The aim is to reduce the cost of electricity tariffs with the production of natural gas in northwest Mexico, as well as creating new jobs and new industries, said Energy Secretary Pedro Joaquín Coldwell.
Arrival to the port of Topolobampo in Ahome the ship Hanzevast from the Mundra Mull, India, with a load of 3 thousand 476 tubes for the construction of 52 km of the first section of the gas pipeline from Topolobampo to El Encino.
At the inauguration of the largest strategic project of the State Development Plan 2011-2016, and during this event, the Sener headline stated that the gas pipeline from Sonora-Chihuahua-Sinaloa will reduce the costs of the Federal Electricity Commission, To feed the plant located in Mazatlan and another two thermoelectric to be built in Ahome.
"It will allow gas supply to the Federal Electricity Commission, which will reduce electricity generation costs that are currently based on fuels and diesel, four and six times more expensive than natural gas," he said. He explained.
"This will allow us a cheaper, cleaner electricity generation, benefiting the environment and, particularly, the economy of families that will be favored by the reduction of light tariffs."
"This project will have a length of approximately 780 kilometers. It will provide the national gas pipeline system with an additional transportation capacity of 1.6 billion cubic feet per day, once the various sections that compose them enter into operation, "he said.
Gustavo Blejer, representative of TransCanada in Mexico, winner of the project, mentioned that the biggest challenge is to build in the irregular terrain of Mexican territory.
Governor Mario López Valdez stated that this project will allow the installation of new industries in the agri-food sector, for example, fertilizers; Also announced a negotiation to build a maritime bridge between Oaxaca and Mazatlan, as a secondary result of the pipeline project.
"I have time to go. I do not want to leave, my date to go is December 31, 2016, if it is that I do not run before. And I want to see the pipes full of gas, I want to see the first agri-food industries, fertilizer industries, metal-mechanic industries installed in Sinaloa, "he said.
PROJECT OF WEIGHT
The gas pipeline will have a length of 2 thousand 352 km.
Its extension in Sinaloa will be of 640 km.
The investment will be 3,150 million dollars.
It has 2 transport lines: Sonora and Chihuahua.
Natural gas is supplied from gas obtained in Texas, United States.
The gas pipeline will supply one power plant and three thermoelectric plants.
For its construction, 3 thousand 500 workers will be hired.
The winning bidder is TransCanada.
It will attract investments for the petrochemical, metallurgical, metal-mechanic, glass and automotive industries.
The first vessel Hanzevast carries 3 thousand 476 tubes.
The work is expected to be completed by 2016.