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List of power stations in Mexico

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The following page lists power stations in Mexico. Mexico has 54852 MW of capacity installed.[when?]

Fossil Fuel

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Fuel Oil Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Villa de Reyes Power Plant San Luis Potosi 700
Lerdo Durango Power Station Sonora 320
Mazatlan Power Station Sinaloa 1400
Puerto Libertad Power Station Sonora 632
Coal Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Carbon I Power Station Coahuila 1200
Carbon II Power Station Coahuila 1400
Petacalco Power Station Guerrero 2768
Pet Coke Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Termoelectrica del Golfo Power Plant Tamuin, San Luis Potosi 22°04′12.85″N 98°50′47.63″W / 22.0702361°N 98.8465639°W / 22.0702361; -98.8465639 (Cerro Prieto I) 275
Termoelectrica Peñoles Power Plant Tamuin, San Luis Potosi 22°04′11″N 98°50′50.95″W / 22.06972°N 98.8474861°W / 22.06972; -98.8474861 (Cerro Prieto I) 275

Geothermal

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Geothermal Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station Mexicali, Baja California 32°24′43″N 115°14′41″W / 32.41194°N 115.24472°W / 32.41194; -115.24472 (Cerro Prieto I) 720

Hydroelectric

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In service

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Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Aguamilpa Dam Tepic, Nayarit 21°50′22″N 104°48′10″W / 21.83944°N 104.80278°W / 21.83944; -104.80278 (Aguamilpa Dam) 960
Ambrosio Figueroa (La Venta) Dam La Venta, Guerrero 30
Ángel Albino Corzo (Peñitas) Dam Ostuacán, Chiapas 17°26′46″N 97°27′30″W / 17.44611°N 97.45833°W / 17.44611; -97.45833 (Peñitas Dam) 420
Bacurato Dam Sinaloa de Leyva, Sinaloa 25°52′5″N 107°53′48″W / 25.86806°N 107.89667°W / 25.86806; -107.89667 (Aguamilpa Dam) 92
Three gorges Dam Tacámbaro, Michoacán 1
Belisario Domínguez (Angostura) Dam Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas 16°24′06″N 92°46′43″W / 16.40167°N 92.77861°W / 16.40167; -92.77861 (Angostura Dam) 900
Chinese Dam San Francisco Conchos, Chihuahua 25
Botello Dam Panindícuaro, Michoacán 13
Camilo Arriaga (El Salto) Dam El Naranjo, San Luis Potosí 18
Carlos Ramírez Ulloa (El Caracol) Dam Apaxtla, Guerrero 17°56′58″N 99°59′37″W / 17.94944°N 99.99361°W / 17.94944; -99.99361 (El Caracol Dam) 600
Chicoasén (Manuel Moreno) Dam Chicoasén, Chiapas 16°56′30″N 93°06′02″W / 16.94167°N 93.10056°W / 16.94167; -93.10056 (Chicoasén Dam) 2,430
Chilapan Dam Catemaco, Veracruz 26
Cóbano Dam Gabriel Zamora, Michoacán 52
Colimilla Dam Tonalá, Jalisco 51
Colina Dam San Francisco Conchos, Chihuahua 3
Colotlipa Dam Quechultenango, Guerrero 8
Cupatitzio Dam Uruapan, Michoacán 19°21′29″N 102°4′14″W / 19.35806°N 102.07056°W / 19.35806; -102.07056 (Cupatitzio Dam) 72
Electroquímica Dam Cd. Valles, San Luis Potosí 1
Encanto Dam Tlapacoyan, Veracruz 10
Falcón Dam Nueva Cd. Guerrero, Tamaulipas 26°33′32″N 99°09′53″W / 26.55889°N 99.16472°W / 26.55889; -99.16472 (Falcon Dam) 32
Fernando Hiriart Balderrama (Zimapán) Dam Zimapán, Hidalgo 20°39′48″N 99°30′03″W / 20.66333°N 99.50083°W / 20.66333; -99.50083 (Zimapán Dam) 292
