The Tamaulipas government is promoting mechanisms to reactivate the wind industry in the coming years, considering investment projects to expand the network of those already in operation.
The state of Tamaulipas, with 13 wind farms, currently ranks second as a producer of clean energy in Mexico, only below Oaxaca, which has 24.
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There are 500 wind turbines working in Tamaulipas, with potential for many more, however, the lack of infrastructure to release more energy has prevented the installation of new spaces.
“Tamaulipas plays a key role, we are the first place in installed electrical capacity and the second producer of renewable energy in a back and forth between Veracruz and Tamaulipas we could position ourselves as the first producer of energy, however, we need transmission, the infrastructure is saturated,” warned the Secretary of Energy Development in Tamaulipas, José Ramón Silva.
He added that at this time the state has little capacity to add new generation projects, so they are working on getting more investment. Two years ago the federal government announced that it has been developing little by little.
“It is about strengthening nodes, which now have to turn to new transmission lines to be able to release energy and install new wind power plants.”
Private initiative asks to participate in the sector
Wind energy companies have asked the federal government to open the sector to private investments to strengthen the country’s electrical system and energy security. The Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE) chaired by Gerardo Pérez Guerra said that “we are convinced that the generation of electric energy must move towards renewable energies. Both the public and private sectors can contribute to supplying the growing needs for electricity, leading Mexico to sustainable consumption.”
AMDEE has reiterated the sector’s willingness to collaborate in the consolidation of a reliable and competitive electrical system, through wind generation projects ready to enter into operation, which represent an opportunity to diversify the country’s energy matrix and contribute to the resolution of the electrical crisis that Mexico is facing.
Projects in the pipeline
Ramón Silva highlighted that there are more than 20 projects in the pipeline in Tamaulipas, already pre-approved, to build wind turbines and new photovoltaic plants, which continue to add to electrical generation.
“It is important that they know that by 2030 we will occupy around 11 gigawatts in the north of the country and we have a very short deadline. The network can currently receive between 100 and 200 more megawatts, strengthening the infrastructure is essential. Tamaulipas produces 8.4 gigawatts, but we only consume 3.2 gigawatts, we have a surplus, however, from here energy is sent to the states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and San Luis Potosi.”
The official indicated that for this reason more networks are needed, “the development of new industrial parks and the Puerto del Norte in Matamoros is coming, in addition to the fertilizer plant, since the maquila industry requires energy, that is where the strategy has to be focused.”
Investment in transmission lines
He anticipated that in the coming months there will be an announcement of a disruptive and key strategy in the area of renewables. “Transmission lines have already begun to be installed, so that after two years more parks can continue to be installed,” said the official, who pointed out that work has been done with the federal government on two of the five projects and in the National Electric System Development Program -Prodesen- there are five more projects that will give a lot of impetus to the state.
“The new federal administration is coming with a very aggressive policy for the better in the area of renewables, and that will allow the Law for the Use of Renewable Energies and Financing for the Energy Transition to find the modifications that are required so that there is more investment,” he said.
The Secretary of Energy Development warned that it will be through private initiative and strategic alliances with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to begin to see a very thriving renewable energy industry in the next six years, which will help land new wind and photovoltaic projects for Tamaulipas.
Source: elsoldetampico
