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Power Plants in Mexico

Mexico has 311 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 13th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 213 operating and 93 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 90.8 GW across 213 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Manzanillo (Manuel Álvarez Moreno) power station (2.9 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE (95), Comisión Federal de Electricidad (35) and Enel Green Power SpA (14) — Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE alone is named on 31% of them. Half of Mexico's power plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 205 with a known date), 98 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Necaxa hydroelectric plant, dating from 1905. 93 are in the pipeline, led by Jorge Luque power station (1.5 GW), proposed. They account for 43% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mexico.

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311
Power Plant in Mexico
#13
of 155 countries
90.8 GW
Operating capacity
93
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Mexico

Who owns Mexico's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Necaxa hydroelectric plant (1905) · newest La Herradura mobile power station (2025) · 205 of 311 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Mexico?
OverWatts maps 311 power plants in Mexico — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 13th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Mexico?
Manzanillo (Manuel Álvarez Moreno) power station, at 2.9 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Mexico's power plants have?
About 90.8 GW operating across 213 plants, with a further 39.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Mexico?
Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE is named as owner or operator on the most — 95 of 311 (31%). Next are Comisión Federal de Electricidad (35), Enel Green Power SpA (14) and Mexico Infrastructure Partners SAPI de CV (11).
How old are Mexico's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 205 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Necaxa hydroelectric plant (1905); 98 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Mexico?
93 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Jorge Luque power station (1.5 GW), Puerto Peñasco Solar Project (1.3 GW) and CCC Tuxpan I power station (1.2 GW).

Other asset classes in Mexico

Oil & Gas Field 230Pipeline 65Cement Plant 38LNG Terminal 29Iron & Steel Plant 15Iron Ore Mine 11Refinery 6Chemical Plant 5Interconnector 3Coal / Uranium Mine 3Export Terminal 2Data Centre 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335