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Solar park in Quintana Roo awaits consultation with Maya communities
Mexico conditionally approved the Los Girasoles solar park in José María Morelos, Quintana Roo.
The project is being developed by Hocofaisán Maya and is expected to cost 1.788 billion pesos.
Construction is on hold until a consultation is certified with Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities in the area.
The process must be free and informed, and the Energy Ministry must confirm it is complete.
The park is designed to supply 110 megawatts to Mexico’s national electricity system, with energy storage across a 242-hectare site.
It is intended to help address the gap between electricity supply and demand that drives costs in the Yucatán Peninsula, while producing no emissions.
The developer must also secure land-use and water-related permits and fund ecological restoration programs.
The planned development period is two and a half years, followed by 30 years of operation, but the construction schedule remains paused until the required steps are completed.
Mexico’s environmental authority has conditionally approved the Los Girasoles solar park in José María Morelos, Quintana Roo.
Construction and spending on the project are on hold until the Energy Ministry certifies that a free and informed consultation with local Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities has been completed.
The project is being developed by Hocofaisán Maya and requires an investment of 1.788 billion pesos.
The planned complex would cover 242 hectares and supply 110 megawatts to Mexico’s National Electric System, with energy storage included.
The developer must also secure forest land-use change rights and define federal water bodies, and has committed to fund ecological restoration programs.
- Who
- Hocofaisán Maya is developing the Los Girasoles solar park. Local Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities are to be consulted.
- What
- The environmental authority conditionally approved the solar park, but construction and spending await certification of a consultation process.
- When
- The approval was reported on November 9, 2026. The consultation’s completion date is not stated.
- Where
- José María Morelos municipality, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
- Why
- The consultation is a regulatory safeguard required before work can begin. The project aims to supply electricity and help address the imbalance between power supply and demand in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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El Economista MX reported that the environmental authority had conditionally approved the Los Girasoles solar park.
The Energy Ministry must certify that a free and informed consultation with local Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities has been completed.
Hocofaisán Maya must secure forest land-use change rights and define federal water bodies.
- Developer
- Hocofaisán Maya
- Location
- José María Morelos, Quintana Roo
- Investment
- 1.788 billion pesos
- Planned capacity
- 110 MW
- Project area
- 242 hectares
- Operating life
- 30 years