La Mata — Mexico
Wind power plant in Oaxaca, Mexico. Approximate location 16.539, -94.9993.
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La Mata is a 102 MW wind power station in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is operated by CFE/PIE. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 87k homes (estimated). It ranks #185 of 366 Mexico power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 6.0% 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 MEX0001879.
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 102 MW, La Mata is well above the median wind plant in Mexico (84.2 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Mexico wind capacity
- 6.4% of 1,587 MW across 20 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 wind plants in Mexico
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by CFE/PIE. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 16.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #4 largest wind power plant of 20 in Mexico by capacity.
Mexico has 20 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 1,587 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Eléctrica del Valle de México · Wind · 67.5 MW · Oaxaca
- Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas · Wind · 5 MW · Oaxaca
- Stipa Nayaa (Bii Nee Stipa II) · Wind · 74 MW · Oaxaca
- Fuerza Eólica del Istmo · Wind · 80 MW · Oaxaca
- Bii Nee Stipa I · Wind · 26.4 MW · Oaxaca
- Eurus · Wind · 250.5 MW · Oaxaca
Location
Coordinates 16.539, -94.9993 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is La Mata?
La Mata is a 102 MW wind power plant in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Who operates La Mata?
La Mata is operated by CFE/PIE.