Dzitnup – Kantenah Line is a 400kV overhead line with a length of 147km from Dzitnup, Yucatan, Mexico, to Kantenah, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

The project is expected to be commissioned in 2024.

Description

Dzitnup – Kantenah Line is an overhead line that will be operated by Comision Federal de Electricidad. The line will carry alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.

Approximately $64.09m was financed by the authorities to undertake the construction works of the project.

Dzitnup – Kantenah Line project development status

The construction works on the Dzitnup – Kantenah Line project will be commenced in 2023 and commissioning is expected in 2024.

About Comision Federal de Electricidad

Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is a power utility company that carries out generation, transmission, distribution, supply and commercialization of electricity. The company generates electricity through various renewable energy sources including thermal, hydro, coal-fired, wind, solar, geothermal and nuclear power plant. It also offers civil engineering, construction and investment services. CFE imports, exports, transports, purchases and sells fuel oil and natural gas. The company undertakes the planning and execution of projects and installations, as required by the national electricity system.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.