Nuevo León is making progress in adapting the water infrastructure to be able to receive new investments. Work is underway on works such as the El Cuchillo II aqueduct, with the extraction of shallow and deep wells, and by December the Libertad dam will be completed, in joint work with the federal government to generate infrastructure, says the state Secretary of Economy, Iván Rivas. Rodriguez.

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Since October 2021, the government has announced 170 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, between expansions and new investments, for more than 30 billion dollars.

We are also working in parallel on a project where valves are repaired to prevent leaks, and with a pressure modulation program. In addition, the Libertad Dam is being built, which will be ready in December, it is already beginning to capture water, Rivas added.

“The El Cuchillo II aqueduct has just started, bringing 1.2 cubic meters per second to the metropolitan area, and will gradually increase from 2 to 3 until reaching 5 (cubic meters per second), that will be like in December,” he estimated. the official.

Rivas Rodríguez commented that they are carrying out studies and have spoken with Tamaulipas authorities to look for viable options for the sustainability of the water supply in the medium and long term, and to see what can be done together.

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He stressed that they are still in the study phases regarding projects to bring water from the Pánuco River, such as a desalination plant.

Although he did not delve into the issue, he stated that they are working together with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the National Energy Control Center (Cenace) to supply electricity to the companies that come to Nuevo León, and not There is a project that has not stayed in Nuevo León due to electricity issues,” Rivas Rodríguez stressed.

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