Visit our
Main Page at
www.sowitec.com

Best in renewable resources

Our vision is to develop and participate in projects that focus on sustainable energies in order to become a worldwide benchmark, always taking into account our Ethical and Transparency values, Security, Social and Environmental Commitment and Sustainable Partnerships.

SOWITEC is a company focused on the development of renewable energy projects, wind and solar pv power, including also the development of the related HVTL. With our multidisciplinary team, we develop quality projects and we ensure the lowest environmental impact, along with the best performance in the generation of energy.

SOWITEC Worldwide was founded on 1993 in Germany, SOWITEC Mexico is operating in the Mexican market since 2008, which makes us pioneers on the development of wind projects and, since 2013, we are started solar photovoltaic project development.

Up to date, SOWITEC Mexico has developed 880 MW in renewable energy projects that were sold to private investors that are curently under construction or operation. Currently SOWITEC Mexico develops a pipeline of wind and solar pv projects of aproximatelly 1.6 GW that are already in a medium to advanced stage of develoment, and an additional pipeline of 3.5 to 4.0 GW of greenfield projects at early development stage or under screening.

News

Energy reform in Mexico

In December 2013, the energy reform in Mexico was declared constitutional, therefore, a new commercial and participation scheme was added to the electricity generation market in the country. The main objective of this reform is to reduce the costs of electricity production and raise the productivity in conjunction with the efficiency of the National Electricity System.

Law of the Electricity Industry

In 2014, the Law of the Electricity Industry and it´s regulations were approved by the local congress. Those documents came up from the Mexican Energy Reform, these laws guarantee the respect for the sociocultural elements of the communities related to power generation projects through the Social Impact Assessment. This study is necessary in order to implement relevant actions to ensure the sustainability of the project and respect for human rights during it's useful life.

Energía Limpia de Amistad

The project developed by SOWITEC called "Energía Limpia de Amistad" was sold to Enel Green Power Mexico in July 2016. On November 2018, the operation phase started. The wind farm will have an installed capacity of 200 MW and will generate more than 750 GWh each year.

Parque Eólico El Mezquite

The project developed by SOWITEC called "Parque Eólico El Mezquite" was sold to Santander Capital Structuring in July 2014. On September 2017, the construction phase started. The project will have an installed capacity between 200 and 250 MW. The project has a power purchase agreement with Federal Electricity Commission of Basic Supply for 15 years.

The project "Parque Eolico El Mezquite" is in the construction stage, this project is in Nuevo Leon State and it will be in operation on 2019. The information was provided by the local authorities and "Cubico Sustainable Investments" Company.

See more...

History

20
08

Foundation of SOWITEC Mexico

20
12

Member of the Mexican Wind Energy Association

Projects in operation:

Dominica Energía Limpia, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  • Project: Dominica Energía Limpia
  • Location: San Luis Potosí, México
  • Customer: Enel Green Power
  • Installed capacity: 200 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2012
20
14

Projects in construction:

Parque Eólico El Mezquite, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

  • Project: El Mezquite
  • Location: Nuevo León, México
  • Customer: Santander Capital Structuring
  • Installed capacity: 250 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2014

Projects without starting the construction stage:

Parque Eólico la Carabina I, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

  • Project: La Carabina
  • Location: Coahuila, México
  • Customer: Santander Capital Structuring
  • Installed capacity: 200 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2014

Parque Eólico la Carabina II, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

  • Project: La Carabina II
  • Location: Coahuila, México
  • Customer: Santander Capital Structuring
  • Installed capacity: 200 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2014
20
15

Projects in operation:

Vientos del Altiplano, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  • Project: Vientos del Altiplano
  • Location: Zacatecas, Mexico
  • Customer: Enel Green Power
  • Installed capacity: 100 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2015

Energía Limpia de Palo Alto, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  • Project: Palo Alto
  • Location: Jalisco, México
  • Customer: Enel Green Power
  • Installed capacity: 129 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2015

 

20
16

Projects in operation:

Energía Limpia de Amistad, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  • Project: Amistad
  • Location: Coahuila, México
  • Customer: Enel Green Power
  • Installed capacity: 200 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2016

 

20
17

Member of the Mexican Solar Energy Association

20
18

Projects without starting the construction stage

Energia Limpia de Puerto Libertad, S. de R.L. de C.V.

