Mayakan gas pipeline to lift southeast gas to 567 million cubic feet per day

The expansion of the Energía Mayakan gas pipeline will raise natural gas transport capacity to the Yucatán Peninsula from 250 to 567 million cubic feet per day, according to Expansión, which reported Engie data on August 28. The project, tied to the new Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) power plants, runs parallel to the existing duct and adds three compression stations and three metering stations.

The project is being developed by Grupo Engie and Macquarie Asset Management together with CFE and consists of three phases: the first has concluded, and the last is planned for the first half of 2027, according to Forbes México. Energía Mayakan, the firm that has operated the pipeline for more than 25 years, plans to extend the benefits of natural gas to other states in the southeast, such as Chiapas, Campeche and Tabasco. The expansion responds to the growth in the region's electric, industrial and commercial demand and is aimed at CFE's new Mérida IV and Valladolid IV plants, which will supply power generation in the Yucatán Peninsula.

In a statement, the company said the expansion would "strengthen supply to meet the growth of the region's electric, industrial and commercial demand." The 700-kilometer pipeline, which will run parallel to the existing gas pipeline, will more than double transport capacity. According to Engie, the improvements will reduce methane emissions by up to 40% and avoid nearly 4.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The project currently generates 2,500 direct and 4,000 indirect jobs, with expectations of reaching 3,500 direct jobs in the next six months, Clarice Romariz, general director of Energía Mayakan, told Forbes México.

The third phase will conclude in the first half of 2027, when the 567 million cubic feet per day of capacity becomes available to the southeast's electric system. The next milestone will be bringing the new CFE plants that will receive that gas online for peninsular generation.

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