Mexico’s state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has launched a tender for natural gas transport infrastructure in Baja California state.

CFE is looking for the line to start at either the Sásabe-Guaymas pipeline in Caborca, Sonora or at the SoCal-Ehrenberg interconnection on the El Paso Natural Gas pipeline in Ehrenberg, Arizona. From there, the gas would be directed to gas-fired power plants throughout Baja California.

Gas would originate in the United States. The transport system would need a capacity of 600 MMcf/d and service would be under a levelized rate for 25 years. CFE is looking for at least 280 MMcf/d of the service to start in February 2024. The second phase requiring 320 MMcf/d of additional capacity would be for 2028.

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