Mexico's CFE rehabilitates 4.9 GW of capacity ahead of summer peak power demand

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Mexico’s state power utility CFE is undergoing major maintenance work across its generation park in preparation for the country’s expected summer peak demand of 48 GW, a company executive said this week. CFE is rehabilitating 4.9 GW of capacity that was unavailable in recent years on a lack of maintenance, Carlos Morales, corporate power generation director, said at a press conference on Thursday. “Under the current conditions, if these power plants had not been rehabilitated, we would have problems during this summer,” he said, adding that 471 maintenance works would be carried at thermoelectric power plants and 125 at hydropower plants. Mexico will be able to cover its summer peak demand successfully with new capacity under constructions plus the proper measures, according to the website of the country’s national power system operator, CENACE. The center expects that at least 10 out of 12.4 GW of new generation capacity expected to be in service in this summer will be operating, which will increase the country’s operative reserve margin to 13%. The control center estimates Mexico’s maximum peak demand during the summer will be 48.75 MW, an increase of 4.1% compared with a year ago. From this, 12.4 GW expected to be in service by the summer, and 3 GW of capacity was in service by the beginning of the year, CENACE has said.