Could US tariffs on Mexico hit Texas electric grid and LNG?

  • Gas
  • March 6, 2025

With the US imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada from Tuesday, concerns have been raised about the policy’s impact on the US grid near the Mexican border.

Tariffs limit access to essential electrical components, making it more difficult for key energy states such as Texas to keep developing the resilient power grid it needs.

The southern state is a leader in the US when it comes to conventional and new energy developments – and it wants to double power generation by 2030.

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