Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum and energy officials announced two concentrated solar power plants to be built and operated by the state utility CFE.
• The investment totals about $800 million, with each plant targeted at roughly 50–100 megawatts and about 11 hours of continuous output.
• Authorities plan to complete site selection in 2025 and open bidding in 2026, with 36–48 months of construction targeted to finish within the current term.
• Officials say the projects will reinforce electricity supply in Baja California Sur and replace diesel, fuel oil and gas to advance the 2030 clean‑energy goal of at least 35%.
• The plants will use a tower‑and‑heliostat design with molten‑salt storage, require approximately 240–480 hectares, and could serve an estimated 101,000–202,000 households.