Abstract
Mexican energy efficiency in public institutions (Presemeh), which was approved in 2016 and closed in 2023, promoted the efficient use of energy in Mexican communities and hospitals through investments in energy efficiency (EE). This included investments in energy-efficient street lighting in 20 municipalities in nine states (CampChes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas) and the Federal District (Mexico City). Presemeh also installed energy -efficient interior lighting, energy -efficient air conditioning systems and the installation of photovoltaic systems (Solardach in 17 hospitals) in 10 states (Baja California, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Sinalaaa, Sinalaaaaa, Sinalaaaa, Sinalaaaaa). The project successfully achieved energy savings, greenhouse alleys and lower energy expenditure for municipalities and hospitals with cash. It helped modernize the infrastructure of the Mexico and improve well -being, whereby additional security was caused by better quality, increased road lighting in communities and improved interior comfort and working conditions in hospitals with better lighting and thermal improvement. The successes critically helped demonstrate the feasibility and effects of investments in energy efficiency and to set up a new financing mechanism for sustainable energy efficiency and a new implementation model.
Challenge
With increasing urbanization, economic growth in Mexico focuses considerably in urban areas. It is expected that considerable demographic and economic growth will continue to be put under pressure to expand and improve public services, with most municipalities already exposed to budget restrictions. Based on the ratings of unused possibilities for energy saving, energy efficiency is an inexpensive way to manage energy consumption and reduce operating expenses and to achieve the goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. EE projects had the potential to release part of the municipal and other public resources for other priorities and to help modernize the most important energy-prevented public infrastructures. The city administrations are in a unique position to lead the transition to more energy -efficient cities, but they are faced with several obstacles, including limited budgets as well as limited borrowing and technical capacity.
Similarly, the evaluations indicate that institutions in the Mexican health sector-an important public sector with high energy consumption as well as have a significant potential for energy efficiency, but are subject to considerable household pressure.
Approach
The publicly financed Mexican energy efficiency of the World Bank Group in public institutions was developed in order to deal with the challenges in the implementation of energy efficiency initiatives in public institutions and at the local level, and then at health facilities. The project has contributed to demonstrating the feasibility and effects of EE investments.
Presemeh, Sener, the Mexican Energy Ministry, was initially directed as part of a strategy for the country in the direction of greater energy efficiency in order to use the energy saving potential in the communities and to help them improve the quality of the most important services in the public sector without burdening their frequently limited budgets. Sener worked with the World Bank and its Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) to carry out energy diagnostics in the city to help cities determine opportunities for opportunities, evaluate improvements and cost -saving potential and prioritize sectors and measures for intervention.
The Energy Services Agreement (ESA), an innovative mechanism to finance EE investments in public institutions and municipalities, was introduced in fronters. The ESA takes out the advantage of an energy -efficient investment – in the event of this project – without paying the pre -costs and then pays the energy supply service (which in the event of this project essentially repayed the proportion of the energy efficiency costs with the appropriate energy saving through the electricity accounts through the electricity statement over time. Counters to deal with the difficulties with which many of them access affordable financing without creating debts.
The project established a model that could work across the country and beyond the period of the project. The most important achievements include the effective operationalization of the revolving find for the financing of EE investments and the energy service discipline issued by the beneficiaries in a success story that could serve as an example of other projects.
Results
The Presemeh model enabled the implementation of EE investments in communities and in public institutions. The project showed a sustainable new operating and financing mechanism and contributed to strengthening the institutional framework, increasing transparency and improving procurement processes. The municipalities and institutions made it possible to design and implement financial structures that check the repayments through energy savings and create trust in EE initiatives. It built the capacity and defined institutional agreements with various companies, including Sener (the Energy Ministry), FIDE (operator of the project), CFE (electric supplier), municipalities and hospitals.
The project also contributed to reducing inequality by bringing street lighting into communities that had previously been left behind. A total of 1.7 million citizens benefited from improved road lighting, since inefficient, high -quality street lamps were replaced by new, energy -efficient street lamps, which also enabled increasing business. Energy cost savings enabled the municipalities to release scarce budget resources in order to finance other priorities.
The project has had a positive impact on women and children in communities in which street lighting was installed. The perception of security is difficult to measure and attributed, but female beneficiaries said they felt safer to make errands when it was dark. And both men and women reported that there had been less – or no – incidents in connection with uncertainty or aggression against women.
Presemeh supported 20 municipalities in nine states (Campeche, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas) and Mexico city in the installation of efficient street lights. It is predicted that these savings of over 575,000 MWh achieve over the lifespan of the installations, whereby the emission reductions ultimately exceed 253,000 TCO2.
In the case of hospitals, the project benefited 17 health facilities in 10 states (Baja California, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Sinaloa and Tabasco) and Mexico, energy efficiency and energy protection by setting up electrical cards, air conditioning, air conditioning systems, air conditioning systems and air conditioning systems, air conditioning systems and air conditioning systems, air conditioning systems (air conditioning systems) (PV). It achieved 20 percent potential savings for interventions in the health sector. Over 11,000 doctors and nurses received better lighting for the implementation of their consultations, which benefited 1.1 million patients per year.
In addition, the project supported important measures to improve the Mexican environment for energy efficiency. The expected implementation of updated energy performance standards based on reviews and capacities that were developed as part of the project will give energy savings across the country energy savings, whereby the potential for reducing operating costs and to redirect these expenses to other needs is redirected. In addition, the experience and knowledge of providing the investments also contributed to strengthening the EE sectoral environment by creating evidence-based cases and insights.
Favored quotes
“People can go out of the streets with more confidence; they can stay outside later. People can buy in a business with a feeling of security” (Agustín Altamirano García, merchant, Minatitlán, Veracruz)
“It is something historical because we have lived in the dark for years. But in the past two years the number of accidents, break -ins and attacks in the city has dropped with these new street lamps” (Jose Rivera Perez, inhabitants, nanchital, veracruz)
“As a country as a country, we should concentrate more on this type of project that we should concentrate more on this type of project [PRESEMEH]Lower the costs, contribute lower greenhouse gas emissions and to protect the environment ”(Israel Felix Soto, City President, Minera; de la reforma, hidalgo)
World bank contribution
The project was made possible by an international bank for reconstruction and development loans (IBRD) of $ 50 million. The World Bank also contributed significant technical capacities and advice to the preparation and implementation of the project, especially with regard to the establishment of the innovative implementation and the financing model of the project for energy efficiency interests. The World Bank also enabled the mobilization of climate finance ($ 5,79 million to scholarships) from the Global Environment Facility (FEF) in order to finance “urban energy efficiency institution of energy efficiency” in order to support the potential failure of the municipalities in relation to the payments agreed within the respective energy services.
Partnerships
While the project focused on the public sector, it also achieved positive effects in connection with the commitment of the private sector. It showed a financing mechanism for municipal investments and gave private partners experience in response to competitive procurement processes that are tailored to the World Bank Group standards. The project also stimulated the local production of some of the EE technologies involved – some of the street lamps in Mexico were necessarily produced.
Look ahead
Even after closing, the project continues to have an effect and enables more energy efficiency interests in public institutions through the Energy Service Payments collected with the Revolving Fundmechanism. Discussions are underway with the new administration of the Mexico about the structure on the Presemeh experience. These discussions examine a new phase that examine the narrative of energy efficiency, the narrowing of the effects on energy law for municipalities in need of protection and the improvement of well -being in important public institutions such as hospitals and schools and at the same time intensify the climate goals of Mexico.