Mexico has opened a call for proposals for generation and interconnection permits to integrate new projects into the national electricity system under an accelerated review mechanism aligned with binding planning.
The Mexican National Energy Commission (CNE) and the Ministry of Energy (SENER) published it phone conversation in the Official Journal, targeting projects with a capacity of 0.7 MW or more that require generation and interconnection permits and that meet the technical, territorial and commercial exploitation criteria defined in the technical annex of the binding schedule.
Expressions of interest for the One-Stop Shop for Strategic Projects in the Energy Sector (VUPE) are due between October 20 and 24, and CNE-approved permits will be announced on December 11 or 12, 2025.
Participating projects must request interconnection studies from the National Energy Control Center (CENACE) and express their interest after the call for proposals.
The call aims to integrate new generation and transmission projects in priority regions defined in binding planning, with technologies that meet criteria on reliability, continuity, electrical system quality and energy justice.
The document excludes distributed generation systems, self-consumption and prior permits that are not in accordance with the regulatory framework under the Electricity Sector Act.
The call operates within Mexico’s new legal electricity framework, which gives SENER and CNE the authority to coordinate system expansion under the Electricity Sector Law (LESE) and its regulations.
The technical annex identifies priority regions for capacity expansions, technology blocks and expected commercial activities until 2030.
Mexico’s National Commission for the Improvement of Regulation (CONAMER) recently outlined the requirements for obtaining generation permits for interconnected self-consumption at power plants between 0.7 MW and 20 MW.
In February, President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled the National Electric System Expansion Plan 2025-30, designed to add 13.02 GW of new energy capacity over six years.
The plan includes nine photovoltaic projects totaling 4.67 GW with an investment of $4.9 billion, expected online between 2027 and 2028, and seven wind projects for 2.47 GW requiring $3.2 billion in investments.
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