Mexico aims for clean energy to account for at least 35% of this year's power generation, according to energy minister Pedro Joaquín Coldwell.

Speaking at a sector event in Mexico City, the official highlighted that close to 7GW of renewable capacity will be added by 2020 as a result of power auctions.

Ministry information shows that 5,400MW solar and 2,700MW wind capacity is expected to be added to the generation park in the coming years.

A look at the BNamericas Project Profiles Database reveals that solar, wind, geothermal and even tidal/wave projects in the early stage surpass 7GW.

Renewables accounted for 25.4% of Mexico's installed capacity of 74,046MW at the end of last June, according to the ministry. Fossil fuels represented 70.9% and other "clean energies" such as nuclear 3.72%.

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Mexican energy company IEnova reported that it inked a 15-year contract to supply electricity to various subsidiaries of local department store chain El Puerto de Liverpool.

Power will come from a US$130mn, 125MW solar park in the municipality of Benjamin Hill, Sonora state, that will begin operations in the second half of 2019.

Also this week, electrical conversion and turbine control equipment supplier Ingeteam said it was awarded a contract by Mexican renewable energy developer Zuma Energía to provide a control center for its operational 49.5MW Ingenio wind farm in Oaxaca state.