Thermal capacity accounted for 55.1% of total power plant installations globally in 2021, according to GlobalData, with total recorded thermal capacity of 4,482GW. This is expected to contribute 40% by the end of 2030 with capacity of installations aggregating up to 4,924GW. Of the total global thermal capacity, 1.42% is in Mexico. Listed below are the five largest active thermal power plants by capacity in Mexico, according to GlobalData’s power plants database. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to provide a complete picture of the global thermal power segment. Buy the latest thermal power plant profiles here.
1. Petacalco (Plutarco Elias Calles) Thermal Power Plant
The Petacalco (Plutarco Elias Calles) Thermal Power Plant is a 2,800MW thermal power project located in Guerrero, Mexico. Post completion of construction, the project was commissioned in 1993. Comision Federal de Electricidad own the project. Buy the profile here.
2. Pdte. Adolfo Lopez Mateos (Tuxpan) Power Plant
The 2,100MW Pdte. Adolfo Lopez Mateos (Tuxpan) Power Plant thermal power project is located in Veracruz, Mexico. It was commissioned in 1991. The project is owned by Comision Federal de Electricidad. Buy the profile here.
3. Empalme Combined Cycle Power Plant
The Empalme Combined Cycle Power Plant is a 1,561.40MW thermal project. Comision Federal de Electricidad owns the project. It was commissioned in 2019. The project was developed by Comision Federal de Electricidad. It is located in Sonora, Mexico. Buy the profile here.
4. Tula (Francisco Perez Rios) Power Plant
The Tula (Francisco Perez Rios) Power Plant thermal project with a capacity of 1,500MW came online in 1975. Comision Federal de Electricidad have the equity stakes in the project. It is located in Hidalgo, Mexico. Buy the profile here.
5. Gral. Manuel Alvarez Moreno (Manzanillo I) CCGT Power Plant
The Gral. Manuel Alvarez Moreno (Manzanillo I) CCGT Power Plant has been operating since 2013. The 1,414.20MW thermal project is located in Colima, Mexico. Comision Federal de Electricidad have the equity stakes in this project. Buy the profile here.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Plants database, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide.
