Sempra Energy has been awarded a natural gas transportation contract in Mexico by the Comision Federalde Electricidad.
The company said the agreement had been signed with its Mexican unit, IEnova (Infraestructura Energetica Nova), through its subsidiary Gasoducto de Aquaprieta.
The project will comprise a header facility with a capacity of three billion feet per day of natural gas and a 14-mile pipeline with a capacity of 1,135 million cubic feet per day of natural
gas.
It will provide energy to the Norte III combined cycle power generation plant and will interconnect with Gasoductos de Chihuahua, Tarahumara and Samalayuca-Sásabe pipelines.
Chief executive of IEnova Carlos Ruiz Sacristán, said: “This award demonstrates IEnova’s capacity and experience to generate value through our projects.
“We are pleased to contribute to the development of the energy infrastructure of Mexico and continue to strengthen our company’s presence in the country.”