Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - Q1 2024
April 23, 2024
Transcript
Operator (participant)
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and Welcome to ASUR's First Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. My name is Sherry, and I will be your operator. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. We will conduct a question-and-answer session towards the end of today's conference. If you would like to ask a question, please press star followed by one. If you want to withdraw your question at any time, please press star followed by two. If you are using speakerphone, please lift the handset before making a selection. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. Now I would like to turn the call over to Mr. Adolfo Castro, Chief Executive Officer. Please go ahead, sir.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Thank you, Sherry, and good morning, everyone. Before I begin discussing our results, let me remind you that certain statements made during this call may constitute forward-looking statements, which are based on current management expectations and beliefs and are subject to several risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including factors that may be beyond our company's control. As usual, additional details about our quarterly results can be found in our press release, which was issued yesterday after market close and is available on our website in the Investor Relations section. Following my presentation, I will be available for Q&A. Moving on to the review of ASUR's operational and financial performance for the quarter. As usual, all comparison discussed will be year-on-year, unless specified otherwise.
We saw record high passenger traffic in the quarter at 18.6 million travelers, up 4% year-on-year. This good performance was mainly driven by increases of 4% in Mexico, 12% in Puerto Rico, which more than offset the low single-digit decline in Colombia. By region, Puerto Rico again stood out as the region with the strongest traffic growth, with traffic up nearly 12%, driven by double-digit increases in both domestic and international traffic. Traffic in Mexico was up nearly 4%, as high single-digit growth in international passengers, driven mainly by traffic to and from the United States and Canada, more than offset the low single-digit decline in domestic travel.
In addition to the impact from the initial effects of the Pratt & Whitney engine problem we have experienced in the last quarters, domestic traffic was also affected by a reduction in air traffic movements at Mexico City Airport, starting January 8, this year. This airport accounted for 45% of ASUR's domestic traffic in 2023, and we expect this to continue negatively impacting domestic traffic this year. Lastly, in Colombia, traffic has started to recover, with year-on-year declines moderating, down only 2% in the quarter, driven by easier comps in domestic traffic, following the suspension of two local airlines in February of last year that accounted 20% of our traffic in Colombia in 2022, and 19% increase in international travel.
We expect the recovery in traffic in Colombia to continue through the remaining of the year, as Avianca and LATAM continue to recover some of the lost routes, which March already posting a 9% growth in total traffic in Colombia. Now turning to the P&L. As a reminder, all reference to revenues and costs include construction and cost of revenues. Total revenues improved, increased 14% to just over MXN 7 billion in the first quarter. Mexico and Colombia stood out with growth in the mid-teens, while Puerto Rico delivered low single-digit revenue growth impacted by stronger peso, despite the double-digit traffic growth. Mexico, which accounted for 76% of total revenues, posted a 16% increase in its top line. This was mainly explained by growth in aeronautical services in the mid-twenties, while non-aeronautical revenues increased low single digits.
Revenues in Puerto Rico, which accounted for 14% of the total, increased nearly 2%, as 10% growth in non-aeronautical revenues was partially offset by a 5% reduction in aeronautical revenues, reflecting the strong peso. Lastly, Colombia, which represented 10% of the revenues, posted a mid-teen increase in top line, reflecting a good performance in both aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues, which benefited from the international traffic growth and the strong Colombian peso. Executing our strategy of expanding our commercial offering over the past 12 months, we opened 17 new commercial spaces in Mexico, six in Puerto Rico, 22 in Colombia. Commercial revenues were up nearly 5%, slightly above passenger traffic growth, mainly driven by increases of 10% in Mexico, while Puerto Rico and Colombia posted increases of 10% and 14%, respectively.
On a per-passenger basis, commercial revenues increased 2% year-on-year to nearly 125 MXN. This performance was mainly driven by growth in the high teens in Colombia, again, reflecting a strong FX, which more than offset low single digits in Mexico and Puerto Rico. On the cost front, consolidated expenses increased nearly by 14%, generally in line with revenue growth in the quarter. This was mainly driven by Mexico, which reported a higher concession fee due to increases by 80% established by the Mexican government, and 20% increase in minimum wages, both effective January 1. Partially offset by the 50% reduction in technical assistance fee.
