en.Wedoany.com Reported - Mexico's next round of wind power investment has transitioned from the planning phase to the permitting phase, with a portfolio of projects totaling 2,159 MW of new wind capacity entering the regulatory pipeline. These projects are developed under private investment and hybrid development frameworks, driven by Mexico's National Energy Control Center (CENACE), the National Energy Commission (CNE), and the Mexican Wind Energy Association (AMDEE). The projects are developed through a hybrid model in collaboration with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and as priority private investments, adding new capacity to the existing 8,131 MW of installed wind power and integrating large-scale advanced battery energy storage systems.
The total investment in the project portfolio is estimated between $4 billion and $5 billion, based on two rounds of competitive bidding processes completed over the past seven months. The private sector tender in December 2025 awarded 3,320 MW of renewable energy and 1,488 MW of battery storage; the hybrid development plan in June 2026 awarded 7,411 MW across 37 projects. The two rounds awarded over 10.7 GW of projects within six months, representing the most concentrated allocation of renewable energy in Mexico's history.
Within the portfolio, the largest project is the hybrid wind farm promoted by Terralia, with an expected capacity of 705 MW and a battery energy storage system of 950 MWh, though the specific location has not yet been determined. Terralia is one of the largest independent developers in Mexico's current renewable energy pipeline, offering approximately 1,527 MW of capacity under the CFE hybrid development plan.
Genux Power will build the Panamá wind farm in Mérida, Yucatán, with an installed capacity of 252 MW and a storage capacity of 102 MW for 4 hours. Genux Power is a joint venture between Glencore and Exus Partners. The company's CEO, Patricia Tatto, stated that its business model is to develop projects until they reach a construction-ready state and support their financing, with market volatility reshaping investment flows in Latin America. The project was selected in the private sector tender in December 2025 and is currently undergoing commercial and financial structuring.
Idea Energía will develop the Vientos del Caribe project in Quintana Roo, with a capacity of 208 MW and a storage system of nearly 82 MW. Yucatán will also host Elecnor's Vientos de Panabá project (194.4 MW) and Eólica Dzilam's Parque Eólico Dzilam project (120 MW with a 48.6 MW storage system). Tamaulipas also features significant projects, including the EI24 Wind and Cenotillo projects promoted by Revolve Renewable Power, with a total capacity of 229.5 MW.
Revolve Renewable Power's El 24 wind farm in Tamaulipas has received final generation permit approval from the CNE, and the company hopes the project will achieve commercial operation by 2028. The wind farm is located in a region of Tamaulipas with abundant wind resources and well-developed transmission infrastructure.
The geographic concentration of the new projects is noteworthy. Yucatán is emerging as one of the main poles of this expansion, with at least three confirmed wind projects in the state alone, totaling over 566 MW of capacity along with storage facilities. This marks a significant shift from Mexico's historical wind power geography, where approximately 60% of existing wind capacity was concentrated in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec corridor in Oaxaca. The expansion into the Yucatán Peninsula has operational implications against a backdrop of recorded grid stress. The peninsula's power system is isolated from the national interconnected system, and local additions to generation capacity—including the Elvia Carrillo Puerto combined-cycle plant commissioned in May, the operational Karpowership floating power plant, and the upcoming wind farms—are directly relevant to energy security in a region identified by the Sheinbaum administration as the highest priority for grid risk.
Tamaulipas represents the frontier of expansion into wind resources in northeastern Mexico. Revolve's EI24 Wind and Cenotillo projects are at the forefront of permitting approvals, and the state's well-developed transmission infrastructure offers logistical advantages that Yucatán's isolated grid cannot match.
The regulatory calendar for this project portfolio defines key near-term milestones. The payment deadline is set for July 15, with a window from July 16 to August 18 open for submitting permit applications to the CNE. Final technical evaluations will take place in October, when final resolutions will be issued, resulting in financeable permits that will enable project financing and the start of construction. With 78% of approved projects expected to connect to the grid by 2028, the commissioning timeline is tight. Developers entering the July-August permitting window aim to begin construction in late 2026 and early 2027.
The storage requirements embedded in the project portfolio are a distinctive feature of the new pipeline. Unlike wind projects from Mexico's 2016-2018 auction era, which lacked storage, every project in the current pipeline includes battery systems, ranging from Dzilam's 48.6 MW to Terralia's hybrid complex of 950 MWh. This integration is a direct result of the regulatory framework established by the Electricity Industry Law (LSE) and the hybrid development plan guidelines, which require storage capacity to be at least 30% of generation capacity for a minimum of 3 hours. The result is a wind portfolio that addresses intermittency challenges, which previously limited the operational value of the previous generation of Mexican wind power. Hitachi Energy and other technology providers have identified this structural improvement as a key enabler for Mexico's next phase of energy transition.
