A marker for Eskom4 Oct 2018 04:51
If Mexico can do it so can SA and beyond
"Data have shown renewable generation in Mexico has more than surpassed all our expectations," he added.
Mexico's growing renewable generation could cut power prices by 40%: study
It is clear CFE is contracting the lowest electricity prices in the world without investing a peso in new power plants," Rodriguez said. The price forecast assumes the country achieves its goal of generating 35% of its electricity from clean sources by 2024, he added.
In 2017, Mexico generated 69.4 GWh, or 21% of all of its electricity, from 22.3 GW of clean generation capacity, which represents 30% of its total capacity, data from Mexico's Energy Secretariat (SENER) shows.
As a result of the three long-term electricity auctions Mexico has held, the country will double its wind and solar generation capacity in the coming years from 11 GW of capacity in 2017, Rodriguez said.
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/electric-power/100318-mexicos-growing-renewable-generation-could-cut-power-prices-by-40-study