Mexico City, May 16, 2025. The Universidad Panamericana reaffirms its leadership in energy sustainability by presenting during the 5th National Workshop of Mexican Sustainable Universities 5th National Workshop on Mexican Sustainable Universitiesa model for photovoltaic bidding model that has become a benchmark in Mexico.
Under the coordination of Alejandra Hernández Garzónleader of institutional sustainability, and with the presentation entitled Successful photovoltaic project bidding: professionalizing the industry in MexicoDr. Francisco Moreno Abril Dr. Francisco Moreno Abril, researcher of the Faculty of Engineering of the Universidad Panamericana campus Guadalajara and Mtro. Héctor López Barragán, maintenance manager at the Guadalajara campus.maintenance manager at the Guadalajara campus, shared an institutional experience that promotes the energy transition from the educational field.
The presentation highlighted the development of a 500 kWp solar photovoltaic plant solar photovoltaic plant at Guadalajara campusas well as the subsequent expansion of the model to Aguascalientes campus. Both projects were awarded through transparent, competitive and technically transparent, competitive and technically demanding processes, in order to ensurewith the objective of ensuring clean energy and promote the professionalization of the energy sector.
Currently, Universidad Panamericana ranks sixth nationally in the sixth place nationally in the ranking GreenMetric ranking and is the second best private university in Mexico in this in this evaluation, reflecting its sustained commitment to sustainability and good institutional practices.
A replicable model of energy sustainability
In a space that brought together leading universities from Mexico and the United States in sustainability issues, Universidad Panamericana stood out for its practical and replicable approach, aimed at promoting the energy transition. energy transition from the educational sector. With a focus on operational and academic excellence, Universidad Panamericana structured a methodology that included:
- The formation of a multidisciplinary technical-academic committee.
- The preparation of terms of reference with more than 2,100 technical and economic data.
- An objective and comparative evaluation of financial, operational and performance models.
This strategy not only made it possible to select the best proposals for each campus, but also fosters an institutional culture of good sustainability practices. institutional culture of best practices in sustainability..
In addition, he turned these projects into living laboratories for students to learn firsthand how real energy initiatives are managed.
"This bidding model not only guarantees the technical and financial success of the projects, but also becomes a living laboratory for our students, who learn firsthand how to build a fairer, more transparent and competitive country."the speakers emphasized.
Training of leaders in sustainable energy
The initiative is part of Universidad Panamericana 's strategic vision to train sustainable leaders for to train sustainable leaders prepared to face the challenges of climate change, energy management and technological innovation.
Through this model, the Universidad Panamericana not only generates solar energy for its operations, but also strengthens the institutionalization of technical institutionalization of technical processes, accountabilityand the professionalization of the photovoltaic sector in the country. With these actions, the institution provides practical, replicable solutions based on academic evidence to accelerate the energy transition in Mexico. to accelerate the energy transition in Mexico and Latin America.
Learn more about what Universidad Panamericana is doing in sustainability issues at: https://www.up.edu.mx/sostenibilidad
