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Power Outages in Southeast Mexico Blamed on Poor Natural Gas Quality

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated

Power disruptions that struck major cities in Mexico’s southeast were caused by poor quality natural gas, according to state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE).

Map showing Mexican natural gas infrastructure.

Mexican states Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán all reported service disruptions on Monday night (March 23).

CFE said high levels of “humidity” on the Mayakan Pipeline serving the Yucatán Peninsula led to generation problems at the 300 MW Nuevo Pemex power plant.

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