The electricity generating capacity in Mexico reached 86 gigawatts in 2021, up from 83 the previous year. This figure marked an increase of almost 40 percent compared to 2011. Combined cycle power plants, fueled by natural gas, accounted for the largest electricity capacity installed in the country in 2021.
Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021
(in megawatts)
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Ministry of Energy (Mexico). (February 21, 2023). Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393495/electricity-capacity-mexico/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico). "Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. February 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393495/electricity-capacity-mexico/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico). (2023). Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393495/electricity-capacity-mexico/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico). "Total Electricity Generating Capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393495/electricity-capacity-mexico/
Ministry of Energy (Mexico), Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393495/electricity-capacity-mexico/ (last visited December 09, 2024)
Total electricity generating capacity in Mexico from 2011 to 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], Ministry of Energy (Mexico), February 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1393495/electricity-capacity-mexico/