This transformation involves balancing state oversight with private investment to modernize the grid, integrate Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), also known as Sistemas de Almacenamiento de Energía Eléctrica (SAE), and deploy 27 gigawatts (GW) of renewables over the next five years.
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Future wind and solar energy projects in Mexico will be required to colocate battery energy storage systems equivalent to 30% of their capacity, a senior government official told the Senate on Tuesday.
However, we expect Mexico to develop its energy storage technologies significantly over the next decade, as well as its lithium mining industry, as it increases its renewable energy capacity as part of a global green energy transition.
With Mexico's president-elect having announced an intent to attract renewables investment, energy storage was the subject of much discussion at the Intersolar Mexico trade show.
Does Mexico have a 30% energy storage mandate?
A month after India introduced an energy storage mandate for renewable energy plants and China scrapped its own, Mexico has stepped forward with an ambitious 30% capacity requirement, alongside plans to add a further 574 MW of batteries by 2028.
How can industry integrate energy storage into the Mexican energy mix?
To integrate energy storage effectively into the Mexican energy mix, industry must lead the way in promoting links between academia, itself, government, and wider society to promote viable, scalable solutions.
Mexico's energy storage operations are in their nascent stage compared to more widespread developments in the U.S. and several European countries.