Mexico Sees Higher Electricity, Natural Gas Use In Next 15 Years Mexico's projected electricity consumption will increase by an average of 3.6% per year through 2024, requiring additional capacity of about 27,300 megawatts, the Energy Ministry said in a report Tuesday. In order to keep up with demand, the government-run electricity sector will require 37,615 megawatts of new installed capacity, at an estimated investment of $91.3 billion, according to the ministry's 15-year outlook for the i...