Energy storage project of a power plant in Mexico

Where is the Volta de Mexicali power plant located?

Miguel Osio, Director of Development and M&A, Sempra Infrastructure, highlighted one of the most important larger-scale storage projects in Mexico, the Volta de Mexicali (VDM) power plant. Though it is located in Baja California, the project actually supplies energy to the US-side of California, using its first phase featuring a 100MW capacity.

Does Mexico have a battery supply chain?

The clock is ticking for Mexico’s involvement in storage projects, both in terms of the battery supply chain and large-scale energy infrastructure.

Does Mexico need a storage infrastructure?

As Mexico’s generation capacity continues to increase at a pace that its transmission infrastructure cannot keep up with, the development of storage infrastructure becomes even more urgent if the Mexican electricity system is to function efficiently and reliably, agree industry experts.

Why is storage important in Mexico?

As such, storage is increasingly needed to inject much-needed flexible power into the grid. He noted that one of the most important obstacles standing in the way of storage development in Mexico continues to be the legal and regulatory certainty of projects.

Should Mexico start boosting the competitiveness of its battery products?

He argued that Mexico must begin boosting the competitiveness of its nationally manufactured battery products. “The implementation of battery storage, both in existing power production projects and in the industrial future, is the potential energy area with the greatest benefit for Mexico,” he emphasized.

Which countries are a success story for energy storage?

Emmanuel Moctezuma, Energy Storage Business Development Director, AES, specifically noted Chile and the US as success stories. He differentiated between the construction of large scale-storage projects and the participation of Mexico in the supply chain of storage components, specifically the lithium required for battery technology.