https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights Short, practical analysis on infrastructure, energy and industry across Mexico's Bajío region. en Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/it-started-in-leon https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/it-started-in-leon Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT History Mexico's first electrical installation was a 1.8 kW plant built for a textile mill's own use in Guanajuato, in 1879. One hundred and forty-seven years later, the main opening in the current law is called self-consumption. History does not repeat. The physical constraint does. https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/permitting-is-no-longer-the-problem https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/permitting-is-no-longer-the-problem Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thesis Halfway through Mexico's 2024–2030 National Energy Plan, the binding constraint has moved: from the permit desk to the grid. For industry in the Bajío, that changes which decision has to be made, and when. https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/why-the-bajio-and-why-energy https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/why-the-bajio-and-why-energy Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thesis Industrial demand is not the problem. Nearshoring investment grew 39% in 2025, and northern Mexico's industrial vacancy still multiplied sevenfold. What broke was the infrastructure underneath — and that is where we work. https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/smart-and-sustainable-industry-summit-2026 https://bajioinvest.com/en/insights/smart-and-sustainable-industry-summit-2026 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Events On 2 September, the BDI, COPARMEX Nacional, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the State of Guanajuato opened a Germany–Mexico industrial agenda in Silao. This is the full record of the day: programme, speakers, panels, and the 61-supplier Catalogue.