CCC González Ortega power station — Mexico

CCC González Ortega power station is a 768.8 MW gas power station in Baja California, Mexico. It ranks #33 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_cccgonzalezortega_mexico.

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 768.8 MW, CCC González Ortega 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); Siemens Energy: SGT6-5000F, Siemens Energy: SGT6-5000F. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #21 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

• CFENERGIA MEXICALI · Gas · 150 MW · Baja California
• Mexicali Oriente power plant · Gas · 441.6 MW · Baja California
• Drop 5 · Hydro · 4 MW · Baja California
• CCC Baja California IV power station · Gas · 588 MW · Baja California
• East Highline · Hydro · 2.4 MW · Baja California
• Cerro Prieto · Solar · 1 MW · Baja California

Location

Coordinates 32.546817, -115.353009 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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