CFE, government of Campeche and Energía Mayakan witness the official start of expansion of the Energía Mayakan gas pipeline

This is an automated translation of the original release published in Spanish.

By Comisión Federal de Electricidad. 

Campeche, Campeche, June 12, 2024.

Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and Energía Mayakan announced the start of construction of the expansion of the Energía Mayakan gas pipeline, which aims to guarantee the transportation of natural gas for the generation of energy that the Yucatan Peninsula will demand in the coming years.

The official start of construction was witnessed by the designated ambassador of the French Republic in Mexico, Delphine Borione; Energy Minister Miguel Ángel Maciel Torres; the general director of CFE, Manuel Bartlett Díaz; the general director of CFEnergía, Miguel Santiago Reyes Hernández; the constitutional governor of the state of Campeche, Layda Sansores San Román; and the Secretary of Economic Development and Labor of Yucatán, Ernesto Herrera Novelo, representing the constitutional governor of the State of Yucatán, Mauricio Vila Dosal.

Cécile Previeu, Global Executive Vice President of ENGIE, also participated, as well as the Country Manager of ENGIE Mexico, Felisa Ros, who stated that the construction of the expansion of Mayakan Energía will be a project that will change the history of southeastern Mexico and will transform the lives of the communities in the area.

“Today a very important milestone of the project is taking place, since the start of the works will allow continuity to the energy development plans of the four states through which the gas pipeline will pass; which will mean the consolidation of social transformation and economic development for thousands of families, and at the same time we will contribute to the social well-being and energy security of the region,” said Ros, representing ENGIE.

The ambassador of the French Republic, Delphine Borione, emphasized the importance of collaboration between Mexico and France through public and private companies: “This project reflects the best of Franco-Mexican cooperation, which is both social, ecological and technological

The general director of the CFE, Manuel Bartlett, began his speech by recalling that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was the promoter of the recently inaugurated work, as part of his effort to reverse the situation of neglect in which the south - southeast found itself.

A work of this magnitude, as well as the rescue of the CFE instructed by the president, and the construction of 30 new power plants – two of them in Yucatán – was not easy, but it has been achieved, recalled the general director of the CFE. "It is time for the southeast. It is time for this peninsula, which represents one of the most extraordinary cultures in the history of humanity," he celebrated. "This peninsula is going to grow with a great challenge to achieve its solid development and in the future to have an industrial, powerful, modern society that its inhabitants deserve."

The governor of Campeche, Layda Sansores San Román, congratulated those present: "You are provocateurs. You have come here to provoke hope, energy, the strength to make us feel that Campeche can." He described the work as a revolution for Campeche: "This is the dawn for my people, it is the first stone for the industrial and economic development of Campeche," he stated.

The Secretary of Economic Development and Labor of Yucatán, Ernesto Herrera, highlighted that "with the construction of this new gas pipeline, the potential we will have is enormous, and more and better opportunities will come. All thanks to the teamwork with the federal government, the initiative private sector and local governments," he celebrated.

The expansion of Mayakan Energía means access to more than 567 million cubic feet per day of Natural Gas through 700 kilometers of pipeline, through the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco and Yucatán.

The work will promote the economic and social development of the region with the creation of more than 4,000 direct and indirect jobs, more than US$2 billion dollars of investment and the construction of 275 social infrastructure works that will benefit their communities.

During the commemorative event, following the traditions and customs of the indigenous communities, a traditional Mayan ceremony was held where permission was requested from Mother Earth to begin construction work on the gas pipeline, with the intention that the project be carried out. carried out successfully.

The expansion of Energía Mayakan reaffirms its interest and commitment to the Government of Mexico to continue promoting the economic growth of Mexicans, as well as the energy transition, in line with public policies that help democratize access to competitive and clean energy for all. all.