Comisión Federal de Electricidad

Ojinaga – El Encino Gas Pipeline

Ojinaga – El Encino pipeline will transport natural gas from Waha, Texas to Mexico. It will supply natural gas to CFE’s power generation plants in Chihuahua, as well as the North, West and Center regions.

This project will be interconnected to El Encino –Topolobampo and to El Encino – La Laguna pipelines, both currently under construction. This system will supply natural gas to new power generation plants, as well as those currently operating with fuel oil which will be converted to use natural gas as their base fuel.

Transparencia Mexicana overviewed the bidding process in order to comply the highest standards of transparency.

The project comprises the design, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of a pipeline with capacity of 1,350 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD). The pipeline will have 205 kilometers long and a 42-inch diameter. The estimated project implementation time is 28 months.

Project Details:

Geographic Location:State of Chihuahua

Relevant Facts:Estimated Present Value: 509 million U.S dollars

Capacity:Pre-bid Docs Publication:Final Docs Publication:Proposal Filing:Awarding of Contract:Commercial Operation:

1,350 MMCFD

May 13, 2014

June 24, 2014

October 15, 2014

November 24, 2015

March 2017

Comisión Federal de Electricidad