CFE Launches Mixed Developments: The Week in Energy

The schemes are positioned as a cornerstone of the federal government’s medium term energy strategy under President Claudia Sheinbaum, at a time when Mexico faces rising electricity demand, grid congestion and growing pressure to expand clean generation capacity. According to SENER, the program seeks to provide legal certainty and financial viability for projects that have long been stalled by regulatory uncertainty. Under the model, CFE will retain planning authority and strategic control, while private partners participate through clearly defined contracts that allocate risks, investments, and returns. The central feature of the scheme is the long term power purchase commitment by CFE, which González Escobar described as a key element to ensure bankability and attract domestic and international financing.

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SENER, CFE Present Mixed Schemes for Development

“This is about projects that can be financed, that have clear rules, and long-term certainty, and that contribute to system reliability and regional development,” the energy minister said. She emphasized that transparent and competitive processes will be used to select projects, a message aimed at restoring investor confidence after years of policy volatility in the power sector.

SENER Installs Energy Sector Planning Committee

SENER has taken another institutional step toward strengthening coordination and long term planning in the sector with the installation of the Energy Sector Planning Committee, a new interinstitutional body designed to align technical decision making across the federal energy apparatus.

According to the ministry, the committee will function as a permanent coordination mechanism to follow up on the most relevant issues affecting the sector, with the objective of improving policy coherence, operational efficiency, and strategic planning in electricity, hydrocarbons, and energy infrastructure. The initiative comes at a moment when the federal government is seeking to consolidate a new governance framework for the energy sector following constitutional and regulatory changes implemented over the past year.

Siemens Energy Unveils Competence Hub Americas Phase II

Siemens Energy Competence presented the second phase of its Hub Americas in Queretaro marking a significant milestone in its Mexico’s positioning as a strategic platform for energy innovation, specialized talent development, and execution capabilities linked to the global energy transition. The expansion reinforces the consolidation of Mexico not only as a manufacturing hub, but as a center for high-value engineering, digitalization, and energy-related knowledge exports.

The second phase of the Competence Hub Americas was led by Queretaro’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Marco Antonio Del Prete. The expansion responds to Siemens Energy’s regional strategy to address the growing demand for highly specialized talent across the Americas and beyond, while strengthening Mexico’s role within the company’s global operations.

Data Centers Energy Needs: TotalEnergies, Google Sign Agreement

The global demand for energy to feed data centers continues its rapid acceleration, underscoring a widening challenge for energy systems and digital infrastructure worldwide. This dynamic was highlighted recently in a major renewable energy deal in the United States, illustrating how technology giants and energy producers are innovating to meet the vast power needs of data centers amid surging demand driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital services.

French energy major TotalEnergies has signed two long-term power purchase agreements to deliver one gigawatt of solar capacity to supply Google’s data centers in Texas over a 15-year period. The renewable electricity, equivalent to approximately 28 terawatt-hours, will be generated by two TotalEnergies-owned solar projects under development in the state: the 805 MW Wichita site and the 195MW Mustang Creek project, with construction expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026. This represents the largest renewable PPA volume TotalEnergies has signed in the United States to date.

Solar Farm Near Tula Refinery Advances

State authorities in Tamaulipas announced progress on a large-scale solar farm project in Tula intended to inject electricity into the local grid and reinforce the regional power system, a development that sits at the intersection of Mexico’s refining sector strategy and its ongoing energy transition efforts. The project reflects broader trends in the national energy landscape where renewables are increasingly integrated into sectors historically dominated by fossil fuels.

Walter Ángel, Minister of Energy Development, Tamaulipas, reported that the solar farm will be developed under a generation-exempt scheme with an estimated investment of US$650 million. The initiative is designed to strengthen electricity distribution in the Altiplano region and leverage the area’s high solar irradiation levels, which are among the most favorable in the country given Mexico’s geographic positioning and climatic conditions.

SilverBlue Plans MX$500M Renewable Energy Investment in Mexico

Mexico’s renewable energy financing landscape received a significant boost this week with the announcement that investment firm SilverBlue plans to deploy MX$500 million (US$29 million) into a portfolio of renewable energy projects across the country. The capital will support clean energy generation and distributed energy storage through SilverBlue’s recent acquisition of Solage, a company specializing in financing energy-related ventures.

SilverBlue’s investment strategy is focused on unlocking capital for renewable projects through flexible financing mechanisms, notably energy purchase agreements (PPAs), which provide developers with long-term revenue certainty. The acquisition of Solage, announced by SilverBlue leadership, underscores a clear demand within the Mexican market for tailored financial structures that can bridge the gap between early-stage project planning and operational execution. The company is currently evaluating projects worth more than MX$170 million under this new framework.

CENAGAS Highlights Multiyear Investment

CENAGAS announced a multiyear investment plan exceeding MS$32 billion for gas pipeline infrastructure and maintenance across Mexico between 2025 and 2030, according to an official communication released by the agency. The plan aims to strengthen the National Gas Pipeline System, a backbone of the country’s natural gas transport network, with targeted spending on maintenance, modernization, rehabilitation and expansion projects spread across 13 regions of the country.

The investment strategy is part of a wider effort to ensure security, continuity and operational reliability of natural gas supply, which is a critical input for the electricity sector, industrial users, distribution networks and the oil sector. In 2025 alone, CENAGAS plans to spend more than MX$3 billion, marking the beginning of an ongoing infrastructure enhancement phase for the national gas network.