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Dos Bocas— 452 MW Natural Gas

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The Dos Bocas is a key infrastructure asset in Mexico's power generation grid, located on the continent of North America. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 452 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing gas energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the CFE, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 2016, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within Mexico, Dos Bocas occupies the #61 position among all operational gas power plants. Its 452 MW capacity represents a 0.69% share of Mexico's total installed gas generating capacity, which currently stands at 65,573 MW. The largest operational gas installation in Mexico is the Petacalco thermal power station with an output of 2,778 MW, making the Dos Bocas approximately 6.1 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.3192% of Mexico's aggregate generation capacity of 141,584 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of gas power plants (modeled at 40% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 1,583,808 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in Mexico consumes 3 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 527,936 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 19.0856° latitude and -96.1464° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include Ingenio La Gloria (biomass, 21.5 MW), Ingenio El Modelo (biomass, 9 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of Mexico.