GMéxico Project

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GMéxico Project (Central Termoeléctrica GMéxico) is a cancelled power station in Pasta de Conchos, Coahuila, Mexico.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
GMéxico Project	Pasta de Conchos, Coahuila, Mexico	27.933333, -101.216667 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology
cancelled	coal: unknown	450	subcritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
Grupo México SAB de CV [100%]	Grupo México SAB de CV [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining

Background

The concession to build a coal plant in Coahuila was granted by Mexican president Vicente Fox in November 2005. Grupo México announced the GMéxico project publicly in September 2006, only seven months after an infamous explosion at the company's nearby Pasta de Conchos mine killed 65 coal miners. Tensions between Grupo México and the surrounding community increased in the aftermath of the mine disaster, and plans for the power plant were eventually abandoned. Neither the power plant nor the mine disaster is mentioned on Grupo México's website.

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Additional data

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