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CFE — power plant portfolio

CFE operates 66 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 38,905 MW. Its plants with asset-level emissions data total 55,749,511 t CO₂/yr.

66power plants
38,905MW total capacity
1countries
55,749,511t CO₂/yr (source-labelled)

Fleet by fuel

Oil: 21 plants21OilGas: 21 plants21GasHydro: 18 plants18HydroCoal: 3 plants3CoalGeothermal: 2 plants2GeothermalNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Fleet interpretation

CFE is represented here as an asset portfolio, not just a company label. The visible fleet spans 1 country; the largest concentration is Mexico (66).

The fuel mix by asset count is oil (21), gas (21), hydro (18), coal (3). The largest listed asset is Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco) in Mexico (2,778 MW), and the mean listed unit size is about 589 MW across units with capacity data.

CO₂ coverage is source-labelled: 30 plants have a reported or modelled CO₂ value in the dataset, including 0 measured records. Missing values remain blank rather than inferred as company totals.

Method: plant-level records are grouped by owner/operator label, then aggregated by country, fuel, capacity and CO₂ provenance.

All 66 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco)CoalMexico2,7786,926,400
Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén)HydroMexico2,400—
Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan)OilMexico2,1003,084,600
Laguna VerdeNuclearMexico1,608—
Francisco Pérez Ríos (Tula)OilMexico1,6061,551,100
Carbón IICoalMexico1,4004,448,700
Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo)OilMexico1,3008,352,200
InfiernilloHydroMexico1,200—
José López Portillo (Río Escondido)CoalMexico1,2002,991,900
MalpasoHydroMexico1,080—
Aguamilpa SolidaridadHydroMexico960—
Belisario Domínguez (Angostura)HydroMexico900—
Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (CC)GasMexico7734,536,500
Alfredo Elías Ayub (La Yesca)HydroMexico750—
Leonardo Rodríguez Alcaine (El Cajón)HydroMexico750—
Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo) Paquete IGasMexico727—
Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo) Paquete IIGasMexico727—
Villa de ReyesOilMexico700816,240
Puerto LibertadOilMexico6322,483,700
Chihuahua II (El Encino)GasMexico6191,484,500
José Aceves Pozos (Mazatlán II)OilMexico6161,547,400
Carlos Ramírez Ulloa (El Caracol)HydroMexico600—
El SáuzGasMexico5911,600,100
Cerro PrietoGeothermalMexico570—
SalamancaOilMexico5502,235,400
Valle de México (CC)GasMexico549—
Samalayuca IIGasMexico5222,767,600
AltamiraOilMexico5001,964,800
TulaGasMexico489—
Carlos Rodríguez Rivero (Guaymas II)OilMexico484564,370
Huinalá IIGasMexico471—
Dos BocasGasMexico452914,110
Valle de México (Vapor)GasMexico450—
Luis Donaldo Colosio (Huites)HydroMexico422—
Ángel Albino Corzo (Peñitas)HydroMexico420—
San Lorenzo PotenciaGasMexico382792,590
Huinalá (CC)GasMexico378801,800
TemascalHydroMexico354—
TijuanaGasMexico345—
Guadalupe Victoria (Lerdo)OilMexico320373,130
Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes (Topolobampo)OilMexico3201,257,470
La VillitaHydroMexico320—
Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (Vapor)OilMexico320—
Benito Juárez (Samalayuca)OilMexico316—
Emilio Portes Gil (Río Bravo) (Vapor)GasMexico3001,685,600
Francisco VillaOilMexico300349,820
Fernando Hiriart Balderrama (Zimapán)HydroMexico292—
Valentín Gómez Farías (Agua Prieta)HydroMexico240—
Gómez PalacioGasMexico240481,620
HermosilloGasMexico227543,980
Los AzufresGeothermalMexico225—
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Valladolid)GasMexico220341,570
MazatepecHydroMexico220—
Emilio Portes Gil (Río Bravo) (CC)GasMexico211—
Mérida IIOilMexico168—
Baja California Sur IOilMexico163—
Huinalá (Turbogás)GasMexico150—
Plutarco Elías Calles (El Novillo)HydroMexico135—
Poza RicaOilMexico117459,790
Lerma (Campeche)OilMexico112131,180
Punta Prieta IIOilMexico112—
NecaxaHydroMexico109—
NonoalcoGasMexico106—
Gral. Agustín Olachea A. (Puerto San Carlos)OilMexico104123,751
CancúnOilMexico102137,590
Raúl J. Marsal (Comedero)HydroMexico100—

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ is measured for EPA/EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records.

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants does CFE operate?

CFE operates 66 power plants across 1 country, with about 38,905 MW of total capacity.

What is CFE's largest power plant?

Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco) in Mexico is its largest at about 2,778 MW.

What types of power plants does CFE run?

Its fleet includes oil (21), gas (21), hydro (18).

How much CO₂ do CFE's plants emit?

Its reporting plants emit about 55,749,511 tonnes of CO₂ per year in this dataset.