The Mexican state-owned power group Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has commissioned the 927 MW Salamanca CCGT power plant in Guanajuato (Mexico). The new CCGT power plant will replace a 550 MW conventional gas-fired power plant commissioned in 1971 and add to a 393 MW gas-turbine plant commissioned in 2015. It is expected to avoid 3.5 MtCO2/year in emissions.
In November 2024, the Mexican government presented the National Strategy for the Electricity Sector 2024-2030, aiming at strengthening the planning of the domestic electricity sector, improving energy justice, guaranteeing a reliable grid, and establishing clear rules to ensure and increase private investment in the sector. It plans to invest US$23bn in CFE, of which US$12.3bn correspond to new generation projects (13 GW). In February 2025, the government presented the Plan for the Strengthening and Expansion of the National Electric System 2025-2030 of CFE: this plan includes 51 electricity projects (22.7 GW), of which five are CCGT projects.
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