Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) formalized its roadmap for renewable energy towards 2026 with concrete projects for offshore wind power generation, high enthalpy geothermal energy and green hydrogen .
The initiative marks a strategic shift in the company's profile and seeks to position itself within the country's new energy landscape.
Among the highlighted announcements, the oil company detailed the use of disused platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico for the deployment of offshore wind energy .
" We have a potential of more than 2.5 billion GW annually in the Campeche area, with pre-feasibility studies already completed ," stated the company's director, Víctor Rodríguez Padilla .
The announcement regarding the foray into offshore wind generation takes on special relevance considering the high potential of the offshore resource in Mexico, with more than 11,000 km of coastline between its Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts, and average wind speeds exceeding 7 m/s in shallow waters, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (2024) and the Ministry of Energy (2023) .
Recent studies project that the country could exceed 15 GW of installed offshore wind capacity , with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as one of the most promising regions.
In addition, Pemex will develop green hydrogen projects produced with solar energy , along with a line of work in biofuels , including the production of bioethanol for blends with gasoline .
It will also work with geothermal energy, harnessing the residual heat from high-temperature wells to generate electricity from clean and manageable sources.
This is a comprehensive vision that strengthens energy sovereignty, improves efficiency, makes better use of existing assets, and contributes to sustainability with a gradual reduction of the carbon footprint.
"We're not talking about projects that are just in the air, but about concrete initiatives that are already up and running," said Rodríguez Padilla.
The developments are coordinated with the Ministry of Energy , the Mexican Petroleum Institute , UNAM , the National Institute of Electricity and Clean Energy (INEL) and LitioMX , within the framework of what the Executive defines as an orderly, sovereign and socially just energy transition .
In the case of green hydrogen, Pemex is working together with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to implement blending schemes in combined cycle turbines , thus reducing electricity generation emissions without completely modifying the existing infrastructure.
The announcement comes at a crucial time, as the Mexican energy sector awaits concrete progress on the National Renewable Hydrogen Strategy promised by the government. This instrument should lay the technical, regulatory, and fiscal groundwork for the development of a market that could exceed $4 billion in the next decade.
Added to this is a dynamic context: 3.3 GW of renewable capacity and 1.2 GW of storage were recently awarded in the first major call for bids, and the second round, which was supposed to be launched in January, has not yet materialized , generating anticipation in the private sector.
In parallel, CFE announced a 29 billion peso plan to incorporate more than 1,500 MW of new capacity between renewables and storage, strengthening its role as a key operator in the transition and following the guidelines of the binding planning.
In this scenario, Pemex's move appears as a signal for the sector: the energy transformation is no longer just a regulatory or environmental issue, but a structural variable of the Mexican energy system , where the actual deployment of projects will make the difference between leadership or lagging behind.