Consolidated EBITDA increased thirteen percent year-on-year to MXN 5.1 billion in the quarter, while the adjusted EBITDA margin, which excludes construction, was 74.1%, compared with the 71.9% in the year-ago quarter. All regions contributed to EBITDA growth. Mexico remains the main driver of profitability, with EBITDA increasing 15%, followed by Colombia with an increase of nearly 11%, and Puerto Rico just over 1%. Moving on to the balance sheet, we closed the quarter with a strong cash and cash equivalent position of nearly MXN 17 billion, up 21% from the same quarter last year. Total debt declined 4% from the year end 2023, reflecting the position of the Mexican and Colombian pesos, and the payment of principal amounts of outstanding debt in Mexico.
In turn, the leverage ratio was negative 0.3x. Tomorrow, April 24th, the annual shareholders meeting is being held, for which we have proposed the distribution of an ordinary cash dividend of 10 MXN or $0.96 per share, payable in May, and an extraordinary cash dividend of 10 MXN per share, payable this June. Lastly, last week we published our 2023 sustainability reports, the third year report, and the Circular Única, and encourage you to read them, all of which can be found on our website. Wrapping up, first quarter 2024 delivered solid results, even as we face the ongoing issues with the Pratt & Whitney engines and the capacity reduction at Mexico City Airport. Our new performance reflects increased traffic through our airports, along with improved passenger experience we are delivering. This trends bode well for the remaining of the year.
We are committed to reports our growths potential and enhancing the passenger experience through the investment in capacity in our commercial offerings. Importantly, our financial position is healthy, and our capital allocation priorities are balanced between investing for growth and returning cash to shareholders. This ends my prepared remarks. Sherry, please open the floor for questions.
Operator (participant)
Thank you. Again, to the audience, it is star, then one for questions. And again, please make sure your mute function is turned off or the handset is picked up before pressing the corresponding digits. Our first question is from Alejandro Fuchs with Itaú. Please proceed.
Alejandro Fuchs (Senior Analyst)
Yes. Hello, Adolfo. Thank you for the call and, and the space for questions, and congratulations on the results. Two quick questions from my end. First is on, on Mexico. I was a little bit surprised to see administrative costs and cost of service increasing 2% and 10%. Can you walk us through some of the initiatives that explain and the, the company's taking this, cost control that you guys are having? That's the first one. And then the second one is very quickly on, on Punta Cana. There was no mention on the release about the current situation, with the government of the Dominican Republic. Wanted to know if you can give us a brief update of where we are, or any color is appreciated. Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Thank you, Alejandro. Well, in terms of cost control, the most important thing was the reduction of the 50% strategic partner fee. That is basically offsetting the increase in the concession fee over the quarter. In terms of other costs, of course, as you are mentioning, administrative costs just 2%, this has to do mainly with some efforts we have done in terms of insurance cost. And the other negative effect was the 20% increase in minimum wage. That affects basically security and cleaning. That's what I can say for the moment.
In the case of Dominican Republic, we do not see any updates, so the last update was with a decree issued by the president on January the fifth, canceling the previous decree issued by the previous president that approved the construction of the airport. We have presented our legal procedures, and those are ongoing, and once we know something from them, we will let you know.
Alejandro Fuchs (Senior Analyst)
Okay, thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You're welcome.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Rodolfo Ramos with Bradesco BBI. Please proceed.
Rodolfo Ramos (Head of Research Strategist)
Thank you. Good morning, Adolfo. Two questions on my side. Elaborating a bit on your comment about the headwinds that you're seeing in Mexico City with the slot reductions there, I mean, how viable do you think it is for Felipe Ángeles, and even Toluca, which we have seen picking up, to absorb and develop some of the traffic? I personally haven't had a good experience flying in and out of Felipe Ángeles, but would like to get your thoughts on how these metropolitan airports might help you out there. I have a second question on capital.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
... Okay. In the case of Mexico City Airport, as I have said during the initial remarks, there was a restriction in capacity, so there was a reduction from 52 to 43 air traffic movements per hour. That's a 17% decrease in terms of capacity. Basically, this reduction has been applied to domestic carriers, not to international. And I can say for the quarter, Mexico City Airport has lost more or less, compared with last year, almost 1 million passengers. In terms of Santa Lucía, I would say that, not all the passengers that are not able to fly from Mexico City due to the lack of operations, are willing to go to Santa Lucía, and in that sense, the system is losing a lot of passengers.
