Released June 07, 2021 | CORDOBA, ARGENTINA
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Mexican state-owned utility Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) (Mexico City) is conducting five tendering processes for the selection of full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service contractors for six combined-cycle power projects, which will add 4.15 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. The tenders started between late April and May 25; the award dates are scheduled between July and September.
The projects include the addition of 1.56 GW in Yucatan state with the addition of a 520-megawatt (MW), combined-cycle block at the Merida II power plant and a 1.04-GW combined-cycle block at Valladolid Power Plant; a 1.09-GW combined-cycle block at Adolfo Lopez Mateos Power Plant in the central state of Veracruz; and 1.5-GW in the Northern region of the country via two 681-MW grassroot, combined-cycle plants in San Luis Rio Colorado (Sonora) and in Mexicali (Baja California), plus the addition of 151 MW in two blocks at the Baja California Sur Peaking Plant, near La Paz in Baja California Sur State.
CFE finally materialized plans that started in mid-2020, when it cancelled four ongoing tenders for the construction of 1.24 GW in new capacity and announced tenders for eight combined-cycle projects planned for the third quarter of that year, but then postponed and modified the plan several times due to difficulties in securing financing. Early this year, CFE, through its subsidiary CFEnergia, called for proposals of interest from technology providers and EPC firms to complete market surveys and define locations and configurations, resulting on the current ongoing tenders.
After several years of playing a secondary role in the Mexican power market, the current federal administration made clear its plans to make CFE the main player in the market. Accordingly, the government and market regulators pushed several laws and regulation changes with a negative impact for the development of private projects, especially in the renewables sector.
In the short term, these projects are the largest investment expected for new generation projects in the country.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Database can click here to view these projects.
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The projects include the addition of 1.56 GW in Yucatan state with the addition of a 520-megawatt (MW), combined-cycle block at the Merida II power plant and a 1.04-GW combined-cycle block at Valladolid Power Plant; a 1.09-GW combined-cycle block at Adolfo Lopez Mateos Power Plant in the central state of Veracruz; and 1.5-GW in the Northern region of the country via two 681-MW grassroot, combined-cycle plants in San Luis Rio Colorado (Sonora) and in Mexicali (Baja California), plus the addition of 151 MW in two blocks at the Baja California Sur Peaking Plant, near La Paz in Baja California Sur State.
CFE finally materialized plans that started in mid-2020, when it cancelled four ongoing tenders for the construction of 1.24 GW in new capacity and announced tenders for eight combined-cycle projects planned for the third quarter of that year, but then postponed and modified the plan several times due to difficulties in securing financing. Early this year, CFE, through its subsidiary CFEnergia, called for proposals of interest from technology providers and EPC firms to complete market surveys and define locations and configurations, resulting on the current ongoing tenders.
After several years of playing a secondary role in the Mexican power market, the current federal administration made clear its plans to make CFE the main player in the market. Accordingly, the government and market regulators pushed several laws and regulation changes with a negative impact for the development of private projects, especially in the renewables sector.
In the short term, these projects are the largest investment expected for new generation projects in the country.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Database can click here to view these projects.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
