Alemania

70.9 GW
[19.8 mmd]
Rusia
1 GW
Canad
11.4 GW
[4.2 mmd]

Reino
Unido
15.3 GW
[8.8 mmd]
Francia
13.9 GW
[4.6 mmd]

Estados
Unidos
132.8 GW
[34.2 mmd]

Espaa
34.2 GW
[2.9 MMD]

Renewable Energy
Global Industry1
In 2013, renewable energy represented 22.1% of the total electrical power
generated worldwide.

Capacidad Instalada

[Inversin enhas
ER] privileged wind resources worldwide. The potential is estimated at
Mexico
40,268 MW, considering production factors between 20 and 25%.4

The energy potential in Mexico is greater than 10,000 MW for electrical

applications of geothermal energy and 53,000 MW for hydroelectric plants.2

Largest Investor Countries in Renewable Energy, 2013

Million USD

Growth 2012-2013

China

56.3

-6%

USA

35.8

-10%

India

6.1

-15%

Brazil

3.1

-54%

Europe

48.4

-44%

Asia and Oceania (excl.

India and China)

43.3

47%

America (excl. USA and

Brazil)

12.4

26%

Africa and Middle East

9.0

-14%

Total

214.4

-0.6%

Global Electric Generation Installed Capacity

from Renewable Sources, 2013 (1,560.4 GW)
Hydro
1,000 GW
64%

Wind
318 GW
20%

Solar
142.4 GW
9.0%

Biomass
88 GW
6.0%

Sudfrica
[5.7 mmd]

Brasil
16.1 GW
[5.3 mmd]

Production

During the same year, global investment flows in the sector were 214,400 USD,
representing a 14% drop in comparison to 2012 levels (250,000 md).
Country

India
28.3 GW
[6.4 mmd]

Italia
31.2 GW
[14.1 mmd]

Mexico

Japn
26.9 GW
[16 mmd]

China
152.3 GW
[64.7 mmd]

Mexico is the main supplier of photovoltaic solar modules in Latin America,

with an annual production capacity of more than 737 MW.5
Some suppliers and project developer companies for renewable power generation
in Mexico are: Acciona, Iberdrola, Gamesa, Vestas, EDF Electricite de France,
Cannon Power Group, Abengoa, Potencia Industrial, Sanyo, Kyocera and Sun
Power.6
Mexico has the goal to increase the share of clean technologies in total power
generation to 35% in 2024.2
For the 2013-2027 period, it is estimated that renewable power generation
installed capacity will increase by 21,089 MW, mainly on wind (52%) and hydro
power (25%).2
Otros

Otros
Forecast of additional Renewable
China
capacity 2013-2027 (MW) 29%

24%

28.6%

26.4%

Public
Service

Energy

6.5%

India

8.1%

Wind

Geothermal
12 GW
1.0%

Espaa

21%
3,519

11%

Estados

Geothermal
Alemania
Hydro
Solar

Biomass

7.0%
6.9%
4.7%

Total

2,1998.1%
7.4%

Japn
Brasil

14

395
32.2%

Total

Mxico

150

16.1%

7.7%
10,980

52%
Filipinas

11.6%

Italia

57
Alemania

Share

7.0%

277
Indonesia

1%

5,339

25%
0%

7.0%
China

36

12.0%
53.2%

-Thermosolar

Wind: The conversion of kinectic energy of the wind into mechanical or electrical energy.
Solar: Is the radiant energy emitted by the sun, transformed by two methods:
1.Photovoltaic: Transforms sunlight into electricity.
2.Thermosolar: Converts sunlight into stored heat.
Hydro: Potential or kinetic energy of water transformed into electricity.
Geothermal: Thermal energy produced in the earths core.
Biomass: Obtained through animal and vegetable wastes.

40
29.1%
476

Estados
Unidos

16.1%

-Photovoltaic

Types of energy2

7,066

4,713

Otros

Source: REN 21

Otros

Unidos
180

Distribuited
Generation

Self-supply

Estados
Unidos

29

16.2%
Italia

1,273

China

3,508
Otros

48.1%

23.1%
17%

44

8.5%
0%

China

0Alemania

8,462

Reino Unido

422
10,348

345
2,279

767

4.6%

7.8%

21,089 Rusia

100%

Currently there were 246 opened and under construction plants for RE-based
electricity generation in Mexico.
Wind Power
Solar
Geothermal

Mexico had 14,891 MW of renewable energy installed capacity until December

2013. This includes major hydroelectric plants wich represented almost a quarter
of the total electric generation capacity.3

Hydro
Bionergy

Electric Generation Installed Capacity

from Renewable Sources in Mexico, 2013

Geothermal
823 MW
6.0%

Biomass
661 MW
4.0%

Solar*
76 MW
1.0%

Source: CFE/CRE/SENER, 2014.

* Include projects in small and medium scale.
kWh=kilowatt-hour=1,000 watts per hour
MW=megawatt=1,000,000 watts
GW=gigawatt=1,000,000 kW
Source: International System of Measurements

Estados
4%
Unidos

Canad

Renewable energy plants7

Production

Wind
1,630 MW
11%

Brasil

7.9%

Source: SENER.
*Rounded data.

Mexico

Hydro
11,694 MW
79%

Estados
Unidos

Source: SENER, CFE and CRE, 2014.

