MEXICO – Mexican state-run utility CFE has awarded a contract for a 30 MVA substation in Sonora state to the Spanish company SDV Energía e Infraestructura and Mexican firm Sademex Ingeniería y Construcción.
The contract covers the design, construction, and installation of the substation, including transformers and electrical equipment, reports BN Americas.
The Sonora substation is one of several facilities being planned by CFE, the largest of which is an investment of $23.3 million - a 600 MVA Poterillos Banco 4 substation in Guanajuato state. The terms of the tender are due to be published in July.
Other substation tenders include the $21.9 million Zona la Laguna substation (375 MVA) in Coahuila state and the $19 million Chichi Suaréz substation (300 MVA) in Yucatan state.
The tender for the Chichi Suaréz substation will be announced in September and for the La Laguna substation in November, according to provisional dates supplied by the Mexican government.
Source: BN Americas