Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Portable generators are being considered for several areas of the Yucatan Peninsula prior to the hot season. With Canícula or the dog days of summer nearing, Eugenio Alberto Ramirez Rios, President of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, says the CFE is currently working on the installation of two.
The two portable generators will be installed by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to meet the demand for electricity in the states of Quintana Roo, Yucatan and Campeche.
According to Ramirez Rios, the extra power boost will help avoid power blackouts since the country faces a 30 percent deficit in electricity production. He says the deficit impacts supply, and among the regions most affected is the Yucatan Peninsula.
Ramirez Rios says the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), through its international subsidiary, has launched a public call for the installation of portable plants to guarantee the required energy supply during the months of May, June, July and August, which is the time of greatest demand.
He explained that with the entry of Andrés Manuel López Obrador into the federal government, private investment in the production of electric energy was reversed, which caused a deficit in supply, hence the constant blackouts.
Now, with Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo in the presidency, the priority is to address this deficit with investments from both the CFE and the private sector, a change that could reverse the deficiencies.
“There is a strong investment in electricity and the region will be key to this with solar and wind energy projects. However, these will be long-term projects so the CFE has to address the priorities, in this case the summer, with the introduction of portable plants that provide electricity to the region.”
