Cancun Doubles Electrification Projects in Underserved Neighborhoods

Cancun, Quintana Roo — Cancun has more than doubled the number of electrification projects in its underserved neighborhoods, with 19 works now under way compared with 10 in 2025, a 90% increase.

The municipal government said the projects involve an estimated investment of 60 million to 70 million pesos, managed through the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).

Alan Enrique Asseburg Archila, director of territorial management at the Institute of Regularization and Housing, said institutional coordination has been key to reaching families who have been without electricity for decades.

“This year we are doing 19 projects, an investment greater than last year, and the CFE keeps opening more doors and supporting us to secure more resources,” he said.

Priority Projects

The electrification program has benefited more than 1,200 people in about 16 low-income neighborhoods since 2025, including Los Lirios, El Porvenir II and La Chiapaneca.

Highlights among the current projects include:

• Colonia Mexico: electrification of 65 blocks through the Universal Electric Service Fund (FSUE), with a financing cap of 25 million pesos, directly benefiting 204 people.
• El Milagro: installation of utility poles and meter connections to supply power to 140 families.
• Los Lirios: installation of 56 meters for residents who waited 25 years for the service.

Fraud Warning

The arrival of street lighting and home electrical service has helped reduce crime and improve community safety in peripheral areas, officials said.

Still, about 30 of Cancun’s 240 neighborhoods remain in urgent need of electrical infrastructure. Asseburg urged residents not to pay intermediaries or fake agents who promise to deliver projects.

“Everything has to be done through the CFE, and people should not fall for individuals who promise to carry out works that never get finished,” he said.