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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WIND POWER PLANT IN THE STATE OF OAXACA.

Sector: Electricity


Last Revision

July 01, 2025
Power Auction:
SLP-1/2016: Second Long Term Power Auction
 
Short Name of the Project:
0537 CENACE: 2nd Long Term Power Auction (SLP-1/2016) Gunaa Sicaru
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Wind Power
Asset (s):
 Wind Farms 252 MW 
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

6,000,000,000

Estimated Investment USD:

324,324,324

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2025: $ 18.5
Contract Scope:
  Design,  Construction,  Equipment,  Installation,  Operation,  Maintenance
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DESCRIPTION
The project consists of the design, construction, equipment, installation, operation and maintenance of Gunaa Sicarú eolic power plant with a total production capacity of 252 MW in the state of Oaxaca. The plant has the following features:
Power Zone: National
Export Area: “Oriental”
Export Subarea: “Oriental-Ixtepec”
Price Area: Ixtepec
Interconnection Zone: SUBESTACIÓN ELÉCTRICA DE TRANSFORMACIÓN COLECTORA SET-230

Eólica de Oaxaca, was assigned the following contract through CENACE's 2016 long-term power auction:

Contract number: SLP2016010045-03 related to:
- Energy for 818,264 MWHr/Year during 15 years and Renewable Energy Certificates (CEL) for 818,264 CEL/Year during 20 years, with an offered price of MXN$572,609,625

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
Type of Project
  Private
Type of Contract
  Assignment
Term
15 years
Selection Process
Public Auction
Financing Sources
Private
100 %
MXN
6,000,000,000
USD
324,324,324
Payment Source
Project revenues / Rate
Electric Coverage Contract between “Suministro Básico” (Public Service Regulatory Entity) and the Generator.

STATUS
Stage
  Execution
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement April 29, 2016
Proposals Reception August 01, 2016
Ruling September 28, 2016
Execution/Construction Starting Date December 01, 2017
Term of the Contract 2034
Contractor
Eólica de Oaxaca  
Major Contractor’s Shareholders
EDF Energies Nouvelles Group

GEOLOCATION
State(s)
Oaxaca   

SPONSOR
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Entity
Private
Department
EDF Energies Nouvelles Group
WebsiteInstitutional Arrangement

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Source
Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Description
Federal government entity and sectorial authority responsible for establishing the necessary criteria and instruments to guarantee the protection, preservation, and use of natural resources, by developing an environmental policy that ensures sustainable growth.
ID
20OA2017E0031
Permits
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Source
Centro Nacional de Control de Energía
Description
Public entity whose objective is to exercise operational control over the national electric system and the operations of the wholesale electricity market, and to guarantee impartial access to the national transmission network and to the general distribution network
Website
 Ruling 2016
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Source
Comisión Nacional de Energía
Description
Decentralized body of the Ministry of Energy that has technical and operational independence to regulate energy matters.
ID
E/1922/GEN/2017
Permit
ID
RES/1219/2017
Resolution
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Source
Concessionaire / Related Company
Project Website

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REMARKS
The latest information available is from permit E/1922/GEN/2017 dated June 6, 2017.
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