Michoacán, with enough infrastructure to receive Tesla: Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla

In a context where entities of the country are disputing the arrival of Tesla Motors, Michoacán also presented its candidacy in which it assured that it has sufficient infrastructure.

Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla explained that given the new industrial boom that is going through, known as nearshoring, and that the automobile manufacturing company seeks to manufacture in Mexico, the entity has become more competitive compared to other states because it has logistics spaces and enough water.

Documents to which El Economista had access highlight areas of opportunity such as the annual provision of 1 million cubic meters of water with a concession granted for years by the National Water Commission (Conagua).

“There is feasibility of electric power. In Michoacán, 7.8 million megawatt-hours are produced, 90% comes from hydroelectric plants and 10% geothermal. Michoacán represents 25% of the installed capacity at the national level”, the publication refers to.

The president explained that the offer focuses on two locations: Parque Bajío 1 and the island of La Palma. “We have two locations that are in the international supply logistics route of the automotive industry. Michoacán will continue to raise its hand”.

Precisely, the document indicates that Parque Bajío 1 is made up of 400 hectares near the Mexico-Guadalajara highway.

The place, known as Estación Queréndaro, has railway lines that connect the Lázaro Cárdenas port with the United States and Canada, and is located 7 kilometers from the Francisco J. Mújica International Airport.

It has direct access to the Puerto Lázaro Cárdenas Railroad, as well as Federal Highway 140 (Morelia – Zinapécuaro). It is also 15 kilometers from the LZC-MLM-León Highway, in addition to 140 kilometers from León in Guanajuato and 220 kilometers from Mexico City by highway.

Regarding services, the electrical capacity for 70,000 kW and also clean energy (hydroelectric and geothermal) stand out.

Added to this, it has suitable human capital, where a total of 13,288 potential students stand out, as well as an educational complex made up of the Technological University of Morelia, the Higher Technological Institute of Pátzcuaro, the Higher Technological Institute of Uruapan, the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Morelia, the Tecnológico Nacional México in Morelia and the Tecnológico Nacional México Campus Valle de Morelia.

palm island

In addition to Parque Bajío 1, Michoacán is preparing a total of 640 hectares of the island of La Palma, which is in the municipality of Lázaro Cárdenas and which was recently transferred to the Navy through the Lázaro Cárdenas National Port System Administration (Asipona).

The document indicates that this logistics space in the Mexican Pacific serves as an entrance and exit to the two large world markets, that of the T-MEC and that of Asia.

It also stands out that it is 6 kilometers from the airport, as well as 500 meters from the Siglo XXI Highway, 515 kilometers from León in Guanajuato and 619 kilometers from Mexico City.

The closest educational centers that concentrate potential human capital are the Technological Institute of Lázaro Cárdenas, the Higher Technological Institute of Apatzingán, the Polytechnic University of Lázaro Cárdenas, the Contemporary University of the Americas and the University of Personal Development.

“In the entity, 44,341 students graduated from the upper secondary level and 27,027 young people who completed their higher level studies were registered,” the local government stressed.

Talks

It should be noted that in the last month federal authorities reported that they are in communication with Tesla so that their operations reach Mexico.

Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is going to talk with Tesla’s top executive, Elon Musk, to define which federal entity will receive it.

According to the possible candidates, Monterrey in Nuevo León stood out for several days; however, this week López Obrador announced that it should be discarded since it does not have enough water. Among the options that he pointed out, the southern region stands out; other states have raised their hands like Coahuila and Veracruz.

On the other hand, there are entities like Guanajuato that did not join the list. “We already have seven automotive plants, they are very large. What we want now are technology companies, we are targeting the data center issue,” said Governor Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo.

IP considers that Tesla’s investment is not at risk

Monterrey, NL. The president of Concamin, José Abugaber, affirmed that Tesla’s investment is not at risk: “the vehicle manufacturer opted to invest in the country.”

“Tesla is not a new company, it is large and very important worldwide, they have great analysts who are going to decide where to go, regardless of the opinions that the federal government could make. Tesla will decide where it is best, whether it is in the north, center or south of the country, ”he said.

The businessman asserted that these types of plants are not highly consuming water. Regarding Mexico’s guarantee of electricity supply, he stated that “Tesla will not come if it does not carry out a highly verifiable study of the capacity that the country can have.”

Tony Payán, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico of the Baker Institute, at Rice University, commented that “Tesla, Microsoft, companies of this magnitude have specific commitments to bring the environmental footprint to zero (…) if the If the government wanted to intervene, it would have to guarantee (Tesla) clean energy, which is found in states like Sonora and Nuevo León.”

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said in his morning conference that one of the states with problems due to lack of water is Nuevo León and that in the conversation he will have with the CEO of Tesla he would raise information about the natural resources that the country has. (Lourdes Flores)

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