CFE Awards 7,411 MW of Renewables with 1,850 MW of Battery Storage

Mexico's Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) awarded 7,411 megawatts (MW) under the first call of its mixed development scheme, 14% above the 6,500 MW target set by the Secretaría de Energía (Sener), according to an analysis published on August 11 by Energía a Debate. The package includes 1,850 MW of battery storage as a mandatory component, according to Greenberg Traurig.

The call opened on February 6, 2026 through the Ventanilla de Energía platform and attracted more than 200 proposals totaling nearly 38 gigawatts (GW), according to Bloomberg Línea. CFE selected 37 projects from 31 developers, according to Energía Estratégica. This is the first tender to produce concrete awards under the mixed scheme, in which CFE retains a minimum 54% stake in each project and holds final board approval while the private partner provides the remaining capital, according to mexicobusiness.news. International developers among the winners include Cubico México, Atlantica Renewable Power, Solarig, and Fisterra Energy, each contributing private capital to the National Electric System.

Solar photovoltaic dominated the results: roughly 6,710 MW across 33 projects, nearly double the 3,550 MW required, while wind energy reached 700 MW against a target of 2,850 MW, and solar thermal registered no awards despite a 100 MW allocation, according to Energía a Debate. The process left 46 projects unawarded, and regional distribution was uneven: the Yucatán Peninsula and the Northeast account for 20 of the 37 projects, while the West region reached only 310 MW of the 1,540 MW required. "The results show that the market responded with a broad and competitive solar offer, but they also reflect the challenges facing wind energy development," said specialist Miguel Ángel Ramírez Bocanegra in the same analysis.

Contract signing began on June 19, with commercial operations scheduled between 2028 and 2029 and construction mobilization set for November, according to mexicobusiness.news. A second call under the scheme is underway, with final results expected on September 23, according to Energía Estratégica.

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