54%(!) of Mexico🇲🇽 electricity generation last year came from gas imported from the US🇺🇸. Last October, President Sheinbaum, declared that renewables would be promoted to reach a 45%. @Ember_Energy's NEW report looks at how renewables can help cut Mexico's gas imports..

The full report is here. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

#AsíLasCosasEnElBajío #AlMomento con Héctor Trejo Conversamos con Wilmar Suárez, Analista para América Latina de Ember (Expertos en energía), acerca de que México podría ahorrar $1600 millones USD en gas con un 45% de generación renovable 📻 100.1 FM 📷 4.1

🇲🇽 Mexico relies on imported US gas for over HALF its electricity, risking energy security Achieving 45% clean generation by 2030 would: 🔐 slash gas imports by 20% and boost energy security 💰 save $1.6 BILLION every year 💼 create 434,000 direct jobs ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

México depende del gas de EE.UU. para más de la MITAD de su electricidad Con 45% de generación limpia en 2030 se podría: 🔐 recortar 20% las importaciones de gas y mejorar la seguridad energética 💰 ahorrar $1,600 millones al año 💼 crear 434,000 empleos ember-energy.org/es/analisis/la…

🇲🇽 #Mexico is becoming increasingly dependent on imported US gas Unroll to learn FOUR FACTS from Ember's latest report that tell the story 👇🧵 #ClimateWeek2025

🚩 Fact #1: Over HALF (54%) of Mexico’s electricity was generated with US gas imports in 2024 🚩 Fact #2: From 2000 to 2024, Mexico paid nearly $89 BILLION for US gas 🚩 Fact #3: Mexico is the world's largest US gas buyer, buying nearly a THIRD (31%) of total US gas exports

🚩 Fact #4: Gas demand for Mexico’s electricity generation has increased FIVEFOLD since 2000

🗣️ “Mexico is exposed,” cautions Ember’s Latin America Analyst Wilmar Suárez In contrast, “clean energy is a win-win,” he highlights 🇲🇽🤝☀️ #ClimateWeek2025

Wilmar Suárez Mexico’s goal to reach 45% clean electricity by 2030 would slash gas imports by 20%, save $1.6 billion every year and create 434,000 jobs ✅ #ClimateWeek2025 Learn more: ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

🗣️ “Mexico is exposed,” cautions Ember’s Latin America Analyst Wilmar Suárez In contrast, “clean energy is a win-win,” he highlights 🇲🇽🤝☀️ #ClimateWeek2025

Wilmar Suárez 🗣️ “México está expuesto”, destaca Wilmar Suárez, analista de Ember para América Latina. “Alcanzar objetivos ambiciosos en el uso de la energía solar y eólica, permitirá a México fortalecer su independencia energética, mientras crea múltiples beneficios socioeconómicos.” 🇲🇽🤝☀️

🇲🇽 #Mexico relies on gas imports for 54% of its power, exposing its economy to geopolitical and market risks Achieving 45% clean power instead of 36% would, 💰 save 10x more on fuel imports ☀️ produce an extra 36 TWh of clean power 💼 create ~2x the jobs ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

🇲🇽 El 54% de la generación eléctrica en #México depende de gas importado, lo que expone a riesgos geopolíticos y de mercado 🚩 Alcanzar un 45% de energía limpia en lugar del 36% permitiría, 💰 Ahorrar 10x más ☀️ generar 36 TWh más de energía limpia 💼 crear ~2x más empleo

Relying on imported gas puts Mexico at risk of price spikes, currency shocks, supply disruptions, and costly subsidies 🇲🇽 The alternative? A 45% renewables share by 2030 could cut gas imports by 20%, save $1.6 billion every year, and create 434K jobs. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

There's 75MW imported in the last 12 months, mostly since March. If all installed, that'd generate about enough 27%(!) of the reported electricity demand in 2023.

IMPORTANTE. Barichara, uno de los municipios más lindos de Santander (¡y de Colombia!), merece una mejor vía de acceso. Vean ustedes el martirio de las tres últimas horas de llegada por carretera. Las imágenes las hice yo, por si acaso, como copiloto en el viaje de regreso. Nunca

🗣️ “Mexico is exposed,” cautions Ember’s Latin America Analyst Wilmar Suárez In contrast, “clean energy is a win-win,” he highlights. Mexico’s goal to reach 45% clean electricity by 2030 would slash gas imports by 20%, save $1.6 billion every year and create 434,000 jobs ✅

LATIN AMERICA HAS DODGED COAL💪 This year, the last two planned coal power plants were cancelled: 🟢Honduras joined PPCA, implying the cancellation of the 0.1 GW Puente Alto. 🟢 Brazil’s last coal proposal – the 0.6 GW Pedra Altas plant - seems shelved. globalenergymonitor.org/press-release/…

Electrification could now reach 75% of all energy demand, as the road-transport and heating sectors rapidly electrify 🔥🚗 These two sectors account for 50% of global energy use and are now ready to switch from fossil molecules to clean electrons. ember-energy.org/latest-insight…