Mexico opposition party pitches free solar panels for housing

By Trend

Mexico's biggest opposition party on Sunday proposed installing solar panels for free onto residential housing, staking out its renewable energy credentials as it seeks to challenge the ruling party of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Trend reports citing Reuters.

Marko Cortes, leader of the center-right National Action Party (PAN), said the plan was to have state power utility Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) and the government put panels for free on all homes, "starting with the poorest."

"People wouldn't pay anything, or would pay a lot less for their electricity bill," Cortes said in a video on Twitter, urging the government to adopt the plan.