Mexico's Ministry of Energy (Sener) projects adding 6,860 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity by 2030, an 84% increase over the current fleet, according to the projection that Deputy Minister of Planning and Energy Transition Jorge Islas Samperio presented on September 11, 2026 at a forum of the Mexican Wind Energy Association.
The target is part of a larger goal. Sener expects renewables' share of electricity generation to rise from 24.61% in 2025, equivalent to 82 terawatt hours (TWh), to more than 38% in 2030, close to 170 TWh, according to La Jornada. More than 74% of new capacity additions will come from clean sources, according to Infobae. The data matters in North America because the same grid that must absorb those parks supplies the northeastern industrial corridor, where much of the export manufacturing to the United States and Canada is concentrated. The buildout also opens space for local suppliers of towers, blades, nacelles and maintenance services.
Of the projected total, 4,701 MW is already assigned to 17 wind plants and 2,159 MW is still in the assignment process, according to Energía a Debate. The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) said at the same forum that it awarded eight parks under mixed-investment schemes, with 2,949 MW combined, located in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Those developments are expected to begin operations between 2029 and 2030 and will integrate close to 890 MW of battery storage to serve demand from industrial centers in the northeast. The agency also launched a single window with the National Energy Control Center (Cenace) for corporate self-supply permits of 0.7 to 20 MW, and is evaluating the potential of offshore wind.
The next milestone is the assignment of the remaining 2,159 MW and the offshore wind assessment that Sener anticipated for the coming months. The capacity already committed will begin delivering energy to the National Electric System starting in 2029, with the first northeastern parks on the path.
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