Mexico City is one of the world’s largest cities, with an estimated metropolitan area population of over 20 million. Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is one of the world’s largest energy utilities with 34.2 milllion customers. Electric power consumption has historically expanded rapidly in Mexico and is projected to increase at a rate of nearly 5% per annum.
As in Brazil one of the important potential benefits of smart grid technology is a reduction in non-technical losses.
CFE has already deployed automated meter infrastructure (AMI) systems in 14 of Mexico’s 16 service areas. Now they intend to pilot an AMI system in Mexico City.
The Secretaria de Energia (SENER), Mexico’s Federal Energy Ministry, and the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico’s national electric power company are implementing a smart grid pilot in the Polanco area of Mexico City including the colonias of Los Morales, Del Bosque, Polanco Reforma, Polanco Chapultepec, Chapultepec Morales, Bosque de Chapultepec and Residencial del Bosque. The population of this area is about 50,000 people. The pilot involves smart meters and automated meter infrastructure (AMI) and will be a demonstration project for remote meter reading, energy usage monitoring, remote connect/disconnect, load management and distribution automation.
The benefits expected by CFE includes increased reduction in non-technical losses, reduced outages, more reliable readings, and operational efficiencies including fewer truck rolls and service calls.
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