ALTERNATIVE ENERGY: WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT OPTION IN LA VENTA, JUCHITÁN, OAXACA, MÉXICO

Abstract

This study was carried out in the ejido of La Venta, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, México, in order to document a case of success related to the higher number of wind energy producers. La Venta is producing an important amount of megawatts through the transformation of wind energy; however, an option of development as such does not exist because payment for land rental is not proportional to the energy produced, in addition to the unequal distribution of contracts negotiated with the companies, adding that the lands are ejido property, and consequently, not all inhabitants are benefitted, the payments are different depending on the company that rents from them and the type of installation that they carry out in their properties. The main objective of this study was to analyze the social impact that there is in La Venta, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, in face of land rental for the generation of wind energy. The transnational companies purchase the energy obtained and the ejido only rents the lands, the electricity fees in the ejido continue being the same they paid before the installation of wind parks, when they should decrease. Obtaining income from land rental has modified the social panorama of the population.