  • Project: Tinaja Azul
  • Location: Coahuila, México
  • Customer: Enel Green Power
  • Installed capacity: 180 MW
  • Year sale of the project: 2018

 


Team

SOWITEC Mexico has a multidisciplinary team of experts in their fields that ensure the application of high quality standards during the development of renewable energy projects, through the use of advanced methodologies and technologies in renewable energy.

 

Specialized SOWITEC team

Project Management:

  • Administration and control of the energy project from it's research to "Ready to Build" stage.
  • Management of permits with government agencies such as Federal Electricity Commission, National Institute of Anthropology and History, Communications and Transportation Secretariat, Mexican Petroleum, General Directorate of Civil Aviation, National Gas Control Center, local Municipalities and States, etc.
  • Risk management of the project
  • Definition of scope, time and costs to align the activities related to the project development with the commercialization process.
  • Definition of the work team, conflict resolution and decision maker.
  • Land insurance

Market and Regulation:

  • Responsible for the analysis of the electricity regulation in Mexico and it maintain a permanent upgrade of the energy topics.
  • Electricity Market in Mexico analysis
  • Maintain a permanent contact with the Mexican authorities and associations in electrical matters.

Environmental Department:

  • Geoprocessing
  • Preparation of cartography
  • Collaboration in baseline studies

Environmental Impact Assessment

  • Coordination and elaboration of baseline studies
  • Flora and fauna studies
  • Implementation of the methodology to evaluate the environmental impact
  • Permanent monitoring of commercial agreements
  • Coordinate the monitoring of birds and bats

Social Impact Assessment:

  • Identify the needs of the local population related with the project area of influence
  • Implementation of the methodology to evaluate the social impact
  • Implementation of the Social Management Plan

Department of Civil and Electrical Engineering:

  • Photogrammetric studies, include the planimetric and altimetry configuration of the terrain, as well as the detailed cartography
  • Geotechnical studies, refers to preliminary geotechnical characterization
  • Measurement of wind and irradiance available in a period of time
  • Electrical Studies of transmission, market and Basic Electrical Design
  • Shadow Studies

Legal Department specialized in Agrarian and Energy Law:

  • Advisory, elaboration and formalization of documentation related with agrarian Mexican law and procedures with the local Agrarian Registry
  • Advisory in the prospecting stage and with the strategy for the execution of developments of the energy project in private and social land
  • Release of rights of way in transmission lines
  • Advisory and elaboration to celebrate social property assemblies as well as confirm the legal
  • Feasibility of the contracts related with right of way and the lease agreements

Environment and communities

Renewable energies have increased in popularity and they have decreased their production cost. In Mexico, the renewable energies, nuclear and the efficient cogeneration are known as "clean energies", due to the low carbon footprint that they produced versus other sources of energy generation. Currently, the main sources of renewable energy generation are geothermal, wind, solar and biomass. In terms of installed capacity in Mexico, the states of Oaxaca and Tamaulipas have the largest installed capacity of wind projects. On the other hand, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango are the Mexican states with the most large-scale photovoltaic parks. SOWITEC Mexico contributes constantly to the development of a more sustainable energy matrix, taking in to consideration the conditions as technical, economic, social and environmental, which are directly related with the viability of the project. With this, SOWITEC Mexico is aligned with the main aims of structural reforms regarding energetic issues, contributing with its experience, quality and performance.

SOWITEC is committed to develop sustainable projects, fulfilling with national and international standards. SOWITEC has an interdisciplinary team that carries out flora and fauna studies and use the best available methodologies and techniques. Additionally, SOWITEC has a responsibility with the communities with influence for the development of the project, so it carries out the social impact assessment in accordance with the guidelines established by the Secretary of Energy and works under the Electricity Industry Law regulation.

Contact

Alejandra Domínguez Cortez
Managing directors SOWITEC Mexico

SOWITEC de Mexico Energias Renovables, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Ave. Revolucion 1392 Ground Floor Office 2,
Col. Guadalupe Inn
Alcaldia Alvaro Obregon
Zip Code 01020

 

Phone: +52 55 71 00 01 42
Please add 4 and 5.