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Growing solar panel use drives Mexico’s 9.4% rise this year in distributed energy
Distributed generation is a step toward a clean-energy future, as it simply refers to electricity generated at or near the point of consumption. Solar panels are the most common form of such on-site energy production, and they are increasing in Mexico, with Jalisco leading the way.
Is violence in Mexico really falling, and by how much?
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported over 5,000 more homicides in 2025 than the federal government, the largest gap in more than a decade. The discrepancy may partly lie with the state prosecutors’ offices that are supplying the government’s figures.
For second year in a row, central Mexico’s reservoirs are above 95% full
According to the National Water Commission’s (Conagua) latest report on reservoir storage levels, the Cutzamala System reached a storage volume of 750.286 million cubic meters, equivalent to 95.88% of its capacity.