Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Governor Mara Lezama says the CFE will expand two substations in Quintana Roo to ensure more energy. She made the announcement following a recent meeting with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).
She reported that during the meeting, major agreements were reached including boosting the underground electricity supply, expanding two substations and expanding distribution networks in 10 municipalities.
Governor Lezama met with Emilia Esther Calleja Alor, the General Director of the CFE last week in Mexico City. Lezama says the three programs that will add supply capacity are confirmed for Quintana Roo with an investment of 188.67 million pesos.
These projects include the expansion of two substations which are expected to be completed by December of this year. The agreement also includes the modernization of distribution networks, encompassing 17 projects in 10 municipalities, which is also expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
The third project is called Energy Justice, which includes 80 projects distributed across Benito Juárez, Bacalar, Cozumel, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, and José María Morelos.
She explained that the Energy Justice project includes 24 projects being carried out in Bacalar, four in Benito Juárez (Cancun), 42 in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, one in José María Morelos, six in Lázaro Cárdenas, two in Othón P. Blanco and one in Playa del Carmen.
“They are essential because there hasn’t been an investment of this nature for a long time,” said Governor Lezama.
In addition, at the working meeting, two projects for the state were confirmed with an investment of 323 million pesos, to increase energy capacity. They include work on the Benito Juárez substation which will begin in January 2026 and the Oxtankah substation in Othón P. Blanco, which will begin in February of next year.
In addition, 276 transformers requested from the commission have already been installed.
“We changed the way we work with the CFE. Today, they are ahead of hydrometeorological phenomena and respond immediately when one of these contingencies occurs,” she said, highlighting the progress being made in the introduction of underground cabling on Luis Donaldo Colosio Boulevard in Cancun.
