1. Overview of the Electrical Metering Market in México
Overview of the Electrical Metering Market in México
Presented by
Juan Antonio Zapata García
Metering Manager
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
                                                               

2. México´s Electric Utility System
LyFC Luz y Fuerza del Centro
2 Government Companies:
CFE
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
CFE
LyFC
Total
Customers (Millions)
Sales (GWh/Year) , , ,384

3. México´s Electric Utility System
Generation Infrastructure (MW)
CFE
LyFC
Total
Hydro , ,615
Thermo 27, ,188
Wind
Total , ,805
*Does not include External Energy Producers
Plants
Units
Centrals

4. Each Area is Divided by Regions across the Country
CFE Overview
Structure
Each Area is Divided by Regions across the Country
71,219 Workers

5. Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure
CFE Overview
Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure
Lines:
15,998 km 400 kV Transmission lines
24,773 km 230 kV “ “ “
470 km 161 kV “ “ “
1,340 km 138 kV Sub-transmission lines
38,773 km 115 kV “ “ “
140 km 85 kV “ “ “
3,364 km 69 kV “ “ “
63,654 km kV Distribution lines
26,366 km 23 kV “ “ “
257,462 km 13.8 kV “ “ “
225,147 km 220/127 V “ “ “
TOTAL CAPACITY: 162,775 Megawatts
Substations:

6. CFE Overview Distribution Distribution Area is conformed by
Noroeste
Norte
Golfo Norte
Distribution Area
is conformed by
13 Divisions and
116 distribution
Zones
Baja
California
Golfo Centro
Peninsular
Bajío
Centro Occidente
Oriente
Centro Oriente
Jalisco
Centro Sur
Sureste

7. CFE Overview Customers Commercial 10.39% Agricultural 0.47%
Services 0.66%
Home-living %
Industrial 0.65%
21.34 Customer Millions
80 Mexico´s Inhabitant Millions
More than 900,000 new customers each year

8. Energy meters in operation
CFE Overview
Energy meters in operation
Energy
meters
installed
(by type)
*AMR media used: Normal Phone line, cellular, ethernet, etc.

9. 9.8 Billion US Dollars Income
CFE Overview
Sales
Commercial 6.86%
Agricultural 5.55%
Home-living 25.50%
Services 3.26%
Industrial 58.82%
131,526 GWh/year
9.8 Billion US Dollars Income

10. A Worldwide-Class-Indicators Company
CFE Overview
Operation indicators
A Worldwide-Class-Indicators Company

11. Energy meter approval process
Standards
NOM-044-SCFI-1999 Watthour Electromechanical Meter Instruments - Definitions, Characteristics and Test Methods
(CFE´s GWH00-01 Specification)

12. Energy meter approval process
Standards
NOM-127-SCFI-1999 Multifunction Meters for Electric Systems -Specifications and Test Methods (CFE´s G Specification)

13. Energy meter approval process
Lapem
Lapem
Material and Equipment Test Laboratory
Electromechanical Equipment Evaluation
Materials evaluation
Energy Conversion Process Evaluation
Dielectric Tests
Short Circuit Tests
Engineering
Qualification and consultant Services
Quality Control
Suppliers Development and Evaluation
Normalize and Metrology Services

14. Energy meter approval process
Lapem
Lapem guide Num. 1.-
Product Official Approval and Prototype Evaluation
Requirements
Application
Preliminary meetings
Prototype drafts approval
Prototype certification Process
Sample selection
Tests
Documentary evaluation
Evaluation Report
Certified Prototype List
Certified Product no-changes check
Prototype Re-certification

15. Energy meter approval process
Lapem
Lapem guide Num. 2.-
Supplier´s Qualification and Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Suppliers Evaluation Procedure
Company evaluation application
Product evaluation application
Documentary evaluation
In-Situ evaluation
Evaluation report
Supplier Qualification Certificate

16. Energy meter approval process
Tests by the final user
1.- In the Divisions:
Random test when the meters are received in the divisions.
13 Secondary Laboratories
Certified on Official Mexican Norm NMX-EC-025-IMNC-2000 “General requirements of Competence of the Calibration and Test Laboratories”, based in ISO/IEC GUIDE 25:1990 Standard.

17. Energy meter approval process
Tests by the final user
2.- In the distribution Zones:
Random test to the electromechanical meters and test to the 100% of the electronic and electronic-multifunction meters.
More than 100 Tertiary laboratories distributed in the most important cities of the Country

18. Energy meter approval process
Tests by the final user
3.- In the field:
CFE has a Yearly Test Program to insure the quality of metering.
Each year, it test more than 1.8 Millions of energy meters.

19. Energy meter approval process
Tests by the final user
4.- When the energy meters were retired from the field:
All the meters retired from the field, no matter the reason; receive maintenance service.
Each year, CFE gives maintenance to more than 644,000 energy meters on its laboratories.

20. Energy meter approval process
Traceability chart
National Metrology Centre
CENAM
SIMCFE
Accuracy Requirements
CFE Material and Equipment Test Laboratory LAPEM
LAB. I
0,0055 %
Energy Meter Comparison National Program
LAB. II
CFE Secondary Metering Laboratories
(13 Divisions)
0,025 %
0,1 %
0,05 %
LAB. III
CFE Tertiary Metering Laboratories
(Distribution Zones)
Final Customer
Residential Customer
Industrial Customer
2 %
0,2 %

21. Energy meter approval process
Update Standards
The NOM-044-SCFI-1999 standard are based upon the ANSI Standards.
The NOM-127-SCFI-1999 standard are based upon the ANSI and the IEC Standards.
CFE is always checking the updates of the ANSI standards, in order to include the changes in it´s own standards.

22. Thanks for your attention!
Juan Antonio Zapata García
Metering Manager
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Rio Rodano No °Piso
Colonia Cuauhtémoc
C.P
México, D.F.
Phone: (01152)
Fax: (01152)