• Tania Ortíz Mena

Tania Ortíz Mena

IEnova

Chief Executive Officer

Tania Ortiz Mena is IEnova’s Chief Executive Officer since September 2018 and member of the Board of Directors since January 2019. Tania began her career in IEnova in 2000, holding different positions, including Vice-president of External Affairs, Vice-president of External Affairs and Development, and Chief Development Officer. From 1994-1999, Tania worked as Deputy Commercial Manager for Refined Products of Pemex subsidiary PMI. Tania serves as Independent Board Member of the Mexican Stock Exchange and Member of its Corporate Practices Committee. She co-chairs the US -Mexico Energy Business Council and is Member of the Inter-American Dialogue. She is also Board Member of the Mexican Natural Gas Association, and Board Member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations COMEXI. From 2015 to 2016 Tania chaired the Mexican Natural Gas Association, from 2015 to 2018 she was Member of the Advisory Board of the Energy Regulatory Commission, and from 2019 to 2020 she was member of the US-Mexico CEO Dialogue. Tania holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Universidad Iberoamericana.

SESSIONS WITH Tania Ortíz Mena

Thursday, 4 March

  • 07:30am - 08:00am (CST) / 04/mar/2021 01:30 pm - 04/mar/2021 02:00 pm

    Strategic Dialogue

    Reshaping Latin American Power Markets: Cheaper & cleaner
    Panel Markets/Economics/Strategy Power & Renewables Geopolitics/Policy/Regulatory
    The growing trend toward power mix diversification has created opportunities to unleash the potential of renewables and gas-fired generation in Latin America. Power auctions and corporate power purchase agreements have set the foundation for competitive prices, especially for renewables that capitalized on global cost reductions and efficiency gains to leverage world-class natural resources across the region. The fierce competition in the market and the introduction of new business models will continue to push the power sector toward a greener and cheaper energy mix, but challenges remain. How will the region combine the growing role of intermittent resources, which include the impacts of climate change on hydropower, with the need for additional flexibility and stability?
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