Abengoa will develop the new solar field of the Agua Prieta II plant located in the town of Agua Prieta, in the state of Sonora. The project, the first in Mexico, has been promoted by the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the United Nations’ Development Program. It is expected to come into operation by mid 2013. Abengoa will carry out the engineering, design and start-up of the innovative solar-gas hybrid technology in the new Agua Prieta II concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, comprised of a 12 MW solar field of parabolic trough collectors. The second phase of the project will be completed with a combined cycle plant capable of producing up to 464 MW of power, which will comprise two gas turbines, one steam turbine, a heat exchanger; cooling, condensing and power systems; and auxiliary equipment and systems. The Agua Prieta II CSP plant is the first hybrid solar-gas plant in Mexico and the third that Abengoa has undertaken in the world.
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