CFE reports 64,000 MW of capacity and 3,204 MW of new additions to lawmakers

The Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) reported installed capacity above 64,000 MW on November 5, 2026: 47,982 MW of its own and 16,119 MW from external producers, before the Energy Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. Director General Emilia Calleja Alor also detailed the addition of 3,204 MW through six combined-cycle plants.

The figures come from the review of the Second Government Report and place the expansion in regions with growing demand, such as the Yucatán Peninsula and Baja California, where systems operate with specific reliability requirements. According to Forbes México, investment in the six plants totaled 52,424 million pesos: Salamanca, in Guanajuato, and Villa de Reyes, in San Luis Potosí, contributed 1,407 MW; four other plants added 1,797 MW. For the region, the scale benchmark is demand: the official noted that the National Interconnected System reached a historic peak of 54,530 MW on August 20, 2026, a volume she equated with the peak demand of countries such as Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama.

On transmission, Forbes México recorded 35 completed projects worth 15,119 million pesos, with more than 990 circuit-kilometers and 3,358 MVA of transformation capacity, plus 83 works under construction worth 89,104 million pesos. The distribution program planned for the end of 2026 includes 17 new substations, 16 expansions and 1,581 modernization works. In renewables, CFE maintains a portfolio of 60 projects for the 2024-2030 period: 22 of its own development and 38 with mixed investment, with more than 2,500 MW of storage. Excélsior recorded that clean energies accounted for 26.2% of generation. Calleja stated that restoring CFE's public character does not mean closing the door to private participation.

CFE has more than 7,700 MW additional under development, according to Forbes México. Energía a Debate detailed that the most advanced projects are Riviera Maya-Valladolid, at 1,020 MW, Tuxpan Fase I, at 1,057 MW, and San Luis Río Colorado, at 648 MW, scheduled for 2027. The next checkpoint is the completion of the 17 substations committed for the end of 2026.

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