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Frost affects 6 CFE power plants
The Federal Electricity Commission decided to prioritize the energy needs of northern Mexico, temporarily suspending the export of electricity to Texas.
Thu, 03/02/2011 - 12:51
Low temperatures CFE infrastructure affected by freezing pipes and other equipment. Photo: Reuters.
Mexico City .- The Federal Electricity Commission reported that six power plants in the north have been affected by frost, making it impossible to maintain energy exports to the United States and Mexico that the damages are for nearly a thousand Megawatts .
In a statement, Pemex said that low temperatures affect when frozen pipes infrastructure and equipment which damages a generating capacity of nearly one thousand megawatts.
In this regard, the FEC decided to prioritize the energy needs of northern Mexico, temporarily suspending the export of electricity to Texas.
Plants that have been affected by low temperatures are Samalayuca, El Encino, Francisco Villa, Rio Bravo III, Huinal? and Saltillo. What it will do is to use CFE's generating capacity National Electricity System reserve margin is sufficient to meet the needs of the country.
These are preventive measures and necessary to ensure the provision that may be required in the prevailing weather conditions in northern Mexico, the report said.
The Federal Electricity Commission had reported on Wednesday that he would transmit 280 megawatts of electricity to Texas, but on Thursday said that pipelines and other equipment of some of its plants have been frozen by the freezing temperatures that has also suffered from northern Mexico.