List of power plants in Mexico

The power plants in Mexico are shown both on a map and in tables (with key figures). The list is not complete.

Installed capacity and annual production

In 2011, Mexico was in 14th place in the world for annual generation with 277.6 billion kWh and in 17th place for installed capacity with 61,510 MW.

Aguamilpa Altamira III-IV Altamira V Carbon I. Carbon II Cerro Prieto Chicoasén El Cajón El Caracol Eurus Huites Infiernillo La Angostura La Rosita La Yesca Laguna Verde Malpaso Monterrey III Peñitas Petacalco Tamazunchale Tuxpan III-IV Zimapán

Geothermal power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	status
Cerro Prieto	570	in operation

Caloric power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	fuel	status
Altamira III-IV	1,036	natural gas	in operation
Altamira V	1,121	natural gas	in operation
Carbon I.	1,200	coal	in operation
Carbon II	1,400	coal	in operation
La Rosita	1,060	natural gas	in operation
Monterrey III	1,000	natural gas	in operation
Petacalco	2,100	coal	in operation
Tamazunchale	1,135	natural gas	in operation
Tuxpan III-IV	983	natural gas	in operation

Nuclear power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	Type	status
Laguna Verde	1,640	Boiling water reactor	in operation

Hydropower plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Aguamilpa	960	Río Lerma	in operation
Chicoasén	2,400	Río Grijalva	in operation
El Cajón	750	Río Lerma	in operation
El Caracol	600	Río Balsas	in operation
Huites	440	Río Fuerte	in operation
Infiernillo	1,120	Río Balsas	in operation
La Angostura	900	Río Grijalva	in operation
La Yesca	750	Río Lerma	in operation
Malpaso	1,080	Río Grijalva	in operation
Peñitas	420	Río Grijalva	in operation
Zimapán	292	Río Moctezuma	in operation

Wind farms

According to The Wind Power , 41 wind farms are currently (as of October 2015) recorded in Mexico. The table shows the 5 largest wind farms according to installed capacity.

Name of the wind farm	Inst. Power (MW)	number	status
Bii Hioxio	234	117	under construction
Bii Stinú	164	82	in operation
Eurus	250.5	167	in operation
Pacifico	160	80	in operation
Piedra Larga	228	114	under construction

Web links

Commons : Power Plants in Mexico  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed April 22, 2015 . 
2. ^ Altamira III and IV CCGT Power Station Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
3. ^ Altamira V CCGT Power Station Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
4. ^ Jose Lopez Portillo (Carbon I, Rio Escondido) Coal Power Station. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
5. ^ Carbon II Coal Power Station Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
6. ^ La Rosita Power Project CCGT Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
7. ^ Monterrey III CCGT Power Station Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Tamazunchale CCGT Power Station Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
9. ^ Tuxpan III and IV CCGT. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
10. ^ El Caracol (Ingeniero Carlos Ramírez Ulloa) Hydroelectric, Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Angel Albino Corzo (Penitas) Hydroelectric Station Mexico. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 4, 2015 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Mexico. (No longer available online.) The Wind Power, archived from the original on October 2, 2015 ; accessed on October 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
13. ↑ Acciona Completes Assembly of LatAm's Largest Wind Farm. Latin American Herald Tribune, accessed April 3, 2015 .