Mexico’s Solar-Power Capacity May Treble This Year

Mexico’s photovoltaic capacity could treble this year driven by the richest households and the first large-scale plants, according to the head of its solar lobbying group.

Solar installations will at least double to 60 megawatts from 30 megawatts operating now and may treble if state-owned utility Comision Federal de Electricidad calls a tender for more capacity this year, Alvaro Lenz-Herrera, president of the Asociacion Nacional de Energia Solar, said in an interview. CFE has been planning a bidding process for 30 megawatts in large-scale solar parks in Baja California since 2012, he said.