CFE prepares for frostbite in the United States

The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is preparing to address possible contingencies in the national electricity supply, after frost is expected in Texas and given last year’s experience, in which 13% of the country’s users, some 4.7 million customers, were left without electricity, which in turn led to losses of more than 20,000 million pesos for the CFE.

The state-owned electricity company reported on Monday that along with the Secretary of Energy has devised the necessary strategies and preparations to provide and guarantee the supply of electricity throughout the country in light of possible low temperatures that are estimated to occur in Texas, derived from a polar vortex, from 4 to 10 February.

“While it is unlikely that the February 2021 climate event will be repeated, the CFE has taken the necessary measures to ensure the continuity of the electricity service without affecting its finances,” the company said in a statement.

To this end, the CFE and the Ministry of Energy have implemented a group of early warnings in the event of the unavailability of continental gas due to the freezing of pipelines in USto monitor weather conditions, and to have demand forecasts six days in advance.

If necessary, he said he is in a position to have the maximum availability of plants with alternative fuels and energy sources. There are also preparations for the optimal operation of the National Transmission Network and the General Distribution Networks, as well as economic coverage.

The CFE’s operational and strategic areas are ready for an unforeseen event – Planning, Operations, Finance and CFEnergy – and there is ongoing coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the National Center for Energy Management, Petróleos Mexicanos and the Independent Energy Producers sells the state’s electricity company.

Last year, there was a lack of natural gas supply from Texas due to the low temperatures recorded, a phenomenon that caused a generation capacity of 5,323 megawatts per hour to be stopped in the national transmission system, which in turn caused an imbalance has left 4.7 million CFE customers without energy and the loss of 20,000 million pesos for the CFE, which is the provider of last resort in the country.

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