▲ In the country’s capital, the earthquake brought to mind the tragedies of 1985 and 2017.Photo Marco Peláez
Alejandro Alegría
La Jornada Newspaper
Saturday, January 3, 2026, p. 4
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) restored the energy supply to 99.9 percent of users affected by the 6.5-degree earthquake that occurred yesterday morning, the company indicated.
With a cut at 3:30 p.m., the CFE indicated that the service still needed to be reconnected to 112 people affected by the earthquake that had San Marcos, Guerrero as its epicenter.
He highlighted that in Mexico City and the state of Mexico the service has already been fully restored and work continues in Guerrero.
He noted that he did not identify damage to the infrastructure of the generating plants. In addition, he pointed out that the two transmission lines that were reported out of service at the beginning, Papagayo-Cruz Grande and Pinotepa-Ometepec, are already operating normally.
To respond to what happened, the CFE deployed 354 electrical workers, 138 vehicles and 79 cranes. He noted that he will continue to inspect and carry out work to recover all electrical service in the affected states.
For its part, Petróleos Mexicanos did not report damage to its infrastructure located in the state of Guerrero. Through a message on the social network
Minor impacts at airports
The Mexico City International (AICM) and Acapulco International airports operated normally, although they recorded some damage after the earthquake, reported the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC).
The decentralized body of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation reported that the review and verification protocols for airport infrastructure and operating conditions were activated.
In terminal 2 of the AICM, the AFAC reported minor damage to finishes (broken glass, falling ceilings), without affecting the operation or users.
On social networks, the Mexico City airport notified on its own that, by protocol, physical inspection work would be carried out on the track and the support columns of the airtrain, so the transfer of passengers between terminals would be carried out temporarily with the support of the TETSA trucks, located in terminal 1, outside gate 7, and in terminal 2, in the bus bay.
Regarding the Acapulco airport, the AFAC reported damage to the finishes of the commercial terminal building (broken glass) without further damage. Furthermore, in the Control Tower the ceiling fell, without posing any danger to the workers. It indicated that it is in permanent coordination with airport authorities and competent agencies to monitor the situation and verify operational safety conditions.
(With information from the Editor)
