Power Issues Hit 98% of Nuevo León Companies

During its monthly press conference, the Nuevo León Chamber of Manufacturing (CAINTRA) announced the results of a survey conducted among 100 companies affiliated with the chamber.

According to the findings, 97.9% of companies experienced some type of power-related disruption between January and June of this year. The most common issues included power outages, reported by 77% of companies; intermittent power supply, cited by 55%; and low voltage, reported by 35%.

The chamber reported that, on average, each company experienced approximately 2.5 power outages per month, in addition to nearly five monthly incidents involving voltage fluctuations and three instances of intermittent power supply. Collectively, the companies experienced some type of power-related incident for approximately 10 days per month, representing a persistent disruption to industrial operations.

The impacts were particularly concentrated in the state's municipalities with the highest levels of manufacturing activity. Monterrey accounted for 41% of the reports, followed by Guadalupe with 16%, San Nicolás with 13%, and Apodaca with 12%.

In response to the situation, CAINTRA urged authorities to strengthen the state's electricity infrastructure through investment in transmission and distribution, preventive maintenance, and the modernization of substations, power lines, and transformers.

The chamber acknowledged the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)'s willingness to address reports from the industrial sector, but emphasized that the goal should be to reduce the frequency of outages rather than simply respond when problems occur.

CAINTRA reported that it has held meetings with CFE executives at both the state and federal levels since August to share reports from companies and identify priority areas requiring attention.

As part of these meetings, CFE presented investment projects totaling more than US$116.3 million to strengthen Nuevo León's distribution network, as well as US$361 million earmarked for transmission infrastructure.

CAINTRA welcomed the confirmation of these funds but stressed the need for their swift implementation to support the state's industrial growth.

The chamber said it will continue working with CFE and relevant authorities to monitor the announced projects and contribute to energy planning aimed at ensuring a reliable electricity supply for industry, businesses, and households in Nuevo León.