Mexico:

Workshop: New Vision on Geothermal Energy in Mexico

24 November, 2014,  9:00 am - 3 pm, Ministry of Energy (SENER), Centro de Capacitación de la Secretaría de Energía (CECAL) Auditorium, Mexico City

Objective: Introduce the geothermal potential of Mexico, not only from a geological perspective, but also from the new opportunities offered by the recently undertaken Energy Reform, specifically the new Geothermal Energy Law and its Regulation, as well as the financial mechanisms for mitigating risks in exploration. 

Background: Mexico has an important comparative advantage in Geothermal resources. However, just like in the rest of the world, geothermal energy is a renewable energy resource that does not have the same development compared to those of solar energy, biomass, hydroelectric and wind power in recent years. The main reasons of it are the uncertainty to ensure the resource, the high investments that are at risk in exploration and the lack of legal certainty according to the previous risks. However, the Energy Reform recently undertaken by the Mexican government has provided mechanisms to mitigate such effects, which are expected to relaunch the development of this type of energy, which if applied only on the power production, will result in a basic reliable power source and besides, it will be environmentally friendly.

Please confirm and register to e-mail address: rhernandez.perge@energia.gob.mx and/or drocha.perge@energia.gob.mx

Public Objective:The course is intended for developers of national geothermal energy projects and foreigners that are interested in launching new projects in Mexico, with the purpose of either, power generation or other uses; financial institutions with the intention of backing productive geothermal projects in current and new developers and technical consulting firms of exploration and exploitation, legal or financial who believe can support new geothermal developments through subcontracts granted by the holders of a permit or a concession.

Speakers: 

• Efraín Villanueva Arcos - General Director of Clean Energy
• Ing. Roberto Hernández Zúñiga - Consultant from the IDB – SENER
• Ing. Rául Maya González - Manager of Geothermal Projects - CFE
• Lic. Michelle Ramírez Bueno - Consultant from the IDB – SENER
• Ing. Enrique Nieto Ituarte - NAFIN
• M. en C. Xavier Pérezcano - QBIC
• Ing. José Pablo Fernández - Geotérmica para el Desarrollo