The Government of Mexico, through the National Water Commission (Conagua), has introduced 17 Water Infrastructure Projects as part of the National Water Plan, aiming to ensure access to water in areas with the greatest scarcity. These projects represent a six-year investment totaling 122.6 billion pesos and will benefit 36 million people nationwide.
During the morning conference «Las Mañaneras del Pueblo,» President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo highlighted that this is an ambitious project combining municipal, state, and federal investments, including strategic works to guarantee the supply of drinking water.
Efraín Morales López, director of Conagua, detailed that 15 billion pesos will be allocated this year to initiate the projects, which include the construction of dams, aqueducts, desalination plants, and sanitation works in various states.
Main Projects of the National Water Plan:
- Baja California: Rosarito Desalination Plant, with an investment of 12 billion pesos to supply water to Tijuana and Rosarito.
- Baja California Sur: El Novillo Dam, with 1.423 billion pesos to improve supply in La Paz.
- Durango: Tunal II Dam, with 3.985 billion pesos, to provide drinking water to 300,000 inhabitants.
- Zacatecas: Milpillas Dam, with 8.9 billion pesos, benefiting thousands of families.
- Mexico City Metropolitan Area: Water supply project, with 50 billion pesos for Mexico City, State of Mexico, and Hidalgo.
- Colima: Zacualpan Aqueduct, with 1.78 billion pesos, to improve access to drinking water.
- Guerrero: Supply and sanitation works in Acapulco, with an investment of 8 billion pesos.
- Oaxaca: Paso Ancho Dam, with 4.6 billion pesos, benefiting 650,000 inhabitants.
- Veracruz: Coatzacoalcos Aqueduct, with 1.55 billion pesos for half a million people.
- Sonora: Hermosillo Dam System, with 7.5 billion pesos, to supply 900,000 people.
Additionally, the Agricultural Irrigation Modernization Program will receive 10 billion pesos to enhance irrigation efficiency in various regions.
