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Mexico’s CFE Adds Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants to Development Portfolio

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Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is doubling down on natural gas power as it seeks to clean up its energy mix and meet growing demand.

Graph showing Mexico's natural gas production versus U.S. pipeline imports.

Earlier this week, the state-owned utility announced a slew of new electricity projects the nation deems as strategic. These include five natural gas-fired power plants along with transmission and electrical grid upgrades.

Salamanca II in central Guanajuato would be a $537 million, 498 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant.