Iberdrola Plants / IMSS-Bienestar

Iberdrola Plants. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador celebrated the government's purchase of 13 power generation plants from Iberdrola. The 12 power plants and one wind farm with a capacity of 8,539MW were purchased for US$6.2 billion.

 To "rescue" CFE, President López Obrador sought to recover CFE's participation in electricity generation by the end of his term. The CFE rescue plan includes the development of 35 projects that together represent 9,000MW of capacity and "unprecedented investment." The addition of Iberdrola's 13 plants is expected to add 8,539MW of capacity to CFE.

IMSS-Bienestar. IMSS Director Zoé Robledo said that IMSS-Bienestar has addressed the lack of medical specialists in remote parts of Mexico. Robledo noted that 2,041 doctors have been recruited out of the 3,500 needed since the call was launched on Feb. 13.

The Mexican health system is experiencing a deep transformation. The integration of health services through IMSS-Bienestar aims at offering care to those who are not affiliated to other public institutions, such as ISSSTE or ISSFAM. The IMSS-Bienestar program also seeks to benefit Mexican science by boosting the development of research programs. The federal government expects all entities to operate within the IMSS-Bienestar program by 2040. So far, 23 states have joined the program, benefiting 253 hospitals, 21 specialty medical units, and more than 4,000 health centers.

Presidential Elections. The president assured he will respect the election results, even if his party, MORENA, does not win.

The presidential elections are scheduled for June 2, with campaigns kicking off on March 1 and concluding on May 29. A recent poll  established that MORENA candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum's public preference at 59%, followed by Xochitl Gálvez of Fuerza y Amor por México at 36%, and Jorge Álvarez Máynez of Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) at 5%. The survey also showed that 21% of respondents expressed doubt regarding their preferred candidate. Sheinbaum's presidential campaign is set to start in Mexico City, Gálvez’s in Guanajuato, and Álvarez’s in Sonora.