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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GAS PIPELINE “RAMAL HERMOSILLO” LOCATED IN THE STATE OF SONORA.

Sector: Hydrocarbons


Last Revision

November 24, 2025
Short Name of the Project:
0773 Hermosillo Branch Gas Pipeline
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Midstream
Asset (s):
 Gas Pipeline 48 KM 
Contract Currency:
US Dollars
Estimated Investment MXN:

249,974,912

Estimated Investment USD:

12,952,068

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, construction, operation and maintenance of a gas pipeline with a capacity of 100 million cubic feet per day (MCFD). The approximate length of the gas pipeline is 48 km and 16 inches diameter.

The Ramal Hermosillo gas pipeline transports natural gas from the Sásabe-Guaymas gas pipeline to the Hermosillo combined cycle power plant in the state of Sonora.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
Type of Project
  Public / Private
Type of Contract
  Provision of services
Term
25 years
Selection Process
International Open Tender
Financing Sources
Private
100 %
MXN
249,974,912
USD
12,952,068
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 March 10, 2016
Proposals Reception
June
2016
Ruling July 2016
Operation Starting Date March 28, 2018
Term of the Contract 2042
Contractor
Gas Natural del Noroeste  
Major Contractor’s Shareholders
Black Hills Energy

GEOLOCATION
State(s)
Sonora   

SPONSOR
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Entity
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Department
Subdirección de Negocios No Regulados
WebsiteInstitutional Arrangement

SUSTAINABLE INFORMATION
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Sustainability Datasheet

PROJECT’S SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY

The project is intended to supply natural gas to electric power generation plants in the northwestern region of Mexico to satisfy the demand for electricity. The branch will supply the Hermosillo Combined Cycle Power Plant and the Naco-Hermosillo gas pipeline. Includes a reforestation and compensation program for the protection of the biodiversity of the area, as well as the use of solar panels.

* This summary was prepared based on the methodological framework defined by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the document entitled: “Attributes and Framework for Sustainable Infrastructure”, which is You can check Here.

Additionally, a brief explanation of the methodology and a summary of the questions applied can be consulted in this Document.

DOCUMENTS USED:

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.
Call Publication
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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.
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/20108/TRA/2017
Permit
ID
RES/807/2024
Resolution
ID
RES/274/2023
Resolution
ID
RES/342/2022
Resolution
ID
RES/304/2021
Resolution
ID
RES/2291/2018
Resolution
ID
RES/1835/2018
Resolution
ID
RES/1213/2018
Resolution
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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

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