In terms of Toluca, Toluca is basically the same as it was last year, so Toluca partly has been capped in terms of no more frequencies or no more operations from the government, you know.
Rodolfo Ramos (Head of Research Strategist)
Thank you. My second question was on your CapEx program. I mean, as you embark on this historic CapEx program, do you expect any disruptions to your commercial revenues per passenger as you roll out some of these projects? What could be the impact in between, if any?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
I don't see any disruption in terms of the commercial revenues because of the construction or because of expansions. In terms of the CapEx, basically today we are preparing the projects in order to make the bidding process to find a contractor, so that's why you are seeing a very small amount during the first quarter. But I don't see any disruption. The two of the three main expansions we will have are those related to Terminal 4, the expansion and reconstruction of Terminal 1, and expansion of the terminal in Oaxaca. And all of them are outside the operating area. So we will be able to construct without affecting the operation of the airport.
Rodolfo Ramos (Head of Research Strategist)
Great. Thank you a lot.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Guilherme Mendes with JPMorgan. Please proceed.
Guilherme Mendes (Executive Director of Equity Research)
Hi, Adolfo. Good morning, and thanks for taking my question. First question is regarding the MDP tariffs. I recall on the last conference call you mentioned about starting the MDP tariff increase in April. Just wondering if you were able to do so, and how you're tracking on this price increase? And the second question, if you could please comment about the traffic outlook, and especially think about the breakdown between international passengers and domestic. Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Okay. If in the case of the MDP, you know, there was an adjustment approved by the government at the end of last year. It was December 13 when we disclosed that. We immediately started our internal procedures to adjust our increasing rates, so the rates of the products. And those are gonna be adjusted as from April 1 this year. So the first quarter does not affect any increase in tariffs, in increasing tariffs, so far. In terms of the traffic outlook, well, you know, the current situation and the restriction of Mexico City will impact in a significant way, the domestic traffic. Probably, you can consider a small decrease by the year in the domestic traffic.
We are hoping to be supported by the international traffic as it has been for the first quarter, basically with U.S. and Canada. Of course, a challenge moment is gonna be the summer, because Canada does not travel in summer. So, the only engine or the only support should have to come from the U.S..
Guilherme Mendes (Executive Director of Equity Research)
Okay, that's clear. Thank you. Have a good day.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Alberto Valerio with UBS. Please proceed.
Alberto Valerio (Associate Director and LatAm Transportation Equity Research Associate)
Hi. I think so, so thank you. My, my question, Adolfo. My, my question be more on the bottom line. Against our projections and also, year-over-year, we will see a higher financial results. I would like to, to know if you had any non-recurring event on, on, online for us. Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Sorry, but your sound is really bad. I cannot understand your question, Alberto.
Alberto Valerio (Associate Director and LatAm Transportation Equity Research Associate)
I'll try again. If you have any non-recurring event on financial results?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
I cannot hear you.
Operator (participant)
I believe it was any more-
Alberto Valerio (Associate Director and LatAm Transportation Equity Research Associate)
I send the question later.
Operator (participant)
Any more current events on financial results?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Sorry?
Operator (participant)
Any more current events on the financial results?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, the exchange rate is, it's gonna be extremely important for us. You have seen some adjustment during the last two weeks, and that it has to do with international traffic, in our case, as you have seen for the first quarter. If you see the growth in our aeronautical revenues for the first quarter, that probably was surprise for you, but that has to come with a difference between the 6.8 and the 6.2 million passengers, in terms of international passengers in the first quarter. So the exchange rate is, it's, it's crucial.
Alberto Valerio (Associate Director and LatAm Transportation Equity Research Associate)
Gracias.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Anton Mortenkotter with GBM. Please proceed.
