CNE approves six solar plants totaling 649 MW net and $750 million in investment

The National Energy Commission (CNE) approved six solar plants with permits dated November 5, 2026, totaling 649 megawatts (MW) net, equivalent to 751 MW of installed capacity, an investment of close to $750 million and estimated generation of 1,881 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year. The regulator announced the resolution on Friday, November 6.

The permits correspond to the Second Call for strategic projects of the Ministry of Energy (Sener) and were resolved by the regulator's Technical Committee. Of the 57 applications received, 31 met the requirements and only six demonstrated the full set of criteria, Forbes México reported. The beneficiaries are Green Park Energy, a Cox subsidiary, with three permits in Aguascalientes, Jalisco and Guanajuato; Ammper Generación, of the Invex Controladora financial group, with two in Tlaxcala and Morelos; and Viva el Sol, with one in Coahuila, according to Bloomberg Línea. The plants will operate under the Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM) generation framework. The round follows a first call in December 2025 in which Green Park Energy, then in the hands of Iberdrola, obtained two permits.

By region, the West will add 350 MW, the East 289 MW and the Northeast 10 MW, the CNE detailed. Entry into operation will be gradual: 37% of capacity in 2028 and 63% in 2029. The six plants incorporate storage systems to provide operational flexibility and support the stability and reliability of the grid. The CNE stated that the permits were granted in line with the expansion needs of the National Electric System and consistent with the goal of clean energies representing 38% of electricity generation in 2030. Sener specified that the projects not approved may be considered in other calls or through the conventional route, according to Bloomberg Línea.

The first verifiable milestone is the entry into operation of the plants in 2028, together with the publication of the next calls. The sector will watch whether the 31 projects that met the initial requirements find a regulatory path and at what pace the new solar capacity is integrated into the National Electric System.

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