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Fermaca Digital City power plant

Gas power plant in Durango, Mexico. Approximate location 24.0322753, -104.6629706.

GasDurangoMexicoCCGT · HRSGPre Construction

Fermaca Digital City power plant is a 350 MW gas power station in Durango, Mexico. It is operated by Fermaca Dreams Holdings Company SA de CV. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 394k homes (estimated). It ranks #96 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).

350MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
394,200homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityFermaca Digital City power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryMexico · Durango GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates24.0322753, -104.6629706 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity350 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerFermaca Dreams Holdings Company SA de CV GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions551,880 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#96 / 366 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#69 / 129 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.95× · 368 MW · n=129 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent394,200 calculated
Environmental severityC1 · 36/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 350 MW, Fermaca Digital City power plant is around the median gas plant in Mexico (368 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Mexico

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Fermaca Dreams Holdings Company SA de CV.

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 cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season mean
Cold semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
11.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
209 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #69 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.

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Location

Coordinates 24.0322753, -104.6629706 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Fermaca Digital City power plant?

Fermaca Digital City power plant is a 350 MW gas power plant in Durango, Mexico.

How many homes can Fermaca Digital City power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 394,200 homes (estimated).

Who operates Fermaca Digital City power plant?

Fermaca Digital City power plant is operated by Fermaca Dreams Holdings Company SA de CV.

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