{"id":17566,"date":"2019-01-10T11:30:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T11:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/futurenetworks\/?page_id=17566"},"modified":"2025-03-16T07:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T07:20:49","slug":"innovator-profile-telefonica-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/networks\/innovator-profile\/innovator-profile-telefonica-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovator Profile: Telef\u00f3nica M\u00e9xico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Green Energy Consumption<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), 40% of Telef\u00f3nica M\u00e9xico energy will come from Solar Energy, providing power to its stores and radio bases stations. Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s commitment is for all of the company\u2019s energy consumption to be 100% green by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telef\u00f3nica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation and number of customers. With its best in class mobile, fixed and broadband networks, and innovative portfolio of digital solutions, the company is transforming itself into a \u2018Digital Telco\u2019. Telef\u00f3nica has a significant presence in 17 countries and a customer base of over 327 million accesses around the world. Telef\u00f3nica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telef\u00f3nica has made a solid commitment to sustainability and has a clear strategy in terms of energy efficiency and renewable energy. After approval in 2015 of the global objectives of energy and climate change, Telef\u00f3nica has become a lead operator, contributing to the fight against climate change worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s Renewable Energy Plan, the company is committed to sourcing 50% of its electricity consumption from renewables in 2020 and 100% in 2030. As a result, in the last two years, Telef\u00f3nica has reduced its GHG emissions by 28% in absolute terms and has reached 46.8% of its global electricity consumption from renewable sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Renewable Energy Plan contemplates different alternatives adapted to each country, purchase of guarantees of origin, renewable self-generation or the signing of long-term purchase agreements with renewable energy generators. Telef\u00f3nica M\u00e9xico is the first operator of the Telef\u00f3nica Group with a PPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since their arrival in M\u00e9xico, Telef\u00f3nica has always sought to generate a positive impact on its environment in all its aspects; economic, social, and environmental. For this reason, that for over a decade, Telef\u00f3nica M\u00e9xico have made use of solar energy technologies in base stations by installing solar panels. However, the high investment and maintenance costs derived from location conditions such as remote areas vulnerable to crime has led to a reduction of solar panels with an annual consumption of approximately 10,200 KWh at a number of base stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from human resource costs, energy expenditure is one of the highest OpEx for most companies. This is often the driver for companies to search for energy efficiencies that allow this expense to be reduced in proportion to the increase in load and the rate that may be incurred every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, the monthly calculation of energy consumption made by Comisi\u00f3n Federal de Electricidad, (CFE, Federal Electricity Commission), in lieu of actual readings from each load point, inconsistency was generated, typically above the actual consumption. This supposes an over cost on the real consumption of energy realised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three major contributions of the PPA are;<\/p>\n\n\n\n