NREL Manages Program To Transform Mexico's Power Sector

Photo of a Mexican woman and two children in a field with large wind turbines behind them.

Photo from the Mexican Wind Energy Association

NREL is managing a 3-year program for the 21st Century Power Partnership (21CPP) to strengthen and support Mexico's power sector.

Through 21CPP, NREL is helping Mexico with:

Long-range planning of the power system for transmission, generation, and integration of renewable energy
How best to operate the electric grid as Mexico increases the use of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies
Smart Grid policy and implementation of its Smart Grid roadmap and technical modeling for solar PV distributed generation under various smart grid configurations
Implementation of its energy reform directives.

21CPP is a multilateral effort of the Clean Energy Ministerial and serves as a platform for public-private collaboration to advance integrated policy, regulatory, financial, and technical solutions for the large-scale deployment of renewable energy in combination with deep energy efficiency and smart grid solutions.

Impact

Mexico is on the brink of a major energy reform that will significantly affect how people produce and consume electricity in the country. In 2014, a package of energy reform legislation became law that established a new legal framework for Mexico's energy industry.

Key Partners

21st Century Power Partnership

U.S. Agency for International Development

Clean Energy Ministerial

Publications

Mexico and the 21st Century Power Partnership

Mexico's Geothermal Market Assessment Report

Designing Distributed Generation in Mexico

Contact

Riccardo Bracho