Energy Magazine July 2016 | Page 75

LATIN AMERICA

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A plant built in Merida , and two acquired in San Luis Potosi ( SLP ) have been bastions for more than 15 years , supplying electricity to the Federal Electricity Commission and clients such as Industrias Peñoles ( mining ) and Cementos Mexicanos ( CEMEX ). Peñoles belongs to the prominent BAL Group , active in the electricity sector with a thermoelectric station and a wind farm in the state of Oaxaca .
AES Mexico partnered with the BAL Group since early 2016 , creating the EnerAB company in order to develop conventional electrical energy and clean energy generation projects . They envision helping the federal government attain its goal of having 35 percent of the country ’ s total energy needs come from clean energy sources by 2024 .
“ It is important to ensure that the market is developing as stipulated and that all participants fulfill their duty ,” said Juan Ignacio Rubiolo , President of AES Mexico .
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo has been running AES Mexico for just over a year . Rubiolo graduated with a degree in Business Science from Austral University in Argentina . He also holds a Master ’ s Degree in Project Management from the University of Quebec ( Canada ). His career at AES began in 2001 . Having worked in the Dominican Republic , the Philippines and Panama , as well as in his homeland , Rubiolo has extensive experience regarding energy reforms .
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo President of AES México
Juan Ignacio Rubiolo graduated in Business Science at Austral University , in Argentina . He also holds a Master ’ s Degree in Project Management from the University of Quebec ( Canada ). His career at AES began in 2001 . Having worked in the Dominican Republic , the Philippines and Panama , as well as in his homeland , Rubiolo has extensive experience regarding energy reforms , as he worked in each of these countries when reforms were taking place .
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