Mexico to Make Big Push Into Wind and Solar Power Energy Matters | |
go to original December 28, 2016 |
Mexico is aiming to switch to clean energy with wind and solar to make up more than one-third of its electricity sources. (CCTV America)
The Government of Mexico says it expects the country to have 20 times the current level of installed solar capacity by the end of 2019.
Mexico’s Energy Secretariat (SENER) published a Progress Report last week on the status of clean energy in the country (note: the Government also considers nuclear as “clean”).
SENER says the country reached an installed capacity of 20,160 MW of clean energy assets by the end of June; an increase of 6.29 percent over June 2015. At June 30, clean energy represented 28.39 percent of the total national capacity and in the first half of the year generated 30,586.81 GWh; 19.68 percent of total generation.
As a result of auctions, wind capacity is expected to triple in the years ahead, with 2,456 MW installed capacity at the end of 2018 and another 3,857 MW at the end of 2019 .
Growth in solar PV was approximately 100 MW between June 2015 and 2016. Solar power is about to get a significant boost and it’s expected that by the end of 2019, 5,400 MW of capacity will have been installed – 20 times the current capacity.
...Earlier this year, the USA, Canada and Mexico committed to achieving a target of 50% clean power across North America by 2025.
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Related: In 30 Countries, Solar and Wind Now Cost the Same as Fossil Fuels, Report Says (NPR.org)
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