MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Aug.2026, Words: 120) — Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) put into operation the 135km, 230-kilovolt Wisteria-Herradura transmission line, connecting Mexicali and Tecate. The project, comprised of 429 steel structures, is the first of this magnitude built in the region in 33 years.
Tag: Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE)
Moody’s reaffirms ratings on CFE’s debt
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2026, Words: 93) — Moody’s Mexico reaffirmed the highest ratings on its national scale for the Federal Electricity Commission‘s debt, according to El Financiero. RELATED: MOODY’S DOWNGRADES CREDIT RATINGS OF THE CFE AND 8 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Sheinbaum inaugurates González Ortega plant in Mexicali, Baja California
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Editores LatinPetroleum, 21.Jun.2026, Words: 570) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo inaugurated the “González Ortega” combined cycle power plant of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) in Mexicali, Baja California. The plant will contribute 653 megawatts (MW) to the national electric system to reach the […]
Mexico inaugurates dual cycle 357MW power plant in Colima
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jun.2026, Words: 484) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo inaugurated the Federal Electricity Commission’s (CFE) combined cycle power plant in Colima. This, as part of actions to guarantee energy sovereignty and national sovereignty. The plant will generate an additional 357 megawatts (MW), bringing […]
PEMEX and CFE outlooks revised to negative on same action on sovereign, S&P says
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By S&P Global Ratings, 13.May.2026, Words: 789) — S&P Global Ratings revised its rating outlooks on state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to negative to mirror the same rating action on Mexico. The negative rating outlook on Mexico reflects the risk of very slow […]
Mexico continues to eye rise in renewable energy generation, Luz Elena González says
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.May.2026, Words: 113) — Mexico continues to eye boosting the percentage of energy generated from renewable sources to 38% from 24%. This, as part of Plan Mexico, Mexico’s energy secretary Luz Elena González Escobar explained during her participation in the morning presser hosted […]
PRESS DIGEST 29 APR. 2026: CFE 1Q:26 losses; Petro-Peru refineries; PETROBRAS 1Q:26 output
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Apr.2026, Words: 460) — The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and beyond and span company details on Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), Petro-Peru, PETROBRAS and Uruguay’s Ursea, among others. Energy Analytics Institute […]
EAI brief: major fire at CFE substation in Monterrey leaves residents without power
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Sep.2025, Words: 147) — A fire inside a Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) substation has left hundreds of users in the La Alianza neighborhood of Monterrey without power. The fire broke out on the afternoon of Sunday 7 Sep. 2025, according to […]
VinFast and Durango Union Ink MOU on Green Transition
(VinFast, 4.Nov.2024) — VinFast and the Durango Drivers’ Union in Mexico signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the green transition of public transport, including the potential purchase of 3,000 VF 5 electric cars and 300 electric buses by Durango Driver’s Union for operation in Mexico. This strategic partnership underscores […]
Mexico to offer monetary assistance to Cuba amid blackouts impacting the island
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2024, Words: 111) — Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum said her government would offer Cuba, which is suffering from widespread blackouts, monetary assistance as well as assistance through the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE by its Spanish acronym). Sheinbaum, speaking on 23 Oct. 2024 […]
NFE Signs Deal with CFE to Expand Supply of Natural Gas to Baja
(New Fortress Energy, 5.Jul.2022) — New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) (“NFE”) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Comisión Federal de Electricidad (“CFE”) as part of a growing strategic alliance supported by His Excellency Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the President of Mexico, and by Manuel Bartlett, the CEO of […]
Mexico Looks to Strengthen Energy Sector
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2021) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the recent Texas freeze that saw many residents in the state lose power and water service, demonstrated why his country needed to strengthen its energy sector. Highlights: The Texas storm that commenced Friday night 12 February 2021 froze […]
Mexico Presses US To Guarantee Gas Supplies
(Reuters, 17.Feb.2021) — The Mexican government called the top U.S. representative in Mexico on Wednesday to press for natural gas supplies after the Texas governor ordered fuel to remain in the state during a freeze that has overwhelmed its energy grid. Already, earlier this week, natural gas supplies to Mexico […]
AMLO’s Nationalism Casts Energy Projects Into Limbo
(Bloomberg, 22.Dec.2020) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s hardball tactics against foreign energy companies are halting projects and reversing a process that until recently made the country one of the world’s hottest oil and renewable markets. About 200 wind farms, natural gas plants, solar arrays and other projects have […]
Sur de Texas Marine Pipeline Achieves Commercial Operation
(IMG, 17.Sep.2019) — Infraestructura Marina del Golfo (IMG), a joint venture between TC Energy Corporation (TC Energía) and Infraestructura Energética Nova (IEnova), announced commencement of the commercial operation of the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan (Sur de Texas) marine natural gas pipeline. With a transportation capacity of 2.6 billion cubic feet per […]
Burns & McDonnell Says Eduardo Andrade Joins Firm As Mexico Ops Director
(Burns & McDonnell, 25.Sep.2018) — Eduardo Andrade, a longtime executive in the Mexico energy industry, has joined Burns & McDonnell as its general director in Mexico for Burns & McDonnell Services S.A. de C.V. In that role, he will oversee the company’s pursuit of power generation and electrical transmission projects […]
U.S. Co. Wins Contract for Mexico LNG Project
(Natural Gas Intelligence, Peter de Montmollin, 22.Aug.2018) — A U.S. company has secured a long-term contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import project on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, a region isolated from the country’s main energy transmission systems. New Fortress Energy (NFE) won a […]