Three bidders submit proposals for La Laguna - Aguascalientes gas pipeline in Mexico
Three bidders have submitted final proposals for the development and operation of the La Laguna–Aguascalientes gas pipeline project in Mexico.
The companies are the following:
- Transportadora de Gas Natural del Noroeste, S. de R. L. de C. V., a subsidiary of Canadian energy infrastructure company TransCanada
- Gasoducto de Aguaprieta, S. de R. L. de C. V., a subsidiary of Infraestructura Energética Nova S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), the Mexican unit of US-based Sempra Energy
- Fermaca Pipeline La Laguna S. de R.L. de C.V
The project comprises the engineering, procurement, acquisition of real estate rights, permits and governmental approvals, funding, construction, operation and maintenance of a 600km, 42-inch gas pipeline with capacity of 1.1Bf3/d.
La Laguna–Aguascalientes gas pipeline will supply natural gas to CFE's power generation plants in the states of Durango, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes, as well as to the central and western parts of Mexico.
The estimated project implementation time is 23 months. This project will be interconnected to El Encino–La Laguna pipeline, currently under construction, and the Villa de Reyes–Aguascalientes–Guadalajara pipeline that has yet to be tendered.
