Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: From El Encino, in Chihuahua state, crossing the Sierra Madre Occidental and ending in Topolobampo, in Sinaloa, Mexico
Capacity: 670 MMcf/d
Length: 329 miles (530 km)
Start-up Year: 1Q 2016
Transportadora de Gas Natural del Noroeste, a subsidiary of TransCanada, has entered a US$1 billion deal with Mexico\'s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to build, own and operate the El Encino-to-Topolobampo pipeline, on 1 November 2012. The Topolobampo pipeline will be 30-inches in diameter and span 329 miles (530 km), starting from El Encino, in Chihuahua state, crossing the Sierra Madre Occidental and ending in Topolobampo, in Sinaloa. The pipeline will also interconnect with other pipelines that will be built separately through bid processes by CFE. The pipeline is supported by a 25 year natural gas transportation service contract and will have a carry capacity of 670MMcf/d. TransCanada expects to the pipeline to begin service 1Q 2016. Mexico\'s government is engaged in a comprehensive plan to expand the nation\'s electrical grid and generating capacity, and much of that generation will be natural gas-fired.
Operators:
TransCanada: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Saipem: EPC contract