Local opposition to Mexican state power company CFE's 900MW La Parota hydroelectric project has pushed the plan back by years, CFE planning director Florencio Aboytes told BNamericas.
Aboytes said CFE was reviewing the project due particularly to local opposition and that he hopes Guerrero state's government might get involved to act as a mediator in resolving the dispute.
In response to a question regarding when the company might carry out the project, Aboytes said, "If everything goes well, at the end of a 10-year horizon. Right now it is far off until things are worked out."
The dam would be built 28km from Acapulco on the Papagayo river and feature a 162m-high dam. The project has drawn fire due to allegations of high environmental and social impact.
CFE CEO Alfredo Elias Ayub previously said the company would not construct the plant if a deal could not be reached with the locals.
Earlier this year, a collegiate court in Guerrero state ruled against Mexico's environmental rights center Cemda and fellow plaintiff Cecop, Mexico's communities council, in a case that challenged La Parota construction.
Cemda may bring the case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC.
If brought before IACHR, the case could last some 10 years, a Cemda official previously told BNamericas.
CFE has said La Parota is key to meeting demand in Acapulco and surrounding areas.
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