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Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) — Mexico

Oil power plant in Veracruz, Mexico. Approximate location 21.0151, -97.3334.

OilVeracruzMexicoCCGT · HRSGSiemens Energy: not foundConstructionCO₂ modelled

Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) is a 2,100 MW oil power station in Veracruz, Mexico. It ranks #3 of 366 Mexico power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 3,084,600 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 719k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 9.4% of Mexico's electricity; the national grid averages 474 gCO₂/kWh (25.9% low-carbon) (2025).

2,100MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
3,084,600t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
1991Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id MEX0001766.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAdolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) WRI
CountryMexico · Veracruz WRI
Coordinates21.0151, -97.3334 WRI
FuelOil WRI
MW installed capacity2,100 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408661; operating plant capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerCFE WRI
Commissioned1991 WRI
TechnologyCCGT · Siemens Energy: not found · HRSG WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions3,084,600 t CO₂·a⁻¹ modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#3 / 366 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 / 27 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers7.00× · 300 MW · n=27 calculated
Climate24.1°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC5 · 49/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408661; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,100 MW, Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) is well above the median oil plant in Mexico (300 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy: not found. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~3,084,600 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

7.2 millionbarrels of crude oil burned
719kgasoline cars driven for a year
921wind turbines running for a year
2.8%of the CO₂ from all Mexico power plants with an emissions figure in PowerAtlas

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest oil power plant of 27 in Mexico by capacity.

Mexico has 27 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 12,022 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 21.0151, -97.3334 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan)?

Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) is a 2,100 MW oil power plant in Veracruz, Mexico, Construction 1991.

How much CO₂ does Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) emit?

Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan) has modelled emissions of about 3,084,600 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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