Baja California Governor Highlights Development Projects During Presidential Visit

-Editorial 

Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda highlighted a series of federal and state initiatives aimed at housing, infrastructure, education, and energy development following a recent visit to the state by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

During her weekly news conference, Avila Olmeda outlined actions announced during the presidential tour, including housing assistance programs, educational investments, and the inauguration of a new power generation facility in Mexicali.

The governor said the federal government has begun distributing housing improvement assistance through Banco del Bienestar cards in San Quintín. The program is expected to benefit approximately 36,000 families and provide financial support for home improvement projects.

Cabinet Coordinator Ricardo Serrano Burgos said a decree has also been issued exempting certain regularization and property titling fees through the state housing agency, INDIVI, in San Quintín. Officials estimate the measure will benefit about 4,000 families in 2026.

State officials reported ongoing electrification projects aimed at expanding access to electricity for more than 8,700 families in the municipality. Additional water infrastructure projects include expanding desalination plant capacity, constructing 10 wells, developing distribution works, and installing 22 kilometers of water distribution lines.

The San Quintín development plan also includes road improvements along the Transpeninsular Highway and municipal streets, as well as maintenance work on various transportation corridors intended to improve mobility and regional connectivity.

In education, authorities said 21 million pesos have been allocated for improvements at 15 elementary and middle schools in San Quintín. Plans also include the opening of the Santa María Community Telebachillerato and the regularization of school facilities. More than 18,000 students in the municipality currently receive support through the Rita Cetina and Benito Juárez scholarship programs, according to officials.

In Mexicali, federal and state authorities inaugurated the González Ortega Combined Cycle Power Plant, a project developed by the Federal Electricity Commission, or CFE. Officials said the facility is intended to strengthen electricity generation capacity and help meet growing energy demand in the region.

During the visit to Tijuana, authorities also distributed educational scholarships and inaugurated a new upper-secondary education campus. Officials said the projects are aimed at expanding educational opportunities for students in the state.

Avila Olmeda said the presidential visit reflected ongoing collaboration between the federal and state governments on development, infrastructure, and social welfare programs throughout Baja California.