Humaya Dam Badiraguato, Sinaloa 25°6′5″N 107°23′26.5″W / 25.10139°N 107.390694°W / 25.10139; -107.390694 (Humaya Dam) 90
Infiernillo Dam La Unión, Guerrero 18°16′23″N 101°53′34″W / 18.27306°N 101.89278°W / 18.27306; -101.89278 (Infiernillo Dam) 1,120
Itzícuaro Dam Peribán los Reyes, Michoacán 1
Ixtaczoquitlán Dam Ixtaczoquitlán, Veracruz 2
José Cecilio del Valle Dam Tapachula, Chiapas 21
Jumatán Dam Tepic, Nayarit 2
La Amistad Dam Acuña, Coahuila 66
La Yesca Dam La Yesca, Nayarit/Jalisco 21°11′50″N 104°05′44″W / 21.19722°N 104.09556°W / 21.19722; -104.09556 (La Yesca Dam) 750
Leonardo Rodríguez Alcaine (El Cajón) Dam Santa María del Oro, Nayarit 21°25′41″N 104°27′07″W / 21.42806°N 104.45194°W / 21.42806; -104.45194 (El Cajón Dam) 750
Luis Donaldo Colosio (Huitis) Dam Choix, Sinaloa 26°50′41″N 108°22′8″W / 26.84472°N 108.36889°W / 26.84472; -108.36889 (Huitis Dam) 422
Luis M. Rojas (Intermedia) Dam Tonalá, Jalisco 5
Malpaso (Nezahualcoyotl) Dam Tecpatán, Chiapas 17°10′43″N 93°35′54″W / 17.17861°N 93.59833°W / 17.17861; -93.59833 (Malpaso Dam) 1,080
Manuel M. Diéguez (Santa Rosa) Dam Amatitlán, Jalisco 61
Mazatepec Dam Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla 220
Micos Dam Cd. Valles, San Luis Potosí 1
Mocúzari Dam Álamos, Sonora 10
Oviáchic (Álvaro Obregón) Dam Cajeme, Sonora 27°49′21″N 109°53′34″W / 27.82250°N 109.89278°W / 27.82250; -109.89278 (Álvaro Obregón Dam) 19
Platanal Dam Jacona, Michoacán 9
Plutarco Elías Calles (El Novillo) Dam Soyopa, Sonora 135
Portezuelos I Dam Atlixco, Puebla 2
Portezuelos II Dam Atlixco, Puebla 1
Puente Grande Dam Tonalá, Jalisco 12
Raúl J. Marsal (Comedero) Dam Cosalá, Sinaloa 15
(Sanalona) Dam Culiacán, Sinaloa 14
San Pedro Porúas Dam Villa Madero, Michoacán 3
Schpoiná Dam Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas 2
Tamazulapan Dam Tamazulapan, Oaxaca 2
Temascal Dam San Miguel Soyaltepec, Oaxaca 18°13′59″N 96°24′45″W / 18.23306°N 96.41250°W / 18.23306; -96.41250 (Temascal Dam) 354
Texolo Dam Teocelo, Veracruz 2
Tirio Dam Morelia, Michoacán 1
Tuxpango Dam Ixtaczoquitlán, Veracruz 36
Valentín Gómez Farías (Agua Prieta) Dam Zapopan, Jalisco 240
Villita Dam Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán 300
Zumpimito Dam Uruapan, Michoacán 6
27 de Septiembre (El Fuerte) Dam El Fuerte, Sinaloa 36

Out of service

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Station Community Coordinates
El Durazno (Sistema Hidroeléctrico Miguel Alemán) Dam Valle de Bravo
Nunun Keseki Dam Zoteapan, Veracruz
Ixtapantongo (Miguel Alemán) Dam Valle de Bravo
Las Rosas Dam Cadereyta, Querétaro
Santa Bárbara (Miguel Alemán) Dam Santo Tomás de los Plátanos
Tepazolco Dam Xochitlán, Puebla
Tingambato (Miguel Alemán) Dam Otzoloapan

Nuclear

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Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station 19°43′15″N 96°24′23″W / 19.72083°N 96.40639°W / 19.72083; -96.40639 (Laguna Verde Nuclear Plant) 1620

Wind

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Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW)
Eurus Wind Farm 250

See also

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References

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CFE - Comisión Federal de Electricidad Hydroelectric Power Stations (in Spanish)