Hydroelectric Power Plants in Mexico
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Aguamilpa Location: NAY Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 3 X 320 MW Francis Operation: 1994 T/G supplier: Hydroenergo, Siemens EPC: Voest Quick facts: This plant has a 186m concrete face rockfill dam. Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
Aguaprieta Location: JAL Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 120 MW Pelton Operation: 1993 T/G supplier: Sulzer Escher Wyss, Toshiba Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
Angostura Location: CHIS Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 5 X 180 MW Francis Operation: 1976-1978 T/G supplier: Escher Wyss, Asea Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
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Bacurato Location: SIN Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 46 MW Francis Operation: 1987 T/G supplier: Escher Wyss, Toshiba Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
Chicoasen Location: CHIS Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 5 X 300 MW, 3 X 310 Francis Operation: 1980-2005 T/G supplier: MHI, Asea, Alstom Quick facts: With the completion of three new 310-MW units, ordered from Alstom in Nov 2000 for €140mn, this became Mexico's largest hydro plant. It is connected to the grid by six 400kV lines and two 115kV lines. The plant is also known as Manuel Moreno Torres, named after a CFE Director General in the late 1950s. At completion, the 261m dam was the world's fifth tallest. Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
Comedero Location: SIN Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 50 MW Francis Operation: 1991 T/G supplier: Escher Wyss, Toshiba Quick facts: Also known as Raul Marsal Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
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El Cajon Location: NAY Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 375 MW Operation: 2007 T/G supplier: Kharkov, Electrosila EPC: ICA, Energomachexport Quick facts: In May 2002, CFE began preparations for tendering this plant on the Rio Santiago. Bids were invited in Sep 2002, and in Mar 2003, a consortium led by ICA won the tender with a bid of $748mn. This was the first EPC contract for a hydroelectric plant under Mexico’s financed public works program. Equipment was manufactured in Brazil, Russia, and Ukraine. The dam is 640m long and 178m high. Photograph courtesy of Academia de Ingenieria |
El Caracol Location: GRO Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 3 X 198 MW Operation: 1986-1987 T/G supplier: MHI, Ansaldo Quick facts: Also known as Ingeniero Carlos Ramírez Ulloa Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
Huites Location: SIN Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 220 MW Francis Operation: 1995-1996 T/G supplier: LMZ, Siemens Quick facts: Also known as Colosio Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
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Ixtapantongo Location: DF Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 28 MW, 1 X 52 MW Francis Operation: 1944-1954 T/G supplier: Baldwin, Voith, WHC, Oerlikon Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
La Yesca Location: JAL Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 375 MW Francis Operation: 2012 T/G supplier: Power Machines Group EPC: ICA, La Peninsular Compania Constructora SA de CV Quick facts: Along with Aguamilpa HPP and El Cajon HPP, La Yesca is part of the Río Grande de Santiago hydro system at the border of Jalisco and Nayarit states. The scheme was tendered by CFE in 2007 and the selected contractors built the world's tallest concrete-faced earthfill damat 220m The manufacture and supply of the main equipment for the T/G sets was completed in 2010 and the two units went online in Oct and Dec 2012, respectively. Photograph courtesy of Grupo Profesional Planeación y Proyectos SA de CV |
Malpaso Location: CHIS Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 6 X 180 MW Francis Operation: 1969-1977 T/G supplier: MHI., Escher Wyss, Asea Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
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San Rafael Location: NAY Operator: Generadora Electrica San Rafael Configuration: 3 X 8.2 MW Kaplan Operation: ?? T/G supplier: ?? EPC: Ukrhydroproject , Dames & Moore Quick facts: San Rafael HPP will be built on this existing 38.5m RCC regulating dam on the Rio Santiago. Design annual production of the proposed power plant is 110 GWh/yr. Photograph courtesy of Ukrhydroproject |
Santa Rosa Location: JAL Operator: Comision Federal d'Electricidade Configuration: 2 X 31 MW Francis Operation: 1964 T/G supplier: Toshiba Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
Trojes Location: MIC Operator: Enel Latin America Configuration: 1 X 8 MW Francis Operation: 2003 T/G supplier: Alstom, VA TECH EPC: Alstom Quick facts: This project was built using one of two diversion tunnels at an existing irrigation dam. Water released from the dam is used for the Coahuayana Irrigation Dist 20km downstream. No public funding was used for this CDM project which has average annual production of about 42 GWh.. The plant was developed by Corp Mexicana de Hidroelectricidad SA de CV and acquired by Enel in Dec 2007. Photograph courtesy of Corp Mexicana de Hidroelectricidad |
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Zimapan Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal d'Electricidade |
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 09-Feb-2013
