Project

Modernization of the Laguna Verde 230 kV Electrical Substation, in the state of Veracruz.

Sector: Electricity


Last Revision

October 14, 2025
 
Short Name of the Project:
1027 CFE: Modernization of the Laguna Verde 230 kV Electrical Substation
Type of Investment:
Greenfield
Subsector:
Transmission / Distribution
Asset (s):
 Power Station /Electrical Substation 230 KV, Power Station /Electrical Substation 
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

N.A.

Estimated Investment USD:

N.A.

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2025: $ 18.5
Contract Scope:
  Modernization

DESCRIPTION

The project consists of engineering, supply of equipment and materials, civil and electromechanical construction works, pre-operational and operational testing for the commissioning of the following works:

- Laguna Verde 230 kV SF6 Electrical Substation + AT3 Bank: Construction of a new SF6-encapsulated substation at 230 kV voltage level, consisting of 7 bays (6 feeders), located next to the current 400 kV SF6 electrical substation; construction of a new AT-3 transformation bank with a 400/230/34.5 kV transformation ratio, consisting of 4 single-phase units of 125 MVA each.
- Medium-Voltage Laguna Verde Electrical Substation for Own Service + Transformer Bank: Construction of a new medium-voltage substation with a new transformation bank with a 230/34.5 kV transformation ratio, and construction of a new enclosure for 34.5 kV isolated Metalclad switchgear to relocate the current Bus 31 and Bus 32 to these new Metalclad panels; construction of a new transformation bank with a 230/34.5 kV transformation ratio, consisting of a single three-phase unit of 50 MVA.
Construction and installation of billing equipment (fiscal metering) in the existing 400 kV SF6 substation.
- Dismantling, packing, removal, and delivery to storage of the existing 400/230/34.5 kV transformation bank (current AT-3) and the 230 kV weatherproof SF6-encapsulated substation Brand ABB, currently located in the double mesh area (protected area).

- Turnkey works contract at a lump-sum price.
- The national content of labor that bidders must comply with in the execution of the works shall be at least 90% with respect to the project cost, and shall be at most 40.76%.
- The maximum contracting price at which CFE indisputably identifies the award of the contract is MXN $928,185,389.94 (excluding VAT).
- The Federal Electricity Commission, CFE, will grant an advance of 30% of the total contract amount.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public
Type of Contract
  Public Works
Selection Process
International Open Tender
Payment Source
Budgetary

STATUS

Stage
  Bidding
Substage
  Proposal Development
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement October 10, 2025
Proposals Reception November 04, 2025
Ruling November 18, 2025
Contract Signing December 01, 2025
Execution/Construction Starting Date December 01, 2025
Term of the Contract May 01, 2027

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Veracruz   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Department
Gerencia de Contrataciones de Obra
Contact
Mtro. Héctor Omar Leal Nava

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Source
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Description
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is a public company of a social nature that provides electricity, a fundamental service for the development of a nation. It is a productive state enterprise, exclusively owned by the federal government, with legal personality and its own assets. It enjoys technical, operational, and managerial autonomy in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Electricity Commission Law.
ID
CFE-0004-CACOA-0006-2025
Tendering Process

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