Supporting the Development of an Offshore Wind Feasibility Framework for Mexico

Description

The UK Government's Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) programme is inviting quotations from qualified suppliers or consortia to establish and manage a responsive technical assistance facility in Mexico. Mexico currently lacks comprehensive, actionable assessments of high-potential sites and tailored regulatory models to de-risk investments, streamline permitting, and integrate OSW into national energy planning. This gap hinders the diversification of renewable energy sources, delays the energy transition, and limits contributions to Mexico's long-term climate commitments under NDC 3.0 and net zero targets. To address these gaps, the proposed intervention seeks to support Mexico's Ministry of Energy (SENER) by identifying and evaluating high-potential OSW locations along Mexico's coastlines (the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific coast), leveraging prior studies for more detailed analysis, and identifying relevant policies, regulations, and incentives to develop the OSW industry. This intervention supports the Mexican Ministry of Energy (SENER) in advancing its offshore wind energy agenda through two strands: (1) Conducting a preliminary technical and regulatory feasibility assessment for at least two potential offshore wind sites in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific coast, aligned with the "Polos de Desarrollo" (development poles) (2) Mapping the United Kingdom's regulatory framework for offshore wind to inform Mexico's regulatory development and accelerate project deployment. Interested suppliers are