Jorge Luque power station — Mexico

Jorge Luque power station is a 1,660 MW gas power station in State of Mexico, Mexico. It ranks #5 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_jorgeluque_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 1,660 MW, Jorge Luque 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). 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 #2 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

• Valle de México (CC) · Gas · 549.3 MW · State of Mexico
• Valle de México (Vapor) · Gas · 450 MW · State of Mexico
• Nonoalco · Gas · 106 MW · Mexico City
• PTAR Atotonilco power station · Biomass · 33 MW · Hidalgo
• Pemex-Refinación Refinería Miguel Hidalgo · Gas · 133.7 MW · Hidalgo
• Francisco Pérez Ríos (Tula) · Oil · 1,605.6 MW · Hidalgo

Location

Coordinates 19.645741, -99.182501 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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