CFE Seeks to Increase Production at the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field

CFE is seeking to increase production at the Cerro Prieto geothermal field in Baja California, according to PiensaGeotermia. With 720 MW of installed capacity, Cerro Prieto is the world's second-largest geothermal field and supplies more than half the electricity consumed by one million users on the state's distribution grid.

The push to raise output is part of a broader national geothermal relaunch, a source that operates continuously and provides firm capacity to a region electrically isolated from the rest of the country. In parallel, the Los Azufres plant in Michoacán generated roughly 40% of the country's geothermoelectric output, according to CFE.

Sustaining and expanding production at a mature field requires repressurizing the reservoir and drilling new wells, technical tasks that directly determine the useful life of these facilities. The accumulated expertise at Cerro Prieto is a strategic asset for newer geothermal projects.

The pace of investment in wells and maintenance will determine how much production can grow. The Watt will continue tracking CFE's plans for its geothermal fields.