoline and diesel and on the rise jet fuel, this will result in a lower need for imports. With relying on fewer imports, national security is higher.
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Mexico had the sixth greatest geothermal energy production in 2019.[8][9][10] Mexico is home to the largest geothermal power stations in the world, the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station.
Mexico is rapidly growing its production of wind power. In 2016, its installed capacity had reached 3,527 MW,[11][12] increasing to 8,128 MW in 2020.[13]
In 2008, there were three wind farms in the country. The Eurus Wind Farm was the largest wind farm in Latin America.[14] 18 of 27 wind farms construction projects were based in La Ventosa[15] in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca.[16] According to the Mexican Wind Energy Association, Mexico was predicted to progress to rank twentieth worldwide in wind capacity by the end of 2012, and to produce four percent of the country's total electricity production.[15] It also projected that the nation would have 12 GW (16,000,000 hp) of wind generation capacity by 2020, and would be able to provide fifteen percent of Mexico's production.[15] Brian Gardner, Economist Intelligence Unit's energy analyst, said, "With strong wind through the south, consistent sunlight in the north and a stable market, Mexico is well positioned for continued renewables growth".[15] Wind power is in partial competition with Solar power in Mexico.[17]
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As required by the Constitution, the electricity sector is federally owned, with the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad or CFE) essentially controlling the whole sector; private participation and foreign companies are allowed to operate in the country only through specific service contracts. Attempts to reform the sector have traditionally faced strong political and social resistance in Mexico, where subsidies for residential consumers absorb substantial fiscal resources.
The electricity sector in Mexico relies heavily on thermal sources (75% of total installed capacity), followed by hydropower generation (19%). Although exploitation of solar, wind, and biomass resources has a large potential, geothermal energy is the only renewable source (excluding hydropower) with a significant contribution to the energy mix (2% of total generation capacity). Expansion plans for the period 2006-2015 estimate the addition of some 14.8 GW of new generation capacity by the public sector, with a predominance of combined cycles.
Mexico highly depends on the burning of its fossil fuels, and for the same reason, it is in its interest to look into mitigation solutions for its corresponding emissions. In the General Law on Climate Change on 2012, Mexico promised to reduce 20% of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020 and 50% by 2050, as well as in the Paris Agreement.[18] 19% of this new mitigation plan will be dedicated to carbon capture and storage and specifically 10% to the energy industry.
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See also Electricity sector in Mexico This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article May 2021 Energy in Mexico describes energy and electricity production consumption and import in Mexico Lamatalaventosa Wind FarmMexico total primary energy consumption by fuel in 2015 1 Coal 7 Natural Gas 41 Hydro 4 Nuclear 1 Oil 45 Others Renew 2 In 2008 Mexico produced 234 TWh of electricity of which 86 TWh was from thermal plants 39 TWh from hydropower 18 TWh from coal 9 8 TWh from nuclear power 7 TWh from geothermal power and 0 255 TWh from wind power 2 Mexico is among the world s top oil producers and exporters Contents 1 Overview 2 Oil production 3 Renewable energy 3 1 Geothermal power 3 2 Wind power 4 Related industry 4 1 Carbon capture and storage 5 Government regulation 5 1 Secretariat 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksOverview editEnergy in Mexico 3 Capita Prim energy Production Export Electricity CO2 emissionMillion TWh TWh TWh TWh Mt2004 104 0 1 925 2 952 1 002 188 3742007 105 7 2 143 2 920 723 214 4382008 106 6 2 100 2 717 549 215 4082009 107 4 2 031 2 559 492 218 4002010 108 3 2 071 2 633 508 226 4172012 109 2 2 165 2 654 418 250 4322012R 117 1 2 191 2 547 266 246 4362013 118 4 2 224 2 518 253 255 452Change 2004 10 4 1 7 6 10 8 49 3 20 3 11 6 Mtoe 11 63 TWh Prim energy includes energy losses 2012R CO2 calculation criteria changed numbers updatedOil