Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds
- ⚡ Energy justice pledge — 45,000 projects: Energy Minister Luz Elena González and CFE chief Emilia Esther Calleja announced that the government will carry out more than 45,000 electricity projects during Sheinbaum’s six-year term to bring power to 99.9% of Mexican homes, including isolated rural dwellings. Calleja noted that 17,106 projects have already been completed in just 20 months.
- ⚽ World Cup traffic measures acknowledged: Sheinbaum confirmed government decrees cutting short the on-site workday in Mexico City on Wednesday ahead of the Colombia–Uzbekistan match, and directing Guadalajara workers to work from home Thursday for the Mexico–South Korea game. She added that Mexico’s final group match against the Czech Republic falls on June 24 — her birthday — and that similar remote-work and no-school arrangements will apply in Mexico City that day.
- 🎙️ AMLO’s cousin rebuked over Trump insults: The president distanced herself from remarks made by Manuela Obrador Narváez — welfare delegate in Chiapas and cousin of former president López Obrador — who called Donald Trump a “misogynistic tyrant” at a Morena rally. Sheinbaum said the comments “don’t represent the view of the government of Mexico,” and noted she had asked her welfare minister to review whether an administrative offense had been committed.
Why today’s mañanera matters
At President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Wednesday morning press conference, officials presented details on the government’s plan to get electricity to virtually all homes in Mexico. More than 99% of homes already have power, according to data presented by the government, but the goal is to get as close to 100% as possible.
Officials said the government is committed to “energy justice,” and framed the commitment as part of the Sheinbaum administration’s broader goal of improving the lives of Mexico’s most disadvantaged people.
Also of note at today’s mañanera was Sheinbaum’s acknowledgement of the government-decreed work and school arrangements designed to ease traffic in Mexico City and Guadalajara ahead of World Cup matches in the former city on Wednesday night and in the latter on Thursday night.
In addition, the president responded to controversial remarks made by a federal official, who is also a cousin of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
Energy Minister: 45,000 electricity projects to be carried out in Mexico
Energy Minister Luz Elena González reminded reporters that “the concept of energy justice” was enshrined in law with the approval of an energy reform in 2024.
“For the first time, access to energy is recognized as a dimension of justice and wellbeing,” she said.
“.. To ensure this energy justice, we’re carrying out, in the coming years, more than 45,000 electricity projects … so that this concept that we included in the law for the first time doesn’t remain on paper,” González said.
She said that the electricity projects will ensure that 99.9% of homes in Mexico — including dwellings in isolated rural areas — have power.
“There is always a 0.1% … [of homes] that are practically impossible [to get electricity to],” González said.
Emilia Esther Calleja, head of the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), said that the CFE is building more electricity infrastructure than ever before.
She presented data that showed that 12,630 electricity projects were built during Felipe Calderón’s 2006-12 presidency, while 14,505 were built during Enrique Peña Nieto’s 2012-18 presidency.
Calleja said that during Sheinbaum’s term to date, 17,106 electricity projects have already been built. She highlighted that the number — achieved in just 20 months — is higher than the total number of projects completed in the 2006-12 and 2012-18 terms of government.
The CFE chief reported that 21,645 electricity projects were completed during Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s 2018-24 presidency. The data she presented showed that 45,182 electricity projects are projected to be completed during Sheinbaum’s six-year term. This is the number Gónzalez was referring to. The total cost of the more than 45,000 projects is slated to be almost 21.4 billion pesos (US $1.24 billion)
“We’re going to carry out more than triple the projects built in the six-year terms between 2006 and 2018,” Calleja said.
“… This reflects a profound change in the vision of national development,” she said.
“For this government, electricity is not understood as a privilege or a good. It’s understood as a right linked to social justice and the wellbeing of the Mexican people,” Calleja said.
Sheinbaum acknowledges World Cup arrangements in CDMX and GDL
A reporter asked the president where she would watch the World Cup match between Mexico and South Korea, which will be played at Guadalajara Stadium (Akron) on Thursday night.
“We’re going to see how work is going here. Maybe I’ll watch it right here,” Sheinbaum said, referring to the National Palace, where she lives and works.
“Maybe I’ll grab my husband so we watch it together,” she added.
Sheinbaum subsequently noted that Mexico’s third and final group match, which will be played against the Czech Republic in Mexico City on June 24, is on the same day as her birthday.
The president acknowledged that the government issued a decree advising that the “on-site” work day for government workers in Mexico City will conclude at 3 p.m. Wednesday in order to reduce traffic in the evening ahead of the Colombia vs. Uzbekistan match at the Mexico City Stadium. The private sector in Mexico City has also been urged to end the on-site work day early.
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Sheinbaum noted that there will be no classes in Guadalajara on Thursday and that workers in the Jalisco capital have been directed to work from home if possible due to the Mexico-South Korea match. The aim again is to ease traffic congestion. Similarly, there will be no classes in Mexico City on June 24, and workers have been directed to work from home if possible.
AMLO’s cousin in hot water
A reporter told the president that at a Morena party rally in Chiapas on Tuesday, the government’s welfare delegate in the southern state, Manuela Obrador Narváez — a cousin of AMLO — “hurled insults” at U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him a “misogynistic tyrant” and a “disgusting” person.
The reporter asked Sheinbaum whether she agreed with the remarks.
“No, no,” she responded.
Sheinbaum said she had asked Welfare Minister Leticia Ramírez Amaya to review whether Obraror had committed any “administrative offense in the work she carries out.”
“But it isn’t correct [to say that] if you’re a welfare delegate,” she said.
Sheinbaum said that Obrador’s remarks “obviously don’t represent the view of the government of Mexico.”
“… We have to be respectful of the president of the United States,” she said.
By Mexico News Daily chief staff writer Peter Davies (peter.davies@mexiconewsdaily.com)
