Project

Works in electrical substations, in the state of Tamaulipas.

Sector: Electricity


Last Revision

December 19, 2025
 
Short Name of the Project:
1045 CFE: Voltage Support for the Nuevo Laredo Area
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Transmission / Distribution
Asset (s):
 Power Station /Electrical Substation 218 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:
  Extension

DESCRIPTION

Turnkey construction contract at a fixed price for the project, which comprises three substation works:

1. Nuevo Laredo STATCOM Substation
The NUEVO LAREDO transmission substation is currently operational. This expansion project consists of a -50 +200 MVAr dynamic compensator at 138 kV. The busbar arrangement at the 138 kV level is Main Busbar - Transfer Busbar.
2. Falcon MVAr Substation
The EL TRÉBOL distribution substation is currently operational. This expansion project consists of an 18 MVAr capacitor bank at 138 kV. The busbar arrangement at the 138 kV level is Main Busbar - Transfer Busbar.

The scope of the project includes the following: supply of equipment and materials for permanent installation, development of the engineering associated with the electromechanical and civil design concepts, execution of the electromechanical and civil works, performance of pre-operational tests, as well as the preparation, analysis, and evaluation of the required studies (geotechnical studies, topographic surveys, and resistivity measurements), and the delivery of training programs.

National content of the project:
- At least 90% of labor.
- At least 20.96% of the project cost.

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 December 09, 2025
Proposals Reception January 30, 2026
Ruling February 19, 2026
Contract Signing March 19, 2026
Execution/Construction Starting Date March 20, 2026
Term of the Contract September 20, 2027

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Tamaulipas   

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-CACOA-0010-2025
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