production editThis section is an excerpt from Petroleum industry in Mexico edit nbsp A gas station in Puerto Vallarta nbsp History of oil production in MexicoThe petroleum industry in Mexico makes Mexico the eleventh largest producer of oil in the world and the thirteenth largest in terms of net exports Mexico has the seventeenth largest oil reserves in the world and it is the fourth largest oil producer in the Western Hemisphere behind the United States Canada and Venezuela 4 Mexico is a member of OPEC the North American Free Trade Agreement The petroleum sector is crucial to the Mexican economy while its oil production has fallen in recent years oil revenues still generate over 10 of Mexico s export earnings 5 High taxes on the revenues of Pemex provide about a third of all the tax revenues collected by the Mexican government 6 Renewable energy editThis section is an excerpt from Renewable energy in Mexico edit nbsp Example of Wind Farm in Oaxaca Mexico Renewable energy in Mexico contributes to 26 percent of electricity generation in Mexico As of 2009 electricity generation from renewable energy comes from biomass hydro power geothermal solar power and wind There is a long term effort established to increase the use of renewable energy sources The amount of geothermal energy used and harvested places Mexico as number four in the world 7 As the importance of clean sustainable energy becomes more prevalent the country and government officials continue to invest in research and innovations to continue to allow Mexico to be a leading example of renewable energy Predictions based on current energy standings lead the country to anticipate by 2035 the 26 percent renewable energy in Mexico will rise to 35 percent Not only will this prove a more sustainable future it also increases jobs in rural areas Jobs increased by 14 percent within the last 8 years in the renewable energy sector With the objection to create more in home jobs for residents of Mexico an increase in sustainable energy results in lower demand for conventional fuels such as fuel oil petrol gas coal and natural gas With lower demand for these fuels mainly gasoline and diesel and on the rise jet fuel this will result in a lower need for imports With relying on fewer imports national security is higher Geothermal power edit Mexico had the sixth greatest geothermal energy production in 2019 8 9 10 Mexico is home to the largest geothermal power stations in the world the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station Wind power edit This section is an excerpt from Wind power in Mexico edit External images nbsp Oaxaca Wind Resource Map nbsp Northwestern Mexico Border Areas 50m Wind PowerMexico is rapidly growing its production of wind power In 2016 its installed capacity had reached 3 527 MW 11 12 increasing to 8 128 MW in 2020 13 In 2008 there were three wind farms in the country The Eurus Wind Farm was the largest wind farm in Latin America 14 18 of 27 wind farms construction projects were based in La Ventosa 15 in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca 16 According to the Mexican Wind Energy Association Mexico was predicted to progress to rank twentieth worldwide in wind capacity by the end of 2012 and to produce four percent of the country s total electricity production 15 It also projected that the nation would have 12 GW 16 000 000 hp of wind generation capacity by 2020 and would be able to provide fifteen percent of Mexico s production 15 Brian Gardner Economist Intelligence Unit s energy analyst said With strong wind through the south consistent sunlight in the north and a stable market Mexico is well positioned for continued renewables growth 15 Wind power is in partial competition with Solar power in Mexico 17 nbsp Map of MexicoRelated industry editThis section is an excerpt from Electricity sector in Mexico edit This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2010 As required by the Constitution the electricity sector is federally owned with the Federal Electricity Commission Comision Federal de Electricidad or CFE essentially controlling the whole sector private participation and foreign companies are allowed to operate in the country only through specific service contracts Attempts to reform the sector have traditionally faced strong political and social resistance in Mexico where subsidies for residential consumers absorb substantial fiscal resources The electricity sector in Mexico relies heavily on thermal sources 75 of total installed capacity followed by hydropower generation 19 