Mexico’s distributed solar power generation reached an installed capacity of 5,164.98 MW for 600,368 applications by the end of 2025. updated figures of the country’s National Energy Commission (CNE).
Total distributed generation from interconnected power plants smaller than 0.7 MW reached 5,189.71 MW across 600,651 applications processed, CNE data said, meaning solar represents more than 99.5% of the total.
The estimated investment associated with the solar systems is $13.217 billion, based on a capital expenditure of $2,559/kW. The total estimated investment for all distributed generation technologies is $13.336 billion.
CNE’s figures, which cover the period 2007 to 2025, show that distributed generation has experienced steady growth since the implementation of Resolution RES/142/2017, which established the legal, technical and financial framework for distributed generation.
The state of Jalisco, in western Mexico, has the highest number of distributed solar facilities at 99,949, with 747.67 MW of the total capacity. The national average installed power per state is 162.18 MW, while the average power per application is 8.64 kW.
Net metering remains the dominant market mechanism, with 593,607 applications and 5,113.14 MW of installed capacity. Within this framework, systems up to 50 kW account for 98.23% of applications and contribute 3,251.46 MW, representing 63.59% of the total net metered capacity. Systems ranging from 250 kW to 500 kW, although representing only 0.40% of applications, contribute 989.02 MW, or 19.34% of the net metered capacity.
The net energy billing regime includes 6,540 applications and 73.41 MW, also dominated by installations up to 50 kW. Meanwhile, the entire energy sales regime records 504 applications and 3.43 MW.