Anton Mortenkotter (Equity Research Analyst)
Hi, Adolfo. Thank you. Thank you for the call and congrats on the results. I have two quick questions. One is related to trade receivables. Just wondering what were the dynamics of seeing this quarter, and why did that increase so much? And the second one is regarding capital allocation. Understanding, even when accounting for the high CapEx commitments for this year and also for the already announced dividends, the net cash position seems to continue to be set to continue increasing during the year. Could we expect an additional announcement on a dividend, or is there anything that's being thought about on that front? Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Hi. In the case of trade receivables for the quarter, you can see a very nice adjustment or a decrease in the case of Puerto Rico that has to do with the recuperation of the result of the trial we have there. The 2% of the fuel flowage. In terms of Mexico, that has to do with the normal operation, and the same in the case of Colombia. In terms of capital allocation, we ended the quarter with MXN 17 billion. The dividends that are proposed for tomorrow's shareholders meeting will be, roughly speaking, MXN 6.6 billion-MXN 6.7 billion. So then we have to see the CapEx. But, as I said during the initial remarks, we're trying to be, on one side, very supported on the growth.
As you know, we have MXN 29 billion CapEx for the next five years. But on the other side, we are paying this extraordinary dividend this year, which is almost the same as it was last year.
Anton Mortenkotter (Equity Research Analyst)
Thank you.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Juan Macedo with GBM. Please proceed.
Juan Macedo (Senior Analyst Equity Research)
Hi, Adolfo. Thanks for the call, and congrats on the results. My first question would be a follow-up on a previous question regarding tariffs. You mentioned that the first quarter there wasn't an adjustment for the new max tariff. What do you mean by this that there was only a partial adjustment, or was there none at all?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
There were no adjustments on the first quarter.
Juan Macedo (Senior Analyst Equity Research)
All right. That, that's very clear. Thank you. And just an additional question. You mentioned that on the first of April, you would do this adjustment. Is this for the 100% of the maximum tariff, or at what level would we, should we expect this adjustment?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, of course it's not the 100. It will have to be less than that. The most, again, critical point will be the situation of exchange rate, you know? As I mentioned-
Juan Macedo (Senior Analyst Equity Research)
Yeah.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
more than 50% of the traffic is international, and those pay in U.S. dollars.
Juan Macedo (Senior Analyst Equity Research)
Yeah. All right. That's very clear. Thank you, Adolfo.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You're welcome.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Fernanda Recchia with BTG. Please proceed.
Fernanda Recchia (Equity Analyst)
Hi. Thank you, Adolfo, and congrats on the results. Two follow-up questions on our side. The first, regarding traffic output, you provided on output for Mexico, but could you comment a little bit more on, Puerto Rico and Colombia? As you spoke on your initial remarks, Colombia started to see a normalization. How should we expect the traffic for, the year end? And Puerto Rico, do you expect a slowdown on the double-digit growth rate that they are posting? And my second question is on, commercial revenues. As you mentioned on our, initial remarks, it reached close to MXN 125 million on a consolidated basis. How should we expect, this indicator to move along the year? Do you expect as you deploy more CapEx in Mexico to increase, the Mexico ratio? Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, in the case of the traffic for Puerto Rico and Colombia, both will be, in my opinion, normalized during the year. One, that has to do with the bankruptcy of the two airlines in February last year, you know? In that sense, we saw the first quarter negative of 2%, but we see on a monthly basis, we saw an increase of 9% for the month of March. So I hope what I'm expecting is this to continue through the, throughout the end of the year, and then that we are able to recuperate what we have lost from these two airlines.
In the case of Puerto Rico, the normalization goes exactly the opposite, because last year we had a very nice increase when Frontier got into the island, and that's why we saw a very high traffic last year from above 20s, which is not normal. In the first quarter, you saw the 12% increase, which is reducing from these 20s that we saw last year, the 2023 increase in Puerto Rico was 18%, you know? So the normalization will be towards the second and third quarter to see a more normal growth in the case of Puerto Rico.
