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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GAS PIPELINE "RAMAL TOPOLOBAMPO" LOCATED IN THE STATE OF SINALOA.

Sector: Hydrocarbons


Last Revision

December 15, 2025
Short Name of the Project:
0672 CFE: Topolobampo Gas Pipeline Branch
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Midstream
Asset (s):
 Gas Pipeline 32 KM 
Contract Currency:
US Dollars
Estimated Investment MXN:

1,061,500,000

Estimated Investment USD:

55,000,000

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2026: $ 19.3
Contract Scope:
  Design,  Construction,  Operation,  Maintenance
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DESCRIPTION
The project consists of the design, equipment, installation, operation and maintenance of a gas pipeline with a capacity of 248 million cubic feet per day (MCFD). The approximate length of the gas pipeline is 32 km and 24 inches diameter.

The Topolobampo branch transports natural gas from the El Encino-Topolobampo gas pipeline to the Topolobampo II and Topolobampo III combined cycle power plants in the state of Sinaloa.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
Type of Project
  Public / Private
Type of Contract
  Provision of services
Term
27 years
Selection Process
International Open Tender
Financing Sources
Private
100 %
MXN
1,061,500,000
USD
55,000,000
Payment Source
Rate
The payments will be made by CFE on a monthly basis, under two concepts agreed in the contract:
- Fixed Capacity Fee: Reserved capacity available for CFE.
- Variable Use Fee: Variable costs to cover the operation and maintenance of the system (taxes, insurance, consumables, etc.)

STATUS
Stage
  Operation
Substage
  > 5 years of operation
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement August 15, 2017
Proposals Reception October 02, 2017
Ruling October 20, 2017
Contract Signing October 30, 2017
Execution/Construction Starting Date October 30, 2017
Operation Starting Date November 01, 2018
Term of the Contract 2045
Contractor
Gas Natural del Noroeste  
Major Contractor’s Shareholders
Grupo SIMSA

GEOLOCATION
State(s)
Sinaloa   

SPONSOR
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Entity
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Department
Subdirección de Negocios No Regulados
Contact
Ing. Rafael Vázquez del Mercado
E-mail
rafael.vazquezdelmercado@cfe.mx
WebsiteInstitutional Arrangement

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Diario Oficial de la Federación
Description
A Constitutional Government of the United Mexican States Body, which has the function of publishing in the national territory: laws, regulations, agreements, circulars, orders and other acts issued by the powers of the Federation.
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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.
ID
CFE-0001-OPSAA-0001-2017
Tender Contract
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Comisión Nacional de Energía
Description
Decentralized body of the Ministry of Energy that has technical and operational independence to regulate energy matters.
ID
G/21421/TRA/2018
CRE Permit Resolution RES/2296/2018
 Resolution RES/118/2019
 Resolution RES/1189/2024
 Resolution CNE/RES/095/2025
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Social Witness
Description
Figure who oversees that throughout a bidding procedure the current law is complied with, as a mechanism to strengthen transparency and minimize risks of opacity and corruption in government contracting.
Report
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Concessionaire / Related Company
Project Website

MULTIMEDIA
0691 CFE: Subestación Eléctrica Tabasco Potencia 0693 Tramo Carretero Las Varas-Puerto Vallarta

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