AMLO Denies Energy Crisis, Credits CFE

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, emphasized on July 2, that there is no energy crisis in the country, thanks to CFE. He credited CFE technicians and the investments made in infrastructure for resolving the power outages that occurred in various parts of the country last May.

"We managed to resolve it thanks to the technicians and the investments in electrical infrastructure. Had it not been resolved… just imagine, blackouts upon blackouts," he said during his morning press conference.

In May, several power generation plants experienced outages, prompting the National Energy Control Center (CENACE) to declare an alert and emergency operational status twice within a single day. The affected plants, the first time around, included the Altamira Three and Four combined cycle plants with a capacity of 450MW, Villa de Reyes U6 with 228MW, and unit 1 of the Central Dulces Nombres with 215MW. Renewable generation was also impacted, with wind generation decreasing by approximately 395MW compared to the scheduled amount, and photovoltaic generation decreasing by 380MW due to cloudiness in the Bajío region, reported MBN.

The president criticized how the media's handled the information, noting that 99% of headlines prior to the election were causing alarm regarding the vulnerability of the national electrical system. "Twenty-three days before the election, there were 4,251 articles (systematic attacks), and only 1% remained neutral," López Obrador pointed out.

He also explained that the media did not mention that the high temperature phenomenon was a global issue. Despite this, he concluded, most of the population chose to continue with the transformation, alluding to MORENA’s electoral win.