Mexico has 277 power plants in this atlas, with 62,366 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco) (2,778 MW, coal; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are hydro, biomass and gas. Grid operators listed here include CENACE. Electricity is regulated by CNE. Renewables supplied 21.1% of its electricity in 2024.
Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.
Gas-fired plants supply most power. The 2025 electricity law strengthened CFE's role and replaced the CRE regulator with the National Energy Commission (CNE).
Part of the North American grid, split into the Eastern, Western, Texas (ERCOT) and Québec interconnections, with reliability standards set by NERC.
What does “Wholesale market” mean?
Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.
References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.
Mexico is in North America. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.
Capital
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish
Region
North America
Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.
The source inventory contains 277 records for Mexico. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.
Inventory coverage
277 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 277 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
