Energy in Mexico describes

energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of hea ...

and

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describ ...

production, consumption and import in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. In 2008, Mexico produced 234

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of electricity, of which, 86 TWh was from thermal plants, 39 TWh from

hydropower Hydropower (from el, ὕδωρ, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a w ...

, 18 TWh from

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when ...

, 9.8 TWh from

nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced ...

, 7 TWh from geothermal power and 0.255 TWh from

wind power Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historically ...

. Mexico is among the world's top oil producers and exporters.

Overview

Oil production

Renewable energy

Geothermal power

Mexico had the sixth greatest geothermal energy production in 2019.IGA electricity generation for Mexico
Mexico is home to the largest geothermal power stations in the world, the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station.

Wind power

Related industry

Carbon capture and storage

Government regulation

Secretariat

References

External links

Secretaría de Energía (SENER)
– Mexican government information {{North America topic, Energy in