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Chicoasén II hydroelectric plant in Chiapas is 51.35% complete
Claudia Sheinbaum visited the Chicoasén II plant under construction in Chiapas, Mexico, on November 8.
The project is 51.35% complete, according to the Federal Electricity Commission, or CFE.
Chicoasén II will use water discharged from the existing Manuel Moreno Torres hydroelectric plant, as well as natural flows from the Grijalva River.
The new plant is planned to add 240 megawatts to Mexico’s electricity system, using turbines designed for lower water pressure.
The CFE estimates its output could benefit 54,241 additional households.
The project also includes a 400-kilovolt substation, transmission links and 250 million pesos in social and local development works.
The CFE has not given a completion date in the information provided.
Chicoasén II, a hydroelectric plant under construction in Chiapas, is 51.35% complete, according to a report cited by El Economista MX.
President Claudia Sheinbaum visited the project on November 8.
The plant is planned to add 240 megawatts of capacity by using water released from the existing Manuel Moreno Torres hydroelectric plant and natural flows from the Grijalva River.
The Federal Electricity Commission estimates Chicoasén II will provide additional benefits to 184,421 people and 54,241 households.
- Who
- President Claudia Sheinbaum visited the construction site. The Federal Electricity Commission is developing the project.
- What
- Chicoasén II is 51.35% complete and is planned to add 240 megawatts of hydroelectric capacity.
- When
- November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Chiapas, Mexico, in the Grijalva River basin.
- Why
- The plant will use water from the existing Manuel Moreno Torres plant and natural river flows to generate more electricity and expand clean power generation.
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- Physical progress
- 51.35%
- Mixed-works contract progress
- 48.4%
- Equipment fabrication completion
- 92.06%
- Planned capacity
- 240 megawatts
- Estimated additional household benefit
- 54,241 households
- Social works investment
- 250 million pesos