In a recent move, the Ministry of Energy – SENER happens to be working on the development of National Renewable Hydrogen Plan -H2R, a historic step for Mexico when it comes to its path toward energy transition. With the technical and financial support coming from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the plan looks forward to positioning Mexico as a leader in terms of production and use of renewable hydrogen.
SENER recently convened a workshop so as to develop the National Renewable Hydrogen Plan, thereby bringing together experts as well as key players in the sector.
Apparently, the members of the Mexican Hydrogen and Energy Transition Association (AMHTE), the National Energy Commission, the Safety, Energy, and Environment Agency (ASEA), the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), and Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) were among the participants.
In the workshop, the opportunities as well as challenges for the development of clean hydrogen in Mexico held a major focus.
Projects That Lead the Way
At the same time, another milestone in the development of the clean hydrogen industry in Mexico took place, and that was the first Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a green hydrogen project in Mexico that was approved.
This happens to be the Tango Solar project from Dhamma Energy, which goes on to involve an initial investment of US$1.3 billion and is going to generate direct as well as indirect jobs, and at the same time boost the sustainable local value chains.
The project happens to be located in the vicinity of the Topolobampo Wellness Development Pole located in Sinaloa and goes on to involve construction and operation as well as maintenance of a solar-powered green hydrogen plant having the capacity to produce almost 41,485 tons of green hydrogen every year, all thanks to the electricity generated by the 921-megawatt solar park.
The Tango Solar project is going to have a positive impact when it comes to both local and national economies and is shaping up to be the center of a strategic hub for the usage as well as export of green hydrogen in the region, therefore contributing towards the energy security and justice in Mexico.
As per the study entitled – Green Hydrogen, Energy Vector for Decarbonizing Mexico’s Economy, prepared by PWC for AMHTE, the potential market when it comes to clean hydrogen and its derivatives, like ammonia and also methanol, in Mexico amounts to US$60 billion, and there are investments worth US$22.35Â billion that are at present underway, distributed throughout the 28 projects across different stages of planning and development.
Hydrogen StudiesÂ
A pair of studies focused on hydrogen recently were published by international organizations – the Global Hydrogen Compass 2025, prepared by the Hydrogen Council and McKinsey, the consulting firm, and the Global Hydrogen Review 2025, prepared by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Especially, the Global Hydrogen Compass happens to point out that the clean hydrogen sector has gone on to attract global investments of billions of dollars in more than 500 projects that have already received final investment decisions and are also already under construction or in function.
PEMEXÂ Strategic Plan
PEMEXÂ has gone on to include the production of geological hydrogen, or white hydrogen, in its 2025-2035 Strategic Plan. The idea is to replace the gray hydrogen that is at present being used in refining processes with a cleaner as well as more sustainable energy source. This can enable the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the energy efficiency as far as the refining processes are concerned.
CFE, Green Hydrogen, And Natural Gas
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is seeking the possibility of mixing green hydrogen along with natural gas for electricity generation across some of its combined cycle power plants by way of acquiring new turbines and also adapting others already in terms of operation, which could very much help decrease its greenhouse gas emissions.
It is well to be noted that these plans were included by the Ministry of Energy and CFE in the most recent editions of the National Electricity Sector Development Program – Prodesen as well as the Electricity Sector Outlook.
Taking into account all of the above, Mexico indeed has a very unique opportunity to go ahead and become a global leader when it comes to green hydrogen production if the vision of the government and the development companies get aligned.
The fact of the matter is that the production and also use of clean hydrogen can go ahead and generate jobs and investment as well as technology, with a direct positive impact on the energy security and climate commitments of Mexico.
