Mtra. Adriana Aragón Tapia

Job Title: Coordinator of the German Mexican Energy Partnership
Company: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Adriana Aragón holds a Master's degree in Environmental Economics from the University of East Anglia (United Kingdom) and a Specialization in Energy and Environmental Policy and Management from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO, Mexico).

She has worked in the public sector at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Energy, leading initiatives on energy sustainability and climate policy, and coordinating federal government energy efficiency projects implemented in partnership with the World Bank.

Since 2020, she has led energy programmes at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. She currently coordinates the Mexican-German Energy Partnership, a project implemented on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy since 2016.

September 3, 2026Concentrated Solar Power in Mexico: Industrial Development and Perspectives for a National Value Chain

Sessions

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Concentrated Solar Power in Mexico: Industrial Development and Perspectives for a National Value Chain

Thursday, September 3, 2026, 11:00am–12:20pm

Centro Banamex, Conference Area

The industrial growth taking place in northern Mexico is transforming the region's energy needs and accelerating the demand for more modern, reliable, and sustainable infrastructure. In this context, solar energy and electrical storage are emerging as key technologies to strengthen industrial competitiveness and meet rising electricity demand. This panel will bring together public sector representatives and industry leaders to discuss how northern Mexican states are creating new opportunities for energy development, investment attraction, and the integration of solar and storage solutions across strategic sectors of the Mexican economy.