Several utilities released extensive plans to grow natural gas generation, expand pipelines and add LNG storage across the country to meet a wave of demand, executives said during the recent third quarter conference calls. Many utilities have filed integrated resource plans (IRP) with state regulators that outline the role natural gas would play to ensure…
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CFE Sees San Luis Potosí, Durango Natural Gas-Fired Plants Online Next Year
The $350 million, 437 MW combined cycle San Luis Potosí power plant in Villa de Reyes is on track to come online next year, according to management at Mexican utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). The $319 million, 350 MW natural gas-fired Lerdo combined cycle in Durango is also slated to come online next year,…
Texas Natural Gas Production Hitting Records as Mexico Ups Supply Needs
Mexico’s demand for Texan natural gas is set to rise as new infrastructure projects come to fruition. Along with plans in Mexico to build up to 5 Bcf/d of liquefied natural gas export capacity, state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) also is developing over 7 GW of natural gas-fired power generation by 2025. These…
Mexico LNG Projects, Power Plants Lack Clear Path to Natural Gas Access, Experts Say
Mexico has big plans to become an LNG export powerhouse, but it might not have the pipelines or available capacity to do so, according to experts. “Is there enough capacity and pipelines to support these projects? I don’t think so,” said the head of the Gadex consultancy, Eduardo Prud’homme, on Monday at the LDC Gas…
Column: CFE’s Bet on Greater Mexico Market Share Means More Combined Cycle Plants
Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. The opinions and positions expressed by Prud’homme do not necessarily reflect the views of NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. Mexico’s government wants…
Mexico Electricity Law Proposal Said Worrying Investors
“The principal concern of international companies and investors is the uncertainty that the electricity law could cause, and a lot of people are holding off on further investments while they wait to see what will happen,” Marcela Roque, Energy Director at Luxem Energía in Mexico City, told NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. “Many investors have…
Mexico’s CFE Seeking Bidders to Build Six Combined-Cycle Plants
Mexico’s state-owned power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is launching an international tender to build for six combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plants with a combined installed capacity of 4,322 MW. The plants, part of CFE’s 2021-2025 business plan, “will be located in strategic regions with the purpose of strengthening CFE and guaranteeing Mexico’s energy…
Preferential Treatment for Mexico’s CFE Said Unlikely to Boost Natural Gas Market
Proposed legislation in Mexico to favor state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) in the electricity dispatch order should not be viewed as bullish for the natural gas market, despite CFE’s plans to add more gas-fired capacity over the coming years, according to local energy consultant David Rosales. The bill supported by President Andrés Manuel…
Natural Gas Dominates Capacity Additions in Mexico’s Energy Ministry Power Plans
New natural gas builds are central in the electricity plans of Mexico’s government as it seeks to enhance the role of state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) in power production and dispatch. According to the country’s recently released 2020-2034 Prodesen power sector development plan, “the development of electric power capacity between 2020 and 2034…
Natural Gas Dominates Second Tranche of Mexico’s Public-Private Infrastructure Plan
Energy projects fueled by natural gas dominate Mexico’s second public-private infrastructure plan announced by government and business leaders on Monday. Worth a total of 228 billion pesos, or around $11 billion, the second package includes 29 projects in energy, telecommunications, roads and water. It is part of a broader infrastructure plan aimed at jumpstarting the…