In terms of commercial revenues, I have to say that today we're still struggling in the case of Mexico, because two things: one has to do with exchange rate, of course, and the other one has to do with the lack of expansion. So commercial revenues from an operational perspective will continue to suffer these, the situation in the case of Cancún, basically Terminal 2, until we are able to expand the area that should occur at the end of 2025.
Fernanda Recchia (Equity Analyst)
Perfect. Thank you very much.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You're welcome.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Jay Singh with Citi. Please proceed.
Jay Singh (Equity Research Associate)
Hey, thanks for taking my question. It's Jay dialing in from Stephen Trent's team. The first question I want to ask was it only in January you reduced the technical assistance fees, or did you sort of do it in a subsequent quarter?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You said January what?
Jay Singh (Equity Research Associate)
Where you reduced the Technical Assistance Fee.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
The technical assistance reduction is as from the first of January this year, and it will be 2.5 for the next five years.
Jay Singh (Equity Research Associate)
Great. Thanks. And, my next question is that I know you already spoke a bit about Mexico City Airport area, but do you have any further comments on competition from Tulum?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, in the case of Tulum, what we know, roughly speaking, the numbers that have been published by the government are around 40,000, 41,000, 42,000 for the months of December, January, and February, versus more or less 3 million in the case of Cancún.
Jay Singh (Equity Research Associate)
Thanks a lot.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from João Frizo with Goldman Sachs. Please proceed.
João Frizo (Analyst)
Hi, Adolfo. Good morning. Thanks for taking my questions. I have two quick follow-ups. The first one is on the tariff side, right? So if you could please help us reconcile what drove the increase quarter-over-quarter on passenger revenues in the first quarter, right? We saw a sharp increase. As you mentioned, you did not adjust for the MDP until April, so this is not the driver. So maybe was this a function of reducing the discounts you guys offered in the fourth quarter last year, or maybe something else? If you could just help us reconcile that, would be great. And my second follow-up is on Cancún Airport. Could you please just remind us what the expected capacity would be once the expansion is completed? Thank you very much.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, in the case of the tariffs, you mentioned one of the effects; we compare tariffs from the fourth quarter with the first quarter this year. Well, first of all, we didn't adjust the tariffs during the first quarter, so we are charging exactly the same as we were during the fourth quarter last year. Let me put that very clear. Of course, as you have mentioned, during the months of November and December, we had to give a 10% discount on the passenger fee, both international and domestic. But the other effect, and that's what I have mentioned in the initial remarks, is the proportion of domestic and international. For this quarter, you can see the difference between 6.8 million in international versus 6.2 last year.
International traffic pays more due to the additional space we have to provide them for customs and migration, and that is why you probably are seeing an increase. But in terms of the tariffs of the specific products, there was no increase for the quarter. In terms of the capacity of Cancún, what we are going to increase is, as I had mentioned, is we're going to reconstruct and expand Terminal 1. Terminal 1 should be more or less 3-4 million passengers on a yearly basis. Of course, the capacity has to do with the level of service. In the case of Terminal 4, we are in the process to expand 4 additional boarding gates. That would be more or less 3 something million in addition.
Finally, toward the end of the five-year period, we will add another 8-10 aircraft stands, also in Terminal 4, and that should be more or less 5-6 million additional passengers on a yearly basis capacity.
João Frizo (Analyst)
Super clear. Thank you very much.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You're welcome.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Pablo Ricalde Martinez with Santander. Please proceed.
Pablo Ricalde Martinez (Vice President and Equity Research Analyst)
Hi, Adolfo. Maybe a follow-up on the Mexico on air revenues. That international contribution within passengers, how should we think in that flow in terms of USD? Do you increase that year-over-year in USD terms?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
... In terms of international traffic, well, first of all, maximum rates are stated in Mexican pesos. So the effect of the international versus domestic at the end, if we reach close to the hundred, there is no difference. But the point is, during the quarter, compared with the quarter last year, international paid more pesos in comparison with the domestic, and that's why we were able to see a better regulated revenue per passenger.
