The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, inaugurated the new Salamanca Combined Cycle Power Plant highlighting the energy independence of the country and doing without foreign investors. At the event, she mentioned the need for technology and administrative efficiency to achieve said independence, stressing that Mexico does not need foreign shareholders in public companies to move forward.
The Salamanca Combined Cycle Power Plant, considered the most modern and efficient in Mexico, will operate with natural gas and significantly reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions. The inauguration of the plant marks a milestone in the energy infrastructure of the country during Sheinbaum's term.
At the event, the recovery of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) as a state-owned company was emphasized, eliminating limitations imposed by previous privatizing reforms. Mexico's Secretary of Energy, Luz Elena González, and the general director of the CFE, Emilia Esther Calleja Alor, mentioned the reversal of the dismantling of the public company and the investments of the Mexican government in electrical infrastructure.
The governor of Guanajuato, Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo, highlighted the importance of the Salamanca plant for the state and the Bajío region, benefiting millions of households. In addition to improving energy efficiency, the plant optimizes water consumption, and the construction of a second phase of the project is planned, consolidating Guanajuato's role in the energy transition.
In her speech, Sheinbaum emphasized the historical role of the CFE in the electrification of Mexico and its recovery as the center of the electrical sector in the country. She recalled the process of rescuing the state-owned company and reaffirmed the commitment to the sovereignty and energy independence of Mexico.
