ENERGY PROFILE

Mexico
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7: ENERGY INDICATORS (2017)
Renewable energy (% of TFEC) 9.5 Access to electricity (% of population) 100.0
Energy efficiency (MJ per $1 of GDP) 3.4 Access to clean cooking (% of population) 84
Public flows renewables (2017 USD M) 487.3 Per capita renewable capacity (W/person) 156.0
TOTAL PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY (TPES)

TPES 2012 2017 Total primary energy supply in 2017

Non-renewable (TJ) 7 264 391 6 861 127
Oil
Renewable (TJ) 678 837 752 369 10%
Total (TJ) 7 943 229 7 613 497 2% 7% Gas
Renewable share (%) 9 10
47% Nuclear
Growth in TPES 2012-17 2016-17
Non-renewable (%) -5.6 -2.7 Coal + others
34%
Renewable (%) +10.8 +1.2
Total (%) -4.2 -2.3 Renewables

Primary energy trade 2012 2017 Renewable energy supply in 2017

Imports (TJ) 2 352 799 3 934 598
Exports (TJ) 3 119 282 3 065 896 Hydro/marine
16%
Net trade (TJ) 766 483 - 868 702 26% Wind
Imports (% of supply) 30 52 6%
2%
Exports (% of production) 35 44 Solar
Energy self-sufficiency (%) 112 92
Bioenergy
Net trade (USD million) + 18 822 - 12 797
50%
Net trade (% of GDP) +1.6 -1.1 Geothermal

RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Consumption by source 2012 2017 Renewable energy consumption in 2017

Electricity (TJ) 106 984 158 059 2%
Electricity
Heat (TJ) 0 0
Bioenergy (TJ) 293 819 300 204
34% Heat
Solar + geothermal (TJ) 6 427 10 888
Total (TJ) 407 230 469 151
Bioenergy
Electricity share (%) 26 34
64%
Consumption growth 2012-17 2016-17 Solar +
Renewable electricity (%) +47.7 +7.0 geothermal
Other renewables (%) +3.6 +3.6
Total (%) +15.2 +4.7
Industry
9%
Consumption by sector 2012 2017
29%
Industry (TJ) 104 704 136 211 Transport
Transport (TJ) 488 626
Households (TJ) 278 828 291 112 Households
Other (TJ) 23 209 41 203 62%
0% Other
Renewable share of TFEC 9.5
 ELECTRICITY CAPACITY AND GENERATION
Capacity in 2019 MW % Renewable capacity in 2019
Non-renewable 61 789 71 4% 4%
Renewable 25 648 29 Hydro/marine
Hydro/marine 12 671 14
Solar 4 440 5 Solar
Wind 6 591 8 26% 49%
Bioenergy 1 010 1 Wind
Geothermal 936 1
Total 87 436 100 Bioenergy
17%
Capacity change (%) 2014-19 2018-19 Geothermal
Non-renewable + 24 + 6.5
Renewable + 55 + 15.9 Net capacity change (MW)
Hydro/marine + 2 + 0.2
Non-renewable Renewable
Solar + 3 728 + 73.8 4 000
Wind + 157 + 35.2
Bioenergy + 67 - 8.6 3 500
Geothermal + 15 - 1.6 3 000
Total + 32 + 9.1
2 500
Net capacity change in 2019 (MW) 2 000
Non-renewable Hydro and marine
1 500
+ 3 760 + 29 1 000
500
Solar Wind
0
+ 1 885 + 1 716 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Bioenergy Geothermal Capacity utilisation in 2018 (%)

- 95 - 15 Fossil 53
Nuclear 97
Generation in 2018 GWh % Hydro/Mar 29
Non-renewable 275 129 83
Solar 6
Renewable 54 770 17
Hydro and marine 32 526 10 Wind 30
Solar 1 363 0 Bio 27
Wind 12 877 4
Bioenergy 2 628 1 Geo 65
Geothermal 5 375 2
0 20 40 60 80 100
Total 329 898 100
Per capita electricity generation (kWh) Renewable generation (GWh)
Total Renewable Hydro/marine Solar Wind Bio Geo
3 000 60 000

