The Mexico-Germany Energy Partnership visits "Los Humeros" Geothermal Power Plant, Puebla

- The visit was made on June 7th at the invitation of the Gender and Inclusion Unit of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE in Spanish).    

- A generating unit and a producing well were visited.  

- This plant generated 554.99Gwh in 2023. As it is renewable energy, it avoids the emission of 390,04.60 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.

GIZ Mexico's Mexico-Germany Energy Partnership team visited the "Los Humeros" geothermal power plant, located in the state of Puebla, at the invitation of the Gender and Inclusion Unit of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).   

During the visit, a tour was made to learn about the operation of one of the main renewable energy sources in the state of Puebla, and the actions in favor of equity and equal opportunities for women implemented by the Gender and Inclusion Program of the CFE were shared.  

Nimbe Durán, head of the CFE's Gender and Inclusion Unit, explained that 89 specific actions have been implemented to promote gender equity within the sector, such as the development of internal regulations on gender equality, the installation of breastfeeding rooms, the "Sorority Networks" project, campaigns to make female experts in the industry visible, among others. You can read the CFE's press release here (in Spanish). 

Adriana Aragón, coordinator of the Energy Partnership program between Mexico and Germany, together with Phillip Schukat, coordinator of the Climate Cluster of GIZ Mexico, highlighted the importance of working in cooperation, as well as the close collaboration with CFE in several projects, such as the mentoring work in which girls and teenagers have been encouraged to study careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).   

 Afterwards, there was a tour of the geothermoelectric field, where it was explained that this type of energy is renewable and does not generate greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere by taking advantage of the water value produced by heating the subway aquifers with the magma found in the area. The extracted water vapor is condensed to be supplied back to the aquifer.   

 It was highlighted that the plant has a capacity of more than 95MW, which benefits almost 330 thousand homes in Puebla and at the same time avoids more than 390 thousand tons of CO2 annually.   

During this visit, the Energy Alliance between Mexico and Germany, the Gender and Inclusion Unit of CFE, and women specialists in the energy sector from Argentina and Bolivia, along with INMUJERES, were able to share experiences in the sector, as well as promote a gender perspective in the sector and the commitment to the use of sustainable technologies for energy development.