Mexico Aims for Near-Universal Electricity Coverage by 2028 with Historic Investment

Mexico is on track to achieve near-universal electricity access, with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) projecting 99.99% national coverage by 2028. This ambitious goal will be supported by a historic investment of 21.377 billion pesos and the execution of more than 45,000 electrification projects across the country.

The initiative, highlighted by the Secretary of Energy, Luz Elena González Escobar, is framed as a key component of the "energy justice" policy integrated into the 2024 energy sector reform. "We are going to reach practically 100% of all households in our country by 2028," Escobar stated, emphasizing that energy access is now recognized as a right intrinsically linked to the population's well-being.

CFE Director General Emilia Esther Calleja Alor reported that national electricity coverage currently stands at 99.85%. The remaining challenge lies in electrifying 8,247 localities that still lack service. The program's extensive work, distributed between 2024 and 2028, aims to close this access gap.

Calleja Alor stressed that the President's directive is clear: "Reach every corner of the country, all communities, even the most remote." The plan includes priority actions in indigenous communities and historically underserved regions, such as the Sierra Tarahumara in Chihuahua, the Seri people in Sonora, and communities in Sinaloa and Michoacán. If successful, this administration will have tripled the electrification works completed between 2006 and 2018, marking a significant shift in viewing electricity as a social right rather than merely a commodity. The CFE also recently connected its 50 millionth user, underscoring the expansion of its services nationwide.