Although exploitation of solar wind and biomass resources has a large potential geothermal energy is the only renewable source excluding hydropower with a significant contribution to the energy mix 2 of total generation capacity Expansion plans for the period 2006 2015 estimate the addition of some 14 8 GW of new generation capacity by the public sector with a predominance of combined cycles Carbon capture and storage edit This section is an excerpt from Carbon capture and storage in Mexico edit Mexico highly depends on the burning of its fossil fuels and for the same reason it is in its interest to look into mitigation solutions for its corresponding emissions In the General Law on Climate Change on 2012 Mexico promised to reduce 20 of its greenhouse gas GHG emissions by 2020 and 50 by 2050 as well as in the Paris Agreement 18 19 of this new mitigation plan will be dedicated to carbon capture and storage and specifically 10 to the energy industry Government regulation editSecretariat edit This section is an excerpt from Secretariat of Energy Mexico edit nbsp The Secretariat of Energy Spanish Secretaria de Energia is the government department in charge of production and regulation of energy in Mexico this secretary is a member of the Executive Cabinet The current Secretariat of Energy under Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador AMLO nbsp MORENA is Rocio Nahle Garcia See also edit nbsp Mexico portal nbsp Energy portalList of power stations in MexicoReferences edit Statistical Review of World Energy June 2016 PDF Electricidad SENER Archived from the original on 2009 12 19 Retrieved 2009 12 19 IEA Key World Energy Statistics Statistics 2015 Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine 2014 2012R as in November 2015 Archived 2015 04 05 at the Wayback Machine 2012 as in March 2014 is comparable to previous years statistical calculation criteria 2013 Archived 2014 09 02 at the Wayback Machine 2012 Archived 2013 03 09 at the Wayback Machine 2011 Archived 2011 10 27 at the Wayback Machine 2010 Archived 2010 10 11 at the Wayback Machine 2009 Archived 2013 10 07 at the Wayback Machine 2006 Archived 2009 10 12 at the Wayback Machine IEA October crude oil p 11 coal p 13 gas p 15 Energy Mexico World Factbook CIA June 20 2014 Retrieved 2014 11 20 Mexico Energy Data Statistics and Analysis Oil Gas Electricity Coal Archived 2006 03 09 at the Wayback Machine David Alire Garcia Mexico to keep pumping Pemex for tax money despite promised reforms Archived 2015 10 17 at the Wayback Machine Reuters 30 Oct 2013 Aleman Nava Gibran S Casiano Flores Victor H Cardenas Chavez Diana L Diaz Chavez Rocio Scarlat Nicolae Mahlknecht Jurgen Dallemand Jean Francois Parra Roberto 2014 04 01 Renewable energy research progress in Mexico A review PDF Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 32 140 153 doi 10 1016 j rser 2014 01 004 hdl 10044 1 40548 Federal Commission of Electricity of Mexico Geothermal electric production 2007 Hiriart Gerardo Gutierrez Negri n Luis C A 2003 Main aspects of geothermal energy in Mexico Geothermics 32 4 6 389 396 doi 10 1016 j geothermics 2003 07 005 IGA electricity generation for Mexico Archived 2009 05 08 at the Wayback Machine Mexican wind energy association numbers IEA Wind Energy Annual Report 2008 PDF www ieawind org International Energy Agency Chapter 23 Mexico pp 239 251 Jul 2009 ISBN 0 9786383 3 6 archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2011 No es viable regresar a la Reforma Energetica ASOLMEX Acciona Completes Assembly of LatAm s Largest Wind Farm Latin American Herald Tribune a b c d Which Country is Seeing the Biggest Growth in Wind Energy Sustainable Business com 14 May 2012 Retrieved 28 June 2012 Duncan Wood Samantha Lozano Omar Romero amp Sergio Romero Wind energy on the border a model for maximum benefit Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars May 2012 Quote wind energy projects that have been developed in the southern state of Oaxaca There the wind currents that cross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Mohit Anand 5 April 2016 Solar Stuns in Mexico s First Clean Energy Auction 1 860MW Won at 50 7 per MWh Retrieved 12 April 2016 Building carbon capture technical capacity in Mexico Global CCS Institute Retrieved 2021 05 26 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Energy in Mexico Secretaria de Energia SENER Mexican government information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Energy in Mexico amp oldid 1106218555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
