Costa Maya, Q.R. — Quintana Roo’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (Sema) attended a U.S. meeting to use Costa Maya sugarcane in its production of ethanol. Huguette Hernández Gómez, the head of Sema, attended the San Diego-held National Ethanol Conference Tuesday.
Hernández says the goal is to diagnosis of the feasibility of producing ethanol from sugarcane produced in the southern area of Quintana Roo.
“We are following up on the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed with the North American Grains Council. We went with the Latin American delegation to explore the main points of the production chain and mixture of bioethanol as a component of gasoline to achieve a sustainable future,” Hernández explained.
As part of the New Agreement for the Well-being and Development of Quintana Roo, the government seeks to generate opportunities and sustained economic growth through programs and policies aimed at development and economic diversification.
Meetings were held with various companies to work in a coordinated manner and carry out joint activities to raise awareness about the participation of subnational governments and productive sectors regarding the reduction of the carbon intensity of transportation fuels with ethanol as part of the solution.
In Quintana Roo there is a large sugarcane crop that can be used for the production of ethanol. Its use would also provide economic benefits to the traditional Costa Maya sugarcane industry as well other advantages including self-sufficiency, public health and, above all, environmental care, Hernández said.
The National Sugarcane Agroindustry Program is a great step for the adoption of modern fuels in Mexico that can be produced with sugarcane, generating well-being in a sector of the rural population that will have access to energy markets with its products.
