Sener Brings Solar Panels to 33 Leche para el Bienestar Collection Centers

Mexico's Secretariat of Energy (Sener) will install photovoltaic systems at 33 Leche para el Bienestar collection centers to reduce electricity costs from milk refrigeration, according to an agreement reported by Forbes México on August 11, 2026. The investment earmarked for the selected centers totals 20 million pesos, funded through the Fund for Energy Transition and Sustainable Energy Use (FOTEASE).

The agreement was signed by Jorge Marcial Islas Samperio, Undersecretary for Energy Planning and Transition at Sener, and Antonio Talamantes Geraldo, Director General of Leche para el Bienestar, according to the program's official statement. The collection centers are located in Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, and Zacatecas. The project falls under the Efficiency, Sustainability, and Energy Poverty and Justice Project, for which FOTEASE's Technical Committee authorized a budget of 180 million pesos on October 16, 2025, to fund works at schools, hospitals, and state-owned productive enterprises. The case stands as a regional model of distributed renewable generation applied to social supply infrastructure, a segment where the energy transition and operational cost reduction converge.

The grid-connected photovoltaic systems will offset electricity costs from refrigeration equipment, contributing to energy efficiency and reduced power consumption, according to the document in Forbes México's possession. The plan includes energy efficiency assessments, feasibility studies, and energy audits to identify the interventions with the greatest savings potential. A comprehensive impact evaluation of the system installations will be carried out across all 33 collection centers. Following the assessments, Sener will design executive projects and prepare procurement documents for the acquisition and installation of equipment. The reduction in electricity consumption will benefit milk producers and vulnerable individuals in marginalized communities served by the Abasto Precios de Garantía Program.

The next milestone is the completion of the energy audits and the publication of procurement documents for the acquisition and installation of photovoltaic systems at the 33 collection centers.

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