Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the projects at a federal briefing, confirming that CFE will develop and operate the facilities.
• The government characterized the initiative as Mexico’s first thermosolar deployment and framed it as a step to expand clean power.
• Each plant is planned at 50–100 MW, with output described as enough to serve roughly 101,000–202,000 homes.
• Thermal storage is designed to enable about 11 hours of continuous operation, requiring an estimated 240–480 hectares per site.
• Authorities outlined a development schedule of roughly 48 months from project start and reiterated that the tender process is intended to occur in 2025.