Nearshoring Boom Constrained in Mexico by AMLO’s Solar Limits

Renewable generation is currently held to 500 kilowatts
Demand for electricity in Mexico is expected to keep climbing

Currently, the government has the monopoly over generation and transmission through the state utility Comision Federal de Electricidad, or CFE.Photographer: Jeoffrey Guillemard/Bloomberg

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By Leda Alvim

August 10, 2023 at 10:30 AM UTC

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Industrial parks and warehouse operators in Mexico, desperate for electricity to power their booming operations, are offering to pay out of their own pockets to build solar panels. But that threatens government control of energy markets.