Seventy-five percent of the gas Mexico uses comes from the United States, and it fuels about 60% of the country's electricity. A cut of roughly one-fifth was announced a week ago and was handled without problems, the official said.
The Federal Electricity Commission reported service fully restored across four southeastern states after a failure it blamed on vandalism to two 400 kV lines.
Mexico's National Energy Commission set the maximum price for September 6–12; the state's southern zone rose to 19.12 pesos per kilo, and the north, home to Cancún, hovers near 20.
After a meeting with the CFE and all 11 municipalities, Quintana Roo announced electrical infrastructure works in four municipalities, with more than 551 million pesos planned for Benito Juárez.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry confirmed the state-oil memorandum entered execution phase after the VI Mexico-Brazil Binational Commission, with an initial two-year term.
The project is funded by the federal Universal Electric Service Fund; residents reviewed the blueprints alongside municipal authorities during a site tour.
The national business confederation is asking city halls to rein in informal vending that fuels 'diablitos'; the issue also weighs on Cancun during the hot season.
The development bank will finance roughly 30 projects, mostly solar, awarded to 18 companies; director Jorge Mendoza expects most of the funds to flow within 12 months.
Benito Juárez city hall installed three floodlights and four street lamps, plus tree pruning and fogging, according to an official statement.
