Combined cycle power plants accounted for the largest installed capacity in Mexico in 2021, with almost 34 gigawatts. This type of plant uses gas and steam turbines to generate electricity. In 2022, the Program for the Development of the National Electric System of the country planned to increase the capacity of combined cycle plants by 43 percent by 2036.
Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico in 2021, by source
(in megawatts)
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Ministry of Energy (Mexico). (February 21, 2023). Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico in 2021, by source (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393525/electricity-capacity-mexico-by-source/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico). "Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico in 2021, by source (in megawatts)." Chart. February 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393525/electricity-capacity-mexico-by-source/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico). (2023). Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico in 2021, by source (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393525/electricity-capacity-mexico-by-source/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico). "Total Electricity Generating Capacity in Mexico in 2021, by Source (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393525/electricity-capacity-mexico-by-source/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico), Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico in 2021, by source (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393525/electricity-capacity-mexico-by-source/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico in 2021, by source (in megawatts) [Graph], Ministry of Energy (Mexico), February 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393525/electricity-capacity-mexico-by-source/