1.REN 21 2. SENER

3. CFE/CRE/SENER. 4. SENER/AMDEE 5. BNEF/electronic media

6. AMDEE/BNEF/electronic media
7.CFE/CRE/electronic media

Elica
Solar

Renewable Energy
FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)8

A message for investors

From 2003 to 2013, the cumulative FDI in Mexico reached a value of 11,099
mdd, mainly in wind power projects.

The Mexican territory has an average solar radiation above 5 kWh per square meter
per day, and is placed as the third most attractive country in the world. This is
estimated at 6,500,000 GWh of generation per year, equivalent to approximately
27.7 times the total electricity consumption in Mexico in 2012.2

Success stories9
From 2007 to 2011 Acciona has installed four wind farms in the state
of Oaxaca with a total of 556 MW of installed capacity. Their main
customers are CEMEX and CFE.

Mexico has one of the greatest geothermal energy production capacitities in the
world. As of late 2013, the country ranked fifth in terms of geothermal energy
production worldwide (823.4 MW).15

It is one of the global leading company of wind turbines manufacture,

sale and installation. Gamesa is one of the major suppliers of wind
equipment in Mexico.

Mexico is located across the so called sun belt, which places it among the countries
with the highest solar power generation potential worldwide. 16
To encourage private participation in power generation through renewable sources,
the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) issues licenses under different schemes
such as:17

The General Electrics Advanced Engineering Center in Queretaro

(GEIQ), is one of the main research and technological development
complex in the country, dedicated to the design of aircraft turbines and
some applications to renewable energy, mainly wind power.
American company dedicated to the design and manufacture of solar
technologies. In 2013, Sun Power installed a manufacturing facility for
solar PV panels at Tijuana, Baja California, which has a production

Self-supply: power generation for individuals and corporations self-consumption.

Independent Power Producer: power generation from a plant with an installed
capacity larger than 30 MW and for exclusive selling to the Federal Electricity
Commission (CFE).

This French company has participated in the supply and installation

of equipment for various power generation projects in Mexico, which
include geothermal, hydroelectric, nuclear and conventional sources.

Other schemes for power generation are cogeneration, small production, export
and import.
Some incentives for private power generation are:
The energy bank: allows the accumulation of energy surplus for producers under
self-supply scheme to be used in the future or to be sold to CFE.
Preferential tariff for power transmission: transmission service charge for
renewable energy and cogeneration efficiency of $0.011 USD dollar/kWh sum of
the rates for each voltage level: high medium and low.

Mexican Grupo Kuo, joined to Spanish Repsol to create the project

KUOSOL, which aims to investigate crops for sustainable power
generation. The company grows jatropha for bioenergy.

Competitiviness
Mexico has research centers focused on renewable energy. The most important
are: the Renewable Energy Institute at UNAM (IER), the Institute of Electrical
Research (IIE) and the Centers for Innovation in solar, geothermal and wind
energy (CEMIEs).10

As a result of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed with 45 countries, Mexico

has access to a potential market of 1,200 million consumers and more than 60% of
the worlds GDP, positioning it as an important export platform.
Mxico is a safe place for foreign investment. Our country has signed 28 IPPAs
(Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements) and DTTs (Double Taxation
Treaties) with more than 40 countries.18

According to estimations from Alix Partners in 2012, Mexico is the most competitive
country worldwide in terms of manufacturing costs, with approximately 21% less
than USA, 11% less than China and 3% less than India. 11

Support Programs

In 2012, according to KPMG, Mexico offered 6.9% savings in manufacturing costs

of advanced batteries for green energy sector, compared to the USA. 12

Energy Transition and Sustainable Use of Energy Fund2

It supports the energy sector through projects, programs and actions in order to achieve
greater use of renewable energy sources and clean technologies.

1.7

1.2

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an

Ita
ly

er

-1.5

Accelerated depreciation of investments on fixed assets for

generation of energy from renewable sources2
It allows 100% depreciation for investments in machinery and equipment for energy
generation from renewable sources.

United
States 0.0%

-1.7

lia

-2.3

A
us

tra

-3.9

-2.6

Energy Sustainability SENER-CONACYT Sectorial Fund2

It supports institutions of higher education and research centers to promote innovation
and scientific and technological research applied to renewable energy, energy efficiency,
use of clean technologies and diversification of primary energy sources.

2.5

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Ja
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Competitiveness Index in Advanced Batteries,

Green Energy Sector, 2013

Zero Custom Duties19

It grants exemption from payment of the general tax on the import and export of
pollution control equipment and its components. It also includes machinery, equipment,
instruments, materials and other articles for research, or technological development
related to renewable sources of energy and clean technologies.

-6.9

According to the World Bank, Mexico is ranked 53th in the world for doing
business, over the BRICs and leading the TIMBIs. 13

Chambers & associations10

Only 6 days and 6 procedures are required to start a new business, which makes
this process much easier than in the BRICs.13
More than 100 thousand students in engineering and technology graduated of
mexican intitutions in 2012.14
8. FDI Markets 9. BNEF/FDI Markets /Media 10. Electronic media 11. Alix Partners 2011
12. KPMG 2013 13. Doing Business, WB 2014 14. CONACYT 15. CFE/AGM

Mexican Association of Suppliers of Renewable Energies (AMPER)

Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE)
National Solar Energy Association (ANES)
Mexican Geothermal Association (AGM)
Mexican Bioenergy Network (REMBIO)
16. EPIA/SENER 17. CRE 18. SE/SHCP
19. SEMARNAT

kWh=kilowatt-huor=1,000 watts per hour

MW=megawatt=1,000,000 watts
GW=gigawatt=1,000,000 kW
Source: International System of Measurements