The crisis caused by power outages has become extremely serious.
Power outages are causing significant economic losses for families and businesses.
The role of former PRI member Pablo Gamboa has been lackluster, marked by what critics describe as ineffectiveness and incompetence.
What has he done with the more than 50 million pesos in public funds allocated to his agency?
What has he done to solve this crisis?
Meanwhile, the governor is promising that Yucatán will supply electricity to Campeche and Quintana Roo. Unbelievable!
Here is the detailed analysis:
I. When the governor announced the creation of the Yucatán Energy Agency, Pablo Gamboa immediately became a central figure. The expectation among Yucatán residents was that the agency would solve the electricity outage crisis affecting the state and seriously harming the population. However, the reality has been different.
II. Legally, the agency is a decentralized public entity with its own legal status, assets, and technical, budgetary, and administrative autonomy. Its objective is to promote the state’s sustainable energy development and coordinate the institutional efforts of the Executive Branch toward that goal.
III. On August 5, 2025, Governor Huacho Díaz Mena led the launch of consultation forums for the creation of the Special Energy Well-Being Program, a plan that, according to officials, sought to reduce inequalities and serve communities without full access to electricity. Nearly one year after that promise, Yucatán continues to suffer from a severe power outage crisis.
IV. What makes the situation even more striking is that the plan was publicly presented as the first comprehensive plan in Yucatán’s history focused on guaranteeing fair, affordable, and sustainable access to electricity. This was announced through official statement No. 25-956.
V. Last June, the governor stated that Yucatán would stop importing electricity and become the “energy heart of southeastern Mexico.” Instead of inspiring confidence, those statements generated skepticism, sarcasm, and distrust because, rather than seeing improvements, residents have experienced an increase in power outages throughout the state.
VI. Social media has been flooded with complaints about the outages. Residents from Mérida, Kanasín, Progreso, Umán, Conkal, Tizimín, Motul, Ticul, Halachó, Tekax, and many other municipalities have reported ongoing problems affecting entire families, business owners, producers, homemakers, and other citizens.
VII. Huacho Díaz has repeatedly promised that the Renacimiento Maya Energy Self-Sufficiency Plan will provide enough electricity for Yucatán and even supply Campeche and Quintana Roo, with the potential to send surplus energy to other regions of the country. According to him, this will be achieved through the Mérida IV and Valladolid/Riviera Maya combined-cycle power plants, the expansion of the Cuxtal II gas pipeline, renewable energy investments in solar and wind power, and the modernization of substations and transmission networks.
VIII. This is no minor issue. The public is already frustrated by the constant power failures, but even more by what they consider to be broken promises from the governor and the ineffective role played by former PRI member Pablo Gamboa. The criticism centers on one question: What role is Pablo actually playing in all of this? The public perception is that his performance has been dull, inefficient, ineffective, and practically invisible. It gives the impression that his position exists mainly for political appearances.
IX. Investments worth billions of dollars have been announced to support the energy plan, yet to this day none of the promised results have materialized. The agency appears to be serving the governor’s public image rather than delivering solutions. The promised outcomes have not been achieved, and ending the electricity crisis remains an unresolved challenge.
X. The saddest part of this story is that everything suggests the Yucatán Energy Agency has become little more than a show that creates the appearance of solving Yucatán’s electricity problems. The question remains: What has Pablo Gamboa done with the more than 50 million pesos in public funding allocated during the agency’s first two years of operation (2025 and 2026)? That is a substantial amount of money if the only visible result has been organizing public forums.
The bottom line: The best part of a disastrous journey is when it finally ends. For that reason, the recommendation is that Pablo Gamboa resign as head of the Yucatán Energy Agency as soon as possible. According to this opinion, the damage being done to Governor Huacho Díaz Mena is significant. Very little appears to be going as planned, leaving the governor to absorb growing public criticism while his approval ratings continue to decline. As has been stated before, there should be consideration of a new interim administration, and this situation is presented as one of the reasons why. Without results, remaining in office becomes increasingly difficult.
Source: mexicodailypost
