With his implementation of a comprehensive energy program for Yucatan, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hopes to bolster the economic and social development of the state, along with the rest of southeast Mexico. To that end, the start-up of the Cuxtal 1 gas pipeline represents a key infrastructure project aimed at satisfying the demand for energy in this region of Mexico, which is currently growing at twice the national average: 4.1% versus 2.6%. The new pipeline, along with two more facilities to be built before the president's term expires, should guarantee enough natural gas to feed the current thermoelectric plants. Gas from the north of the country will be transported to Chiapas - and in the short term to Cancun - to meet the growing demand in the region. This project gained support from private companies through the renegotiation of contracts, allowing the country to reduce its gas costs for the next 20 years. Going forward, 80% of the volume of natural gas will be reserved to feed the plants of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), and the remaining 20% for the industrial sector, including small- and medium-sized companies located in this region of the country.
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