Project

EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF CAPACITOR BANKS IN 8 SUBSTATIONS, IN THE STATES OF SINALOA, SONORA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR.

Sector: Electricity


Last Revision

December 02, 2025
 
Short Name of the Project:
1040 CFE: Baja California - Baja California Sur - Noroeste Capacitive Compsensation
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Transmission / Distribution
Asset (s):
 Capacitor 122.70 MVAr 
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:
  Equipment,  Installation

DESCRIPTION

The project consists of the addition of capacitor banks in eight transmission and distribution substations currently in operation, with a total installed capacity of 122.7 MVAr, in the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur:

1. S.E. GUAMUCHIL DOS: Consists of the addition of a 22.5 MVAr capacitor bank connected to Bus 1 or Bus 2. The busbar arrangement at the 115 kV level is Bus 1 + Bus 2 + Transfer Bus with tie and transfer breaker.
2. S.E. PARQUE INDUSTRIAL SAN LUIS: Addition of a 21.0 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 161 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 161 kV level is Main Bus + Auxiliary Bus with tie or transfer breaker.
3. S.E. PACKARD: Addition of a 21.0 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 161 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 161 kV level is Main Bus and Transfer Bus with transfer breaker.
4.S.E. SAN SIMON: Addition of a 7.5 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 115 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 115 kV level is Main Bus and Transfer Bus with transfer breaker.
5. S.E. RÍO: Addition of a 14.85 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 69 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 69 kV level is Main Bus and Transfer Bus with transfer breaker.
6. S.E. MÉXICO: Addition of a 14.85 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 69 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 69 kV level is Main Bus and Transfer Bus with transfer breaker.
7. S.E. SANTIAGO: Addition of a 7.5 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 115 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 115 kV level is Main Bus and Transfer Bus with transfer breaker.
8. S.E. BLEDALES: Addition of a 13.5 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 115 kV Main Bus. The busbar arrangement at the 115 kV level is Main Bus and Transfer Bus with transfer breaker.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public
Type of Contract
  Public Works
Selection Process
Open Domestic Bidding
Payment Source
Budgetary

STATUS

Stage
  Bidding
Substage
  Proposal Development
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement November 28, 2025
Proposals Reception January 06, 2026
Ruling January 27, 2026
Contract Signing February 10, 2026
Execution/Construction Starting Date February 12, 2026
Term of the Contract December 10, 2026

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Department
Gerencia de Contrataciones de Obra
Contact
Héctor Omar Leal Nava
E-mail
omar.leal@cfe.mx

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-CACON-0024-2025
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