The Yucatan Peninsula Energy Assessment: Pathways for a Clean and Sustainable Power System

Riccardo Bracho, Francisco Flores-Espino, Jonathan Morgenstein, Alexandra Aznar, Ricardo Castillo, Donald Settle

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This report begins with an overview of the status of the power sector in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, including key challenges, followed by policy and program solutions that pave the way for a cleaner, more sustainable power sector in the Yucatan. This work is intended to provide information to the states of the Yucatán peninsula - Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo - for prioritization and future technical assistance from the 21st Century Power Partnership (21CPP) program, in Mexico including data gathering, capacity building, modelling and analysis, program and policy setting to help the states and the region overall best utilize its resources to meet its electricity needs while implementing energy efficiency measures towards a more sustainable, clean, reliable system with lower prices. This report is also available in Spanish: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/81142.pdf.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages48
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

This report is also available in Spanish: see NREL/TP-7A40-81142

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-7A40-79680

Keywords

  • 21CPP
  • Campeche
  • clean energy
  • energy assessment
  • Mexico
  • Quintana Roo
  • sustainable power system
  • Yucatan

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