DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6qv52v/nuclear_power_mark) has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Power Market in Mexico" report to their offering.
Mexico has two nuclear plants in function providing for about 5% of its overall electricity needs. There is some government support for expanding nuclear energy to reduce reliance on natural gas, but recent low gas prices have overshadowed this. Mexico is rich in hydrocarbon resources and is a net energy exporter. The country's interest in nuclear energy is rooted in the need to reduce its reliance on these sources of energy.
In the next few years Mexico will increasingly rely on natural gas, and this is central in the new 2012 energy policy. The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) planned to invest $4.9 billion in 2011 and $6.7 billion in 2012 in new gas-fired plant and converting coal plants to gas. In addition it is calling for tenders to build three major natural gas pipelines.
Under the CFE's most aggressive scenario, up to ten nuclear power plants would be built so that nuclear energy supplied nearly a quarter of Mexico's power needs by 2028, which would allow the country's carbon emissions from power generation to remain virtually unchanged from 2008 despite projections of substantially higher demand.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nuclear Power
Chapter 2: Analysis of the Global Nuclear Power Industry
Chapter 3: Nuclear Power in Mexico
Chapter 4: Analysis of Major Global Players
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Companies Mentioned
- Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA
- Comision Federal De Electricidad
- EDF Electricit? de France SA
- General Electric Company
- Iberdrola SA
- RWE AG
- Siemens AG
- Nucleoelectrica Argentina S.A. (NASA)
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