Mexico

Punta Prieta II — 113 MW Oil

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Punta Prieta II is a 113 MW oil power plant located in Mexico. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
113 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
CFE

Operator

Location
24.22, -110.31

Coordinates

Insights

#202
largest in %s
#433
largest %s worldwide
#9,545
largest worldwide
104
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
113 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
CFE
Country
Mexico
Coordinates
24.223, -110.309

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
256,230 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
7.7M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

55,702
cars / year
34,164
homes / year
11.6M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Punta Prieta II is a 112.5 MW oil-fired power plant located in Mexico, operated by CFE. The facility generates electricity using oil as its primary fuel source, contributing to Mexico’s energy generation capacity.

It ranks as the 30th largest oil plant in Mexico. With 112.5 MW, it represents 0.6% of the country’s total oil capacity of 18,889 MW. Mexico has 38 oil plants with a combined capacity of 18,889 MW. Compared to the largest oil plant, Central Termoeléctrica Francisco Pérez Ríos at 2,200 MW, this facility is approximately one-twentieth the size.

Oil remains a significant part of Mexico’s energy landscape, accounting for about 13% of the total electricity generation. The Punta Prieta II plant is located in Baja California Sur, approximately 200 kilometers north of La Paz.

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