Mexico Energy Monitor

Feb 22

Puerto Peñasco opens Phase 1 starts construction Phase 2 

• AMLO inaugurated the first phase of the Puerto Peñasco photovoltaic power plant, Mexico’s first state-operated, large-scale PV project, the property of national power company CFE and the state of Sonora. 

• Built in 11 months, Phase 1 brings online 120MW of solar power generation as well as the transmission line connecting the plant to the national power grid. A second phase set to add another 300MW started construction in September last year and is set to come online in June 2024. 

• More phases are planned, and once completed, Puerto Peñasco will feature solar panels covering some 2,000 hectares generating a combined capacity of 1GW, more than any PV plant now operating in the Americas and the fifth largest worldwide.  

Fuente: Forbes