Public Utilities
Water and Sanitary Sewer Services:
Tijuana obtains the majority of it´s water from the Colorado River through 2 main pipelines that run through the Mexicali Valley over the sierra and in to the city with a capacity of 5.4 m3 per second. Currently, the potable water supply coverage in the city is 94% of total population. Sewer service coverage is 90.2% with growth in both infrastructure networks in 4% annually. The water connections for commercial and industrial use have an annual growth rate of 3%.
Recycled water is available for heavy industrial usage. The State Water Commission (CESPT), is the provider of water in the City of Tijuana. In 2010 two new water treatment plants certified by the North American Bank, started operations and can provide clean water resources for industrial use, with over 350 liters per second of capacity.
Electricity:
Electricity in Tijuana is generated by two thermoelectric plants: one located in Rosarito and the other in La Rosita, Mexicali. An additional geothermal plant operated by the Electricity Federal Commission (CFE) operates in Mexicali. Several Wind Energy projects are under development at the Rumorosa sierra between Tecate and Mexicali, wich will bring new sources of renewable energy to the region.
Installed electrical capacity in Tijuana includes 5 high voltage stations and 27 substations with a total of 1169 MVA throughout the city. With a user base of over 1,400 industries, generally all industrial developments and centers have installed electrical capacity, facilitating easy access to a reliable power supply.
Natural Gas:
Tijuana has two high capacity natural gas pipelines that run through the east and south of the city, offering good access to industrial parks and to commercial and industrial companies.
- Transportadora de Gas Natural (TGN): A 30" diameter and 23 mile pipeline goes from Otay Mesa in Tijuana to Playas de Rosarito were it supplies natural gas to CFE’s Presidente Juárez thermo electric plant. This pipeline runs from San Diego to Rosarito.
- Gasoducto Bajanorte: Is a 30" pipeline, 130 miles long which transports natural gas from Ehrenberg, Arizona USA to Tijuana. The Baja Norte pipeline, which started operations in 2002, crosses the south east border of California and the State of Baja California to inter connect with TGN system in Tijuana. In 2008 a new connection to the Energía Costa Azul, LNG Terminal in Ensenada was added, which provides a diversified source of Natural Gas from the Pacific, increasing the availability and coverage of this important energy source.
Currently, companies like Toyota MMBC, Dart Container, Munekata, among others installed in Tijuana are optimizing the benefits of immediate access to this source of energy.
