USTDA Supports Smart Grid Implementation Efforts in Mexico
June 26, 2012
(USTDA)
MEXICO CITY – Today, the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a $405,000
grant to the Comisión Reguladora de Energía
(CRE) to support the development of a
regulatory framework for smart grid
implementation in Mexico. The grant was signed
at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City by CRE
Chairman Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de
Sollano and USTDA Country Manager Keith
Eischeid.
Mexico plans to invest billions of dollars in
this effort over the next decade to improve
electricity stability and reliability, while
supporting the integration of additional
renewable energy resources. The USTDA technical
assistance will outline the key components of a
regulatory framework necessary to support smart
grid deployment in Mexico.
"This is a perfect example of how our two
governments are working together to invest in a
21st century clean energy economy," U.S.
Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne said. "Our
commitment to smart grid technology, which
supports the Administration's Energy and
Climate Partnership of the Americas and the
U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy
and Climate Change, will also create
opportunities to develop a highly innovative
sector of the economy on both sides of the
border."
Mr. Eischeid added, "U.S. firms have
considerable expertise in this area, and this
project will pave the way for significant
opportunities for collaboration between Mexico
and U.S. companies."
CRE has identified ESTA International, LLC
(Great Falls, VA) as the U.S. contractor for
the technical assistance, who will share the
cost of the technical assistance program.
The technical assistance grant awarded today
complements USTDA's upcoming Mexico smart grid
reverse trade mission, which will take place on
August 12-18, 2012. The reverse trade mission
will familiarize Mexican regulatory and power
utility company representatives with the U.S.
smart grid regulatory environment and advanced
U.S. smart grid technologies and equipment.
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