Mexico supplies electricity to Texas

Mexico-Texas Emergency Power Transfer delivers 280 megawatts via Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Piedras Negras as CFE aids the Texas grid during a crippling winter storm, mitigating outages and supporting reliability while conservation efforts continue.

Mexico's state electricity company recently started supplying electricity to the US state of Texas, where demand shot up amid unusually cold temperatures and caused power outages.

Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission "was determined to support Texas with electrical energy faced with the problems the state is suffering due to winter storm power failures across the state," a statement said.

An energy transfer of 280 megawatts began recently via the north Mexican border cities of Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa and Piedras Negras as the Texas grid emergency unfolded, it added.

Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a statement that power and emergency management experts were working with utility providers while a Texas Senate investigation into outages proceeded to ensure power was restored as quickly as possible.

"Until that happens, I urge businesses and residents to conserve electricity to minimize the impact of this event and broader blackout risks across the nation today," Perry added.

An epic winter storm Wednesday buried more than a third of the United States in drifting snow, sleet and ice that brought air and road travel to a halt, even as Texas moved to probe rolling blackouts amid the crisis.

Snowstorms also paralyzed air transport, blocked operations in factories and caused schools to shut in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.

Ciudad Juarez mayor Hector Murgia said the temperatures of around minus 13 degrees centigrade 8.6 Fahrenheit were the lowest recorded in almost 50 years.

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