Pablo Ricalde Martinez (Vice President and Equity Research Analyst)
Okay. But if like we only see in USD terms, because we saw a short Mexico year-over-year, and besides that, revenues grew almost 30% in that country.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, in that sense, again, if we see a domestic traffic decrease during the year, that could be offset by international traffic. That will help, of course, from this perspective. And that's why I was saying also the FX, the exchange rate, Mexico versus dollar, will be extremely important for the year, you know.
Pablo Ricalde Martinez (Vice President and Equity Research Analyst)
Okay. Thanks.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Gabriel Himelfarb with Scotiabank. Please proceed.
Gabriel Himelfarb (Equity Research Associate Director)
Hi, Adolfo. Congrats on the results. Just a quick follow-up question. In terms of new investments, are you seeing any new investments, perhaps outside Mexico, maybe in the U.S. or in the Caribbean? Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
For the moment, we do not have any project in front.
Gabriel Himelfarb (Equity Research Associate Director)
Okay, thank you. Congrats on the results.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Thanks.
Operator (participant)
Our next question is from Arthur Suelotto with Apo Capital. Please proceed.
Arthur Suelotto (Partner)
Hi, thank you. Thank Adolfo, and congratulations for the results. Just a quick question on my side. You announced at the end of last year, the new MDP that will be valid from 2024 onwards. Just to know if you have any particular adjustments to the value of your concession on the balance sheet regarding, you know, this particular change in the way the MDP is calculated, and if so, is this recognized in the balance sheet of the fourth quarter of 2023, or in this quarter the first quarter of 2024? Thank you.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You know, the adjustments on the balance sheet are once we construct the MDP. We do not have any adjustment because of the approval we received last year.
Arthur Suelotto (Partner)
Thank you. Very clear.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You're welcome.
Operator (participant)
As a reminder, if you would like to ask a question, it is the star button followed by the number one. Our next question is from Francisco Suarez with Scotiabank. Please proceed.
Francisco Suarez (Global Director of Research for LatAm Equities)
Hey, Adolfo. Good morning. Thanks for the call, and congrats on your results. The question I have is on your projects related with water security. Just to confirm, the two airports that you are speaking about that are part of the MDP, are Huatulco and Oaxaca, I guess. Is that correct?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
In terms of use of water?
Francisco Suarez (Global Director of Research for LatAm Equities)
Yes. The water security improvements to all water-related projects that are part of the MDP.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Yes. We have some other projects in some airports related to water, but of course, the most critical are the ones that you have mentioned, Oaxaca and Huatulco, because of, I would say, I don't want to say the lack of the water, but, but yeah, there are some restrictions in both, and, and that's why we are working in those, as we speak.
Francisco Suarez (Global Director of Research for LatAm Equities)
Got it. And on that regard, noticing that you have committed on your science-based targets, two questions on that front: How far your ambition may go? Are you aiming to 1.5 degrees, or is it well below 2 degrees? And secondly, do you think that the current framework, the regulation framework under the MDP, might be supportive to put investments that are consistent with these targets?
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Well, of course, we are putting those, and those should be consistent on this quarter. But let me go back again to the most important initiative we have, which was signed on December 2015.
Francisco Suarez (Global Director of Research for LatAm Equities)
Yeah.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
At the moment, represented 100% of the energy we were consuming, and that contract was to receive energy from solar sources. The company that was in charge of this project has not been able yet to deliver the energy. The solar farm is ready or has been ready for the last two years, and they have not been able to be connected due to the government restrictions. So on that front, we're talking about, roughly speaking, 80 million kWh yearly, that today could represent 80% of the energy we have or we are consuming, you know? So that is the most critical thing we have, because if they are not able to be connected, we will have to find out how to solve this situation.
In the case of the current MDP, as you have mentioned, there are some focus on energy, but the most important focus now is, it's also water.
Francisco Suarez (Global Director of Research for LatAm Equities)
Got it. Thanks. Congrats again.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
You're welcome.
Operator (participant)
That concludes the question and answer portion of today's call. I would like to turn the call back over to Mr. Castro for closing remarks.
Adolfo Castro Rivas (CEO)
Thank you, Sherry, and thank you all of you again for joining us today in this first quarter 2024 conference call. On behalf of us all, we wish you a good day and goodbye. Now you may disconnect.