OMA Solar Park, MegaBachetón Progress: The Week in Infrastructure

ICSID dismissed Doups' NAFTA claim over revoked Mexico City parking meter concessions, ordering it to pay Mexico over US$1 million in costs. OMA is building an 8.7MW solar park and expanding battery storage to 49MWh at Monterrey Airport to accelerate its decarbonization strategy.

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Latin America Needs US$178 Billion for Airports: ACI-LAC

Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean will need about US$178 billion in investment to handle passenger demand expected to nearly double by mid-century, according to Airports Council International Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC). The organization named regulatory barriers as the main obstacle for private capital and pointed to Mexico's airport concessions as a regional benchmark.

Mexico Defeats Doups' NAFTA Claim Over CDMX Parking Meters

An international arbitration tribunal has thrown out a claim of more than MX$600 million that US-based Doups Holdings LLC brought against Mexico over the cancellation of parking meter concessions in Mexico City, the Ministry of Economy (SE) announced. The panel, operating under the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), concluded in September 2026 that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case and dismissed it in full.

OMA Installs 8.7MW Solar Park, 49MWh Storage at Monterrey Airport

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA) announced the construction of an 8.7MW mega solar park and a major expansion of its battery energy storage system at Monterrey International Airport to accelerate its operational decarbonization strategy. The renewable energy project marks a key milestone in OMA's transition toward clean power self-sufficiency across its regional airport network in central and northern Mexico.

SICT Repairs Nearly 57,000 Potholes Under MegaBachetón 2026

Mexico's Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) has repaired 56,906 potholes on federal highways so far in 2026, covering 74,701km of the network as of Sept. 24 under its MegaBachetón program. The effort deploys 20,260 workers in 920 crews, supported by 5,984 units of specialized machinery. Routine maintenance has reached 73% of its annual goal, which aims to service the 46,617km toll-free federal network twice, while periodic resurfacing and paving trains have covered over 58 million m² of road using 5.77 million tons of asphalt mix.

OECD Urges Mexico to Strengthen Infrastructure to Harness AI

AI could boost labor productivity by 13% to 53% over the next decade in the OECD's Latin American members, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Costa Rica, according to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, who noted that hourly labor productivity in the region stands at just 38% of the OECD average. Speaking at the organization's regional ministerial summit in Montevideo, Cormann called for action on three fronts: upgrading connectivity, computing, data center and energy infrastructure, as the region attracts only 1.1% of global AI investment despite accounting for 6.6% of global GDP; helping companies move beyond task automation to transform their business models; and strengthening workers' foundational skills through lifelong training.