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Mexico opposition party pitches free solar panels for housing

Solar panels are seen on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

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.

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."

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