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Sheinbaum Inaugurates 269-MW Combined-Cycle Plant in Querétaro, Renamed for Josefa Ortiz

Officials cast the project as part of a $45 billion push to expand public generation to 29,000 MW under a strengthened CFE mandate.

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Overview

  • The gas‑fired combined‑cycle unit is now integrated into the national grid to bolster supply in the Bajío, with authorities saying it will serve more than four million people.
  • New CENACE and CFE data highlighted a local shortfall in Querétaro, where 2025 peak demand reached about 1,535 MW against 723 MW of installed capacity.
  • With El Sauz II’s 269 MW plus Salamanca I (958 MW) and Villa de Reyes (about 450 MW), officials said 1,677 MW were added this year to help meet the region’s needs.
  • The plant was renamed Josefa Ortiz Téllez Girón, which officials noted makes it the first power station in Mexico to carry the name of a woman.
  • Leaders framed the opening within 2024 reforms that set a 54% public‑generation floor and reintegrated CFE, noting the project was launched in 2019 and delayed by pandemic‑era supply issues.