IMP Underscores Innovation, Equity at Energy Congress 2025

The Mexican Oil Institute (IMP) participated  in the opening of the 6th International Energy Congress 2025, an academic and technical gathering that brought together university leaders, industry experts, and energy professionals under the theme “Redefining the course of energy in the face of climate change.” Organized by Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), the Mexican Energy Academy (AMEXEN), the Mexican Academy of Engineering, Colegio de Ingenieros Petroleros de México (CIPM), and UNAM’s School of Chemical Engineering, the event positioned itself as a platform for collaboration and reflection on the country’s most pressing energy challenges.

During the inauguration, IMP Director General Elizabeth Juárez emphasized that Mexico’s energy sector is undergoing a deep transformation where technological innovation, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility must serve as guiding principles. “The energy we need not only powers our industries, it powers the hope of a stronger, fairer and more sustainable Mexico,” she said, calling on young professionals to bring fresh ideas and creativity to sustainable energy design.

Representatives from academia and industry echoed her message. Yadira Zavala, President of UAM Azcapotzalco, noted that energy transition is as much a question of social justice as of technology. Margarita González, President of the Congress, urged for immediate action using existing technologies to mitigate climate change. Carlos Pérez Téllez, CIPM underscored the need for stronger collaboration between government, academia, industry and society to advance decarbonization.

From UAM, Luciano Fernández, representing President General Gustavo Pacheco, stressed the importance of research alliances across education, technology, and policy. Meanwhile, UAM Presidents  Mauricio Sales and Gabriel Soto reminded participants that the energy transition “is not a discourse for the future, but an urgent necessity of the present.”

The opening session also featured remarks from Alberto Lepe Zúñiga, President of the Mexican Academy of Engineering, and José Antonio Colín, President of AMEXEN, who both described the Congress as a vital space for building collaboration networks and driving collective action toward a fairer, cleaner energy future.

For IMP, participation in the event reaffirms the institute’s role as a strategic actor in developing science, technology, and innovation for Mexico’s energy transition. The Congress, the institute said, strengthens its mission to “create technology that energizes life” and to foster partnerships that deliver tangible social and environmental benefits.

In the Energy Transition Forum held during the Congress, Juárez joined panelists from SEMARNAT, the Mexican Academy of Engineering and the private sector to discuss the pathways to full decarbonization through renewable and clean energy use. The conversation highlighted how science, innovation and environmental stewardship must converge to achieve a sustainable energy model for Mexico, one that aligns national growth with global climate goals.