RE:RE:Mexico needs nat. gasGoing forward, the conditions are ripe for natural gas to become the mainstay of all energy sources in Mexico. In its most recent analyses of market conditions, SENER projects that the use of natural gas will further increase by 2031, primarily due to a large number of combined cycle power plants coming online over the next decade. The countrys demand is anticipated to reach 9.66 billions of cubic feet per day (Bcfd), an increase of almost 27 percent from 2016. The power sector is predicted to remain the leading consumer of natural gas and capture 61.6 percent of gas supply. In other words, demand for natural gas in electricity generation is expected to expand from 3.97 Bcfd in 2016 to 5.95 Bcfd in 2031, a trajectory that likely makes natural gas the most important energy source for the next few decades.11