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energy eficiency sector. In a market in
which high consumption users are heavily
penalized through the tariff structure, an initial
investment in streamlining a company's
electrical infrastructure means larger savings
in the long term. Speaking at MUTEC,
Calderón highlighted CFE's commitment
to eficiency: " CFE, together with National
Finances, is working on a program that will
allow more than 200,000 SMEs [small and
medium enterprises] to implement energy
eficient practices by changing their lamps
or their machinery, for example. The SMEs
are vital for the future of any economy and,
in Mexico, they generate eight out of 10
working opportunities. We have provided
these companies with the opportunity
to take credit to improve their energy eficiency
and reduce their operating costs,
which will ultimately beneit the inal consumer.
This program has already resulted in
a savings as high as 60 million kW and a decrease
of carbon emissions of 26,000 mt. "
The private sector also provides
high eficiency solutions, whether through
installing
smart
lighting
that
switches
off in areas of buildings that are not being
used, more frequent cleaning of air
conditioning equipment, and switching
to more modern heating and cooling
systems. Multinationals such as Schneider
Electric and General Electric have a
wide array of solutions to offer, but local
companies are nonetheless able to
play a role. As both CFE and the private
sector come to realize the advantages
of energy eficiency, the sector will
continue to grow. " Right now there is
a wonderful opportunity in the Mexican
energy market for energy eficiency
companies as the CFE tariff structure is
already expensive for medium industrial
users. On the other hand, the current
price of gas is cheap mainly because of
the inluence of shale. As a result, there
is an impetus for companies to seek other
options,
whether
energy
supply or
co-generation. In addition, the new climate
change law encourages renewable and
co-generation projects which adds to the
Dalkia's potential in the Mexican market, "
Pradanos of Dalkia says.
Within both the power sector and the
manufacturing sector, energy eficiency
goes hand-in-hand with eficiency of production,
as the production (and generation)
process increasingly incorporates smarter
operating systems. " Automation today in
Mexico is a necessity, as Mexico needs
to compete globally. As a result, eficiency
and productivity need to increase,
and automation is one key method that
can achieve this. Mexico used to be
very famous for its cheap labor, but this
work method is not eficient. It is automation
that has the most relevance for the
future of Mexico. The automation sector
will continue to grow, and we will be
able to generate added value for our end
customers, " asserts
Jose Luis
Salinas,
Key Accounts Manager for Oil and Gas,
Chemical and Energy at Festo Mexico, the
automation multinational whose cuttingedge
work has included
brain-computer
interface (BCI).
Though 2012 was a period of reduced
CFE spending due to the uncertainties
of
the
political
climate,
2013
will
be
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