OEM ignites its new solar era
The Mexican company installed solar panels on its corporate building in the capital, which will cover 96% of its electricity demand.
Ciudad de Mexico, 28 de marzo de 2026
The Mexican company installed solar panels on its corporate building in the capital, which will cover 96% of its electricity demand.
Miguel Ángel Ensástigue / El Sol de México
Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM) inaugurated a photovoltaic plant at its building in the San Rafael neighborhood of Mexico City, a project that transforms the historic building at Guillermo Prieto 7 into a sustainability benchmarks in the Cuauhtémoc borough and marks the beginning of a strategy to bring solar energy to other Editorial locations in the country.
Among terraces, rooftops, and structures that preserve the essence of a building with history, the new solar panels began operating as part of a plan to transform the property into a 100 percent sustainable space, which will be able to generate all the energy it consumes and, in the future, collect rainwater and operate with intelligent lighting and climate control systems.
The inauguration of the solar panels was attended by Paquita Ramos de Vázquez, president and CEO of OEM; Francisco Torres Vázquez, executive VP of OEM; Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, mayor of Cuauhtémoc; and Charles Louis De Leschevin, assigned to coordinate and implement this ambitious project, who highlighted the relevance of the project for the city and the organization.
Currently, the plant installed in said building is the largest photovoltaic project in the Cuauhtémoc borough and the eighth largest private sector project in Mexico City, which places OEM within a group of companies that are committed to energy innovation.
With this project, OEM is not only transforming its historic building into a more efficient and environmentally friendly space, but is also opening the door to a new stage in which solar energy and sustainability will be a central part of its operation throughout the country.
The installation was carried out with the support of Pireos Power as integrator, a company that stands out for the high quality of its facilities and with whom the OEM’s maintenance, technology, communications and systems teams collaborated to obtain a top-level solar project.
“It’s a great project that means a lot to the Cuauhtémoc borough and the San Rafael neighborhood. Little by little, we’ll do it in other buildings to take advantage of the sunshine we have. El Sol de México is already working thanks to the sun,” said Francisco Torres Vázquez.
Alessandra Rojo de la Vega highlighted the magnitude of the project, noting that it contributes to a more sustainable municipality in the long term.
For his part, Charles Louis De Leschevin explained that the installation represented a significant challenge due to the characteristics of the building, a building with many years of history and with different mixed terraces; installations on traditional concrete slabs, laminated roofs and an installation of more than a thousand square meters of structure for parking.
“Currently, this is the largest photovoltaic project in the borough, and it is the eighth largest private sector project in Mexico City. In this way, OEM is positioning itself alongside a group of cutting-edge companies and making a strong commitment to the environment,” he added.
The installation has a capacity of half a megawatt and will cover 96 percent of the building’s annual energy demand, equivalent to the average consumption of 170 Mexican households and preventing the emission of more than 425 tons of carbon dioxide per year. Its environmental contribution is equivalent to planting 21,000 trees annually.
In addition, the OEM is working to ensure that the Mexicali, Tampico, Chihuahua, and Durango Editorial locations will have the same technology.
“As we add the other facilities, OEM will undoubtedly end up operating at around 2.5 to 3.5 MW, which is already a large facility for our sector,” De Leschevin added.
The project not only represents a technological advancement, but also the beginning of a broader environmental strategy within the organization.
In a second stage, OEM is working on rainwater harvesting, improvements to the air conditioning system and smart lighting, with the aim of turning the building into a benchmark for sustainability.
As part of this plan,the installed systems will be able to collect rainwater, which will be channeled to a filtration system and subsequently to the building’s cisterns, with an estimated capacity of up to 20,000 liters during the rainy season, allowing the use of natural resources and reducing water consumption.
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These projects are part of a comprehensive vision to transform the organization and move towards an increasingly efficient and sustainable operating model.
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