Mayakan Gas Pipeline Expansion Reaches 65 Percent Completion

Mérida, Yucatán — The second phase of the Mayakan natural gas pipeline expansion is 65 percent complete, with construction under way across Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán, officials said Friday.

At a presentation led by Yucatán Governor Joaquín Díaz Mena, officials detailed the approximately $2 billion project, which spans 700 kilometers of pipeline and is expected to strengthen electricity generation capacity and reduce the risk of blackouts in the Yucatán Peninsula. Díaz Mena and Campeche Governor Layda Sansores San Román attended the session.

“Putting this phase into operation strengthens the energy security of the southeast,” Díaz Mena said. “Natural gas will support new electricity generation capacity and complement the growth of renewable energy to build a stronger, more diversified and reliable energy matrix. Energy availability is a decisive factor for attracting new investment; energy, connectivity and infrastructure determine our state’s competitiveness.”

According to the Yucatán government, 299 of the 307 required right-of-way agreements and 75 of the 77 municipal permits in Yucatán have been processed. Officials also said an inter-institutional working group coordinated by the state’s General Secretariat of Government had finalized social benefit projects for 22 Indigenous Maya communities.

The governor also pointed to other regional projects, including the modernization and expansion of the Progreso deep-water port, the cargo Maya Train and industrial development hubs, all part of the state’s “Maya Renaissance” strategy.

Clarice Romariz, CEO of Energía Mayakan, described the scale of the undertaking: “This is a large-scale commitment: an investment of more than $2 billion and 700 kilometers of pipeline crossing Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán, plus three new compressor stations and three metering stations. More than 4,000 people are working daily on 30 fronts to complete the third and final phase, scheduled for the first half of 2027.”

The event also included remarks from José Antonio Rojas Nieto, deputy secretary of electricity at Mexico’s Energy Ministry (Sener). Díaz Mena thanked President Claudia Sheinbaum, the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and participating companies for their support.