Social viability and security for energy and infrastructure projects in Mexico
For energy and infrastructure projects in Mexico, such as a transmission line, a power plant or a highway, Riskop assesses whether the communities and authorities along the route accept the project, who could stop it and which security incidents occur on the access roads, before and during construction.
Reviewed by: Christian Ehrlich, Partner, Co-CEO and Director of Intelligence. Updated .
Riskop’s experience in strategic infrastructure and energy
Riskop has worked on the social and political viability of an energy project, with community programs designed around the needs of the surrounding communities. The Intelligence, Security and Narratives work we do for mining and industrial clients applies to an energy project as well: surveys and interviews in the towns along the route, a stakeholder map, and tracking of incidents on the roads.
Of the industries on this list, this is the one with the fewest documented projects. If your project is in energy or infrastructure, on the first call we will tell you what we have done that comes close, and what we have not.
Social and political viability of an energy project, with community programs aligned to the needs of the surrounding communities
Problems we address
Each problem lists the Riskop service or platform that handles it.
A project that needs community acceptance before construction
The towns along a power line, a pipeline or a road want to know what changes for them. A social impact assessment identifies the impacts, who they affect and which measure fits each one, and the community relationship then continues with its own agenda.
Knowing who could stop or delay the project
Federal, state, municipal and agrarian authorities, civil society groups and local media carry different weight on each section of the route. The stakeholder map shows who decides, who has influence and who to talk to first; SET, in a pilot program, logs commitments with each institution.
Blockades and protests on the access roads to the site
TRIS logs highway blockades, protests and community blockades across Mexico, locates them by municipality and, on highways, by kilometer marker, and sends an email alert when one happens near the sites you mark.
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A conflict with a community that has already stalled the work
When the conflict already exists, mediation sorts the demands, separates those that concern the project from those that do not, and leaves an agreement agenda with follow-up, run by Riskop’s field team.
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Choosing between routes or sites with different social and security conditions
Before deciding where to build, we compare candidate areas on security, social, political and environmental conditions, using surveys, interviews and open sources, and rate the risk of each one.
Services for strategic infrastructure and energy
Frequently asked questions
Does Riskop prepare the Social Impact Statement required for energy projects in Mexico?
Riskop’s social impact assessment includes a baseline, a stakeholder map, impacts and a social management plan. If your project has to file a Social Impact Statement (Manifestación de Impacto Social), tell us what stage it is at and we will confirm whether we can prepare it.
Can you track security incidents around a construction site?
Yes, with TRIS: you mark the site and its access roads, set a radius and get an email alert when an incident is reported inside it. Each incident links to the news stories and posts that reported it.
Do we need a social study if the project already has its permits?
Permits don’t settle whether communities accept a project. In July 2026, a solar farm in central Mexico that had its permits and financing was reported canceled after Indigenous communities rejected it in the consultation process. A social impact assessment shows what changes for each town before construction starts.
Tell us about your project and we will tell you what we have done that comes close
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