Innovation Award – Sustainability Bonds (Americas): Banobras

Environmental Finance awarded Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (Banobras) the Innovation Award in the Sustainability Bond Structure category (Americas) for the issuance of two gender-focused sustainable bonds, aimed at federal, state, and municipal projects designed to improve the quality of life of Mexicans.

It also highlighted the launch of its new digital platform, #BanobrasHoy, to enhance transparency and provide tools to monitor and track the use and allocation of funds obtained through sustainable bond issuances.

Source: Enviromental Finance

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Plan México: First Development Hub Inaugurated

  • An investment of 540 million USD is being developed across 53 hectares of land and will generate more than 5,000 direct and indirect jobs.
  • The Circular Economy Development Hub for Wellbeing (PODECOBI) in Huamantla is the first of 15 Development Hubs to be launched nationwide, of which eight will be located in the southern-southeastern region of the country.

Source: Presidency of the Republic

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Guadalajara Light Rail Line 4

FINANCING FOR IMPROVED MOBILITY

  • The 106,000 daily users of this mode of transport have reduced their travel times to 38 minutes, in a safe, efficient, and sustainable manner.
  • Spanning 21 km and eight stations, the line connects Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, and Guadalajara.
  • It is one of the priority mass transit projects of the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

Source: Banobras

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SICT: 2026 Work Program

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) presents its 2026 Work Program, which serves as a short-term planning instrument designed to strengthen Mexico’s transformation through a development model centered on public wellbeing, social justice, and sustainability.

Source: SICT

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SICT Constructs Eight Bridges in Guerrero

The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT), is constructing eight bridges as part of the modernization works of the Salina Cruz–Zihuatanejo Priority Corridor.

The new structures, located in the Las Vigas section of the Las Cruces–Pinotepa Nacional federal highway, will improve travel for residents of the Costa Chica and the Montaña Alta regions of the state of Guerrero.

Source: SICT

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350 billion MXN in educational infrastructure investment

 

The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, stated that by the end of her administration, 350 billion MXN will have been invested in educational infrastructure.

The Minister of Public Education, Mario Delgado Carrillo, explained that, of the total 350 billion MXN to be invested over the six-year term, 113,732 million MXN corresponds to the amount allocated for this year.

Source: Presidency of the Republic

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CFE Incorporates Renewable Energy Through Photovoltaic Projects

CFE Calificados, a subsidiary of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), is incorporating renewable energy into its portfolio through the execution of two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the Danish investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), in association with Sunstone Power S. de R.L. de C.V. The projects include the photovoltaic developments “Alegría Solar”, with a capacity of 600 MW and 300 MW of storage, and “Esperanza Solar”, with a capacity of 300 MW and 150 MW of storage, located in the state of Campeche, in the Yucatán Peninsula.

Source: CFE

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Comprehensive Water Plan for Sonora: MXN 11,500 million investment

As part of the water policy promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the Government of Mexico, through the Comisión Nacional del Agua (National Water Commission, Conagua), in coordination with the Government of the State of Sonora, is implementing the Comprehensive Water Plan for Sonora, a strategy that integrates actions to modernize the agricultural sector in the state and guarantee the human right to water, with a historic six-year investment of MXN 11,500 million.
Source: National Water Commission (Conagua)

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Law for the Promotion of Investment in Strategic Infrastructure for Development with Wellbeing

The LXVI Legislature of the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of Mexico made public the notice of publication of the opinion issued by the Joint Committees on Infrastructure and on Finance and Public Credit, containing the draft decree by which the Law for the Promotion of Investment in Strategic Infrastructure for Development with Wellbeing is enacted, and various provisions of the Federal Budget and Fiscal Responsibility Law are amended and supplemented. (Forthcoming)

Source: Chamber of Deputies

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Banobras Successfully Places MXN 17 billion Through Four Bonds in the Local Market

The Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (Banobras) successfully issued four traditional bonds in the local market—BANOB 26, BANOB 26-2, BANOB 26-3, and BANOB 26-4—for a total amount of MXN 17 billion.

  • The proceeds from these traditional bonds will be allocated to the development of infrastructure in strategic sectors under the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
  • This placement is the result of ongoing strategic coordination between Banobras and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), led by Minister Edgar Amador Zamora.
  • A total of 27 institutional investors participated, including broker-dealers, development banks, pension funds (Afores), investment funds, insurance companies, and commercial banks.
  • The transaction was well received, with total demand reaching 1.36 times the amount placed.

Source: Banobras

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