Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda met with representatives from the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and local municipal leaders to review progress on a major electrical grid maintenance initiative across the Tijuana Metropolitan Area. The operation aims to strengthen service continuity for homes, businesses, and industrial centers throughout the region.
Gerardo Óscar Santiago Ruiz, Manager of CFE’s Baja California Distribution Division, outlined the scope of the project, which officially launched on Saturday, October 24 and focuses on both preventive and corrective maintenance across high-, medium-, and low-voltage networks, as well as critical substations.
Key highlights of the infrastructure upgrade include interventions spanning eight subtransmission lines, five substations, and 72 circuits, plus priority outreach in high-need neighborhoods to reduce power outages and boost overall grid reliability.
In addition, a workforce of 248 specialized field personnel drawn from CFE’s Northern and Northwestern divisions, local Baja California teams, and private contractors will be deployed.
To ensure efficient execution and public safety, the state and municipal Public Safety, Public Works, Civil Protection, and Parks and Recreation agencies are coordinating closely with field crews. This inter-agency strategy also includes streamlined debris management to clear tree limbs trimmed during power line maintenance.
The meeting was attended by Playas de Rosarito Mayor Rocío Adame Muñoz, Tijuana Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz, Tecate Mayor Román Cota Muñoz, Secretary of Economy and Innovation Kurt Ignacio Honold Morales, and Secretary of Infrastructure Arturo Espinoza Jaramillo.
Governor Marina del Pilar thanked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and the CFE team for their support, emphasizing that grid maintenance is vital to preventing power disruptions ahead of potential heavy rains driven by the El Niño weather pattern.
