Mexico

Mexico’s development challenges are particularly pressing in the water-scarce areas of the northern border region. Existing water and energy infrastructure is insufficient for the growing population and economic activity, and the municipalities operating these systems are straining to meet rising costs and management challenges.

The Alliance’s Watergy program promotes energy and water efficiency as a path to improved sustainability. By focusing on improved management of both resources, utilities can expand water access to those lacking formal water connections, reduce environmental impacts posed by power generation and ground water extraction, and reduce operating costs associated with pumping water over long distances and treating that water for distribution.

The most exciting development is the increasing role being played by the private sector in promoting energy efficiency. The capacity building component of this project is supported in large part by both Mexican and U.S. companies with technology and services focused on metering and monitoring, high efficiency pumps and motors, and hydraulic modeling applications. The existing pent-up market demand for energy efficiency technology and services has allowed water utilities across Mexico to come into direct contact with the new thinking and approaches required to make this vital component of the country’s infrastructure more efficient and better able to support the country’s future economic development.

For more information about the Alliance Watergy program in Mexico, please click here.