US$3 Billion to be Invested in Mexico in Eolic Energy Plants  

 

Thirteen energy companies will invest in Mexico around US$3 billion within the next three years in eolic energy projects to generate almost 2,000 megawatts, the Ministry of Energy informed today.

 

The Minister said in a press release that agreements were signed today with four Mexican companies for projects to generate 163 megawatts in Istmo de Tehuantepec and deliver electricity to the state-owned power generating company Comisión Federal de

Electricidad (CFE).

 

The companies that entered the agreements are Electricidad del Valle de México, Eoliatec del Istmo, Bii Nee Stipa Energía Eólica and Fuerza Eólica del Istmo.

 

Georgina Kessel, Minister of Energy, Eugenio Laris, CFE Financed Investment Projects Director and Francisco Javier Salazar, Chairman of the Energy Regulating Commission were all present in the event, where Ms. Kessel pointed-out that one of the Government’s strategies included in the National Development Plan is promoting efficiency and clean technologies to generate electric energy, among them eolic.

 

The Ministry of Energy reminded that recently seven companies more entered agreements with CFE to generate 1,492 megawatts that will be in operation in the first half of 2010.

 

Source: El Financiero