Mexico has taken steps to cope with a temporary reduction of about 20 percent in natural gas supplies imported from the United States, a senior energy official said on Wednesday.

Cuitlahuac Garcia, director general of the National Center for Natural Gas Control (CENAGAS), said Mexico had been notified about a week earlier that roughly one-fifth of the imported natural gas that Mexico receives through its national pipelines would be cut off, which would be "a serious blow."

He said Mexico had managed the disruption through coordination among CENAGAS, state oil company Pemex, the Federal Electricity Commission, the National Energy Control Center and the Energy Ministry.

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Garcia said coordinated measures could allow the system to cope for up to three days if imported gas supplies were interrupted.

About 75 percent of Mexico's natural gas was imported from the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said, noting that a key goal of her government's energy policy was to strengthen energy sovereignty and reduce reliance on foreign supplies.

She said expanding solar, wind and geothermal power would help curb gas demand and prevent dependence on the fuel from growing.

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Other measures include capturing gas that is currently flared and improving energy efficiency, she said, adding that the government is also exploring the potential to develop unconventional gas resources in parts of the country, particularly the northeastern state of Coahuila.