Cactus Cogen power station — Mexico
Gas power plant in Tabasco, Mexico. Approximate location 17.9895, -92.9475.
GasTabascoMexicoCCGT · HRSG
Cactus Cogen power station is a 530 MW gas power station in Tabasco, Mexico. It is operated by Pemex-Transformación Industrial SA de CV [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 597k homes (estimated). It ranks #60 of 366 Mexico power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 61.6% of Mexico's electricity; the national grid averages 474 gCO₂/kWh (25.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_cactus_mexico.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 530 MW, Cactus Cogen power station is well above the median gas plant in Mexico (368 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Mexico gas capacity
- 0.9% of 58,538 MW across 129 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Mexico
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Pemex-Transformación Industrial SA de CV [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 18.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #39 largest gas power plant of 129 in Mexico by capacity.
Mexico has 129 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 58,538 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Abent 3t power station · Gas · 266 MW · Tabasco
- Atlantica Nuevo Pemex cogen power station · Gas · 300 MW · Tabasco
- CPG NUEVO PEMEX · Oil · 300 MW · Chiapas
- Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica Complejo Procesador de Gas Nuevo Pemex · Gas · 367.4 MW · Chiapas
- Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica Complejo Procesador de Gas Cactus · Gas · 120.7 MW · Chiapas
- Santa Rosalía · Biomass · 25.2 MW · Tabasco
Location
Coordinates 17.9895, -92.9475 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cactus Cogen power station?
Cactus Cogen power station is a 530 MW gas power plant in Tabasco, Mexico.
Who operates Cactus Cogen power station?
Cactus Cogen power station is operated by Pemex-Transformación Industrial SA de CV [100%].