Cancun, Quintana Roo — Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has submitted two projects for public consultation that would install temporary gas turbine units in Cancun and Cozumel to meet rising electricity demand during the hot season.
The projects, filed with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), involve the installation of aeroderivative turbine units at existing power plants. In Cancun, the CFE plans to add two mobile diesel-fired units capable of generating 50 megawatts. In Cozumel, the proposal calls for a 25-megawatt aeroderivative unit at the Chankanaab gas turbine plant, along with supporting infrastructure.
According to the environmental impact documents, the equipment would be installed over two months and operate temporarily for 20 months, primarily to cover increased electricity consumption during the hottest months in Cancun and the Riviera Maya.
Semarnat’s General Directorate of Environmental Impact and Risk opened the public consultation period on Friday, July 3, running through July 30. Interested parties can review the project files at Semarnat’s Quintana Roo office on Boulevard Kukulcán in Cancun’s hotel zone, or online via the agency’s consultation portal using project keys 23QR2026E0036 (Cancun) and 23QR2026E0034 (Cozumel).
The public may submit comments and propose additional prevention or mitigation measures under Mexico’s General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection.