2 000 40 000

1 000 20 000

0 0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
 TARGETS, POLICIES AND MEASURES
3 7 4
Most immediate clean energy targets & NDCs
year target unit
Renewable energy: 2020 23 %
Renewable electricity: 2020 27 %
Renewable capacity:
Renewable transport: 2020 11 %
Liquid Biofuel blending mandate:
Other transport targets:
Renewable heating/cooling: 2020 33 %
Renewable Hydropower
Off-grid renewable technologies:
Energy efficiency (Energy):
Energy efficiency (Electricity):
Latest policies, programmes and legislation
Guidelines for transfer stations and operations associated with transport and distribution of hydrocarbons
1 2019
through pipelines
2 Ownership Tax for Electric Vehicles 2019

3 Guidelines for environmental protection during design, operation, dismantlement of LNG installations 2018
Guidelines for the prevention and comprehensive control of methane emissions from the hydrocarbons sector
4 2018
(Mexico)
NOM-006-ASEA-2017 Technical criteria for design, operation, dismantlement of crude storage installations,
5 2018
excluding LPG
References to sustainable energy in Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)
Conditional Unconditional unit
- Renewable energy
- electricity
- transport
- heating/cooling
- Energy efficiency
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
Energy-related CO2 emissions by sector Elec. & heat generation CO2 emissions in 2018
Elec. & heat Other Industrial Transport Other Buildings
600 -59%
22% Coal + others
24%
Mt CO2 Emissions

400
3 Gas
Mt CO2
200
Oil
0.0 54%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Avoided emissions from renewable elec. & heat CO2 emission factor for elec. & heat generation
Emitted CO2 RE Avoided CO2 MEX North America World
250 600
Mt CO2 Emissions

200 487 460

400
tCO2 /GWh

150
100
200
50
0.0 0.0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Avoided emissions based on fossil fuel mix used for power Calculated by dividing power sector emissions by elec. + heat gen.
 RENEWABLE RESOURCE POTENTIAL
Distribution of solar potential Distribution of wind potential
World Mexico World Mexico

100% 100%

80% 80%

Proportion of land area

Proportion of land area

60% 60%

40% 40%

20% 20%

0% 0%
<1200 1200-1400 1400-1600 1600-1800 1800-1900 1900-2000 >2000 <260 260-420 420-560 560-670 670-820 820-1060 >1060
Annual generation per unit of installed PV capacity (kWh/kWp/yr) Wind power density at 100m height (W/m2)

Biomass potential: net primary production Indicators of renewable resource potential

5 6
Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven
4 7 classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit
of capacity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the proportion
of a country's land area in each of these classes and the global
3 8 distribution of land area across the classes (for comparison).
Onshore wind: Potential wind power density (W/m2) is shown
in the seven classes used by NREL, measured at a height of
9 100m. The bar chart shows the distribution of the country's land
2
area in each of these classes compared to the global
distribution of wind resources. Areas in the third class or above
are considered to be a good wind resource.
1 10
Biomass: Net primary production (NPP) is the amount of
5.5 carbon fixed by plants and accumulated as biomass each year.
0 11 It is a basic measure of biomass productivity. The chart shows
tC/ha/yr the average NPP in the country (tC/ha/yr), compared to the
global average NPP of 3-4 tonnes of carbon per year.
= Global average of 3-4 tC/ha/yr

Sources: IRENA statistics, plus data from the following sources: UN SDG
Database (original sources: WHO; World Bank; IEA; IRENA; and UNSD); UN
World Population Prospects; UNSD Energy Balances; UN COMTRADE; World
Bank World Development Indicators; EDGAR; REN21 Global Status Report; IEA-
IRENA Joint Policies and Measures Database; IRENA Global Atlas; and World
Bank Global Solar Atlas and Global Wind Atlas.

Additional notes: Capacity per capita and public investments SDGs only apply
to developing areas. Energy self-sufficiency has been defined as total primary
energy production divided by total primary energy supply. Energy trade includes
all commodities in Chapter 27 of the Harmonised System (HS). Capacity
utilisation is calculated as annual generation divided by year-end capacity x
8,760h/year. Avoided emissions from renewable power is calculated as
renewable generation divided by fossil fuel generation multiplied by reported
emissions from the power sector. This assumes that, if renewable power did not
exist, fossil fuels would be used in its place to generate the same amount of
power and using the same mix of fossil fuels. In countries and years where no
fossil fuel generation occurs, an average fossil fuel emission factor has been used
IRENA Headquarters to calculate the avoided emissions.
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