Mexico Taps Floating Gas Power to Bolster Yucatán Grid in Karpowership Deal

Overview

• A collaboration announced Tuesday between Karpowership and Mexico's SENER, CENACE, CFE and the Quintana Roo government will add 250 MW of dispatchable capacity to the peninsula.
• The project pairs a power‑generating ship with a separate LNG terminal vessel that regasifies fuel and feeds onboard turbines tied into onshore transmission lines.
• The LNG ship is expected in the coming weeks, and operations will start only after coordination with state and federal authorities, with no start date or contract value disclosed.
• Officials say the setup targets frequent outages and summer peaks in a tourist corridor where electricity demand is projected to grow about 3.8% a year, according to PRODESEN.
• The agreement fits President Claudia Sheinbaum's strategy to bring private gas projects into the system to reinforce reliability and energy sovereignty.