The National Energy Commission (CNE) approved six solar photovoltaic generation projects dated November 5, 2026. The Cox, Invex and Viva el Sol plants together represent an investment of 750 million dollars and 649 megawatts of net capacity, according to information released by the regulator.

The permits are part of the Second Call for strategic projects by the Ministry of Energy (Sener), a mechanism that follows a first round held in December 2025. In that first process, Green Park Energy, then a subsidiary of Iberdrola, obtained two permits, according to Bloomberg Línea. The call received 57 applications and only the equivalent of 11% met all the criteria, while Energía a Debate reported that six projects won approval. Sener detailed that the permits were approved in line with the expansion needs of the National Electric System. With these plants, the government aims to move toward the goal of 38% generation from clean sources in 2030, according to the CNE.

The permits are distributed among three companies:

  • Green Park Energy, a Cox subsidiary, received three for plants in Aguascalientes, Jalisco and Guanajuato. - Ammper Generación, owned by Invex Controladora, obtained two in Tlaxcala and Morelos. - Viva El Sol secured one in Coahuila.

By region, the West accounts for 350 megawatts, the East 289 and the Northeast 10. The CNE indicated that the group will reach 1,881 gigawatt-hours of annual generation and will include storage systems to strengthen grid stability. The net capacity of 649 megawatts is equivalent to 751 megawatts installed, specified the body led by Juan Carlos Solís Ávila. The plants will operate under the Wholesale Electricity Market generation framework.

Entry into operation will be gradual: 37% of capacity will start up in 2028 and the remaining 63% in 2029. Sener added that projects not approved in this call may be considered in other editions or through the conventional route, so the permitting process will remain open in the coming months.

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