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Power plants in Mexico

277 power-plant records · 62,366 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 26%
  • Biomass 22%
  • Gas 22%
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Mexico at a glance

Power-plant records
277
Reported capacity
62,366 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
21.1%
Most records
Hydro, Biomass
Grid operator
CENACE
Capital
Mexico City

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.

How electricity works in Mexico

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

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).

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • CNEEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

State-owned CFE owns transmission and distribution and most generation; CENACE dispatches the grid and runs the wholesale market.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

  • North American interconnectionsRegional grid

    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.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Mexico generates electricity

Electricity generated355.2 TWh
Renewable share21.1%
Low-carbon share24.6%
Carbon intensity483.1 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro23.5 TWh
Wind19.8 TWh
Solar25.7 TWh
Bioenergy6 TWh
Other renewablesNo data
Nuclear12.3 TWh
Coal12.4 TWh
Gas221.7 TWh
Other fossil33.8 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

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.

161 lack an owner/operator; 277 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Mexico

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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.

Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

1,510 MW
Owner in source
CFE
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
CFE-CENACE · capacity year 2016Details & map
1,400 MW
Owner in source
CFE
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
CFE-CENACE · capacity year 2016Details & map
1,200 MW
Owner in source
CFE
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
CFE-CENACE · capacity year 2016Details & map
1,135 MW
Owner in source
CFE/PIE
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
CFE-CENACE · capacity year 2016Details & map
1,121 MW
Owner in source
CFE/PIE
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
CFE-CENACE · capacity year 2016Details & map

Malpaso

Hydro
1,080 MW
Owner in source
CFE
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
CFE-CENACE · capacity year 2016Details & map

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