Macroproject

CONSTRUCTION OF THE POWER GENERATION PLANTS OF THE STRENGTHENING AND EXPANSION PLAN OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM (SEN)

Sector: Electricity

Last Revision
January 06, 2026
Subsector:
Generation
Macroproject:
National Electric System Strengthening and Expansion Plan: Generation
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

427,624,000,000

Estimated Investment USD:

22,156,683,937

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2026: $19.3

DESCRIPTION

NEW COEE-0001-2026: Puerto Peñasco Photovoltaic Power Plant Sequence IV.

The Strengthening and Expansion Plan 2025-2030 contemplates the construction of combined cycle power generation plants (CCC), photovoltaic plants (CFV), and internal combustion plants (CCI), to add 22,674 megawatts (MW) of public investment generation capacity and 6,400 megawatts (MW) of private investment, which is expected to be mostly for clean and/or renewable energy.

Projects in execution and operation:
- Combined Cycle and Photovoltaic Power Plants: CCPP González Ortega, CCPP San Luis Río Colorado, PVPP Puerto Peñasco Sequence II, CCPP Lerdo, CCPP San Luis Potosí, CCPP Salamanca, CCPP El Sauz II, CCPP Manzanillo III, CCPP Tuxpan Phase I, CCPP Mérida, and CCPP Riviera Maya Valladolid.
- Hydroelectric Projects: Santa María, Picachos, Amata, La Villita, Infiernillo, Caracol, Zimapán, Mazatepec, Portezuelos I and II, Encanto, Minas, Chicoasén II, Angostura, Malpaso, Peñitas.

Baseload Generation Projects (Firm Power):
1. CCPP Francisco Pérez Ríos / 1,013.8 MW / $1,388.8 Million USD
2. CCPP Salamanca II / 495.5 MW / $804.8 Million USD
3. CCPP Altamira / 583.1 MW / $804.2 Million USD
4. CCPP Mazatlán / 581.5 MW / $856.6 Million USD
5. ICPP Los Cabos / 240 MW / $473.9 Million USD

Puerto Peñasco Photovoltaic Power Plant:
1. PVPP P. Peñasco Seq. III / 300 MW / $347 Million USD
2. PVPP P. Peñasco Seq. IV / 280 MWac / $363 Million USD

New Photovoltaic Projects (Tender Publication January 2026):
1. PVPP Carbón II / 376 MWac / $556 Million USD
2. PVPP Río Escondido / 180 MWac / $270.2 Million USD

Clean Energy under Evaluation CFE - Fonadin (Mixed Investment Scheme):
1. PVPP Las Garzas / 270 MW
2. PVPP Los Girasoles / 110 MW
3. WPP San Luis de la Paz / 63 MW

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Guanajuato, Hidalgo   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Secretaría de Energía

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.
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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.
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Mexico Government

REMARKS

On Dec. 17, 2025, the Consortium consisting of Eléctrica Aselco, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Pofezac, S.A. de C.V., Epic Electric, S. de R.L., and Enersave Wire and Cable, S. de R.L. de C.V., was declared the Recommended Participant for tender COEE-0002-2025, for the execution of the Puerto Peñasco Photovoltaic Power Plant Project Sequence III.

- CCC Francisco Pérez Ríos:
Contract signing: 12/09/2025 / Site handover: 12/15/2025

- CFV P. Peñasco Sec III:
Start of works: 12/23/2025

The estimated investment indicated corresponds to public investment.

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