CFE grid reinforcement for industrial and tourism zones in Mexico, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is carrying out works to strengthen electrical links serving industrial and tourist zones across the country.
The projects aim to move larger volumes of electricity to centers of consumption and reduce grid restrictions. Emilia Calleja Alor, the company’s director general, explained the plan in her appearance before the Chamber of Deputies.
The transmission program includes 83 projects under way, with an investment of 89,104 million pesos. It covers interregional connections, infrastructure modernization and reinforcements for localities with higher demand.
The goal, she said, is for the electrical grid to keep pace in a timely way with the country’s growth.
The expansion responds to rising consumption. The agency reported that the country’s historic peak power demand was recorded on August 20, 2026, reaching 54,530 megawatts, an increase of close to 3 percent over the peaks reported in 2025.
The state-owned company said one project seeks to increase transmission capacity between northeastern and central Mexico, with benefits for San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Hidalgo and the State of Mexico, states with strong industrial demand. The planned investment is approximately 12,077 million pesos, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2028.
The works are expected to reduce restrictions, strengthen supply and support investments tied to companies relocating to Mexico.
In Cozumel, CFE is modernizing the electrical interconnection through a project of nearly 4,985 million pesos, scheduled to be ready in May 2028. It includes four substations, four lines and the replacement of underwater infrastructure.
The intervention aims to reduce the vulnerability of the island’s connection and provide greater security for its activities.
Two other projects, totaling about 7,370 million pesos, will increase transmission capacity in Cancún and the Riviera Maya, serving more than 733,000 users in Benito Juárez, Solidaridad and Tulum, and are due to be ready by March 2027.
CFE also reported the addition of six combined-cycle power plants that entered operation in February 2025 and May 2026. These facilities added 3,204 megawatts (MW) of capacity, with an investment of 52,424 million pesos.
In hydroelectric plants, modernization work recovered 53 MW of capacity. The work includes replacing or rehabilitating equipment with decades of service, reducing the risk of unavailability and extending the operating life of the facilities.
Together, the 83 projects under way will add more than 3,500 circuit-kilometers of lines and nearly 9,700 megavoltamperes of transformation capacity. During the reporting period, 35 transmission projects worth 15,119 million pesos were also completed, adding more than 990 circuit-kilometers and 3,358 megavoltamperes.
