What is it about?
By 2050, Mexico’s electricity system will likely have almost twice as much capacity as it does now. But here’s the good news: CO2 emissions won’t double. They’ll only increase by about 50%, thanks to cleaner energy sources being used more. The social and economic activities in Mexico would increase each year.
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Why is it important?
Mexico’s electricity power calculation in the near future was done using a tool called the Low Emission Analysis Platform (LEAP) 2020. It considers things like population growth, economic changes, and new technologies to predict what Mexico’s energy mix might look like by 2050.
Perspectives
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary reduction in CO2 emissions because of the slowdown in the economy. In 2020, emissions from the burning of fossil fuels from the electricity sector registered a significant reduction of 13.72% compared to 2019. However, with the reactivation of the industrial and commercial sector, emissions returned to pre-pandemic levels. The consumption of the industrial sector, based on the assumptions presented, implies that it is the fastest-growing sector and would go from 181.69 TWh to 352.97 TWh from 2022 to 2050 in order to guarantee jobs and products for domestic consumption and export.
Professor Rosenberg J Romero
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos
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This page is a summary of: Projections for the 2050 Scenario of the Mexican Electrical System, Energies, August 2024, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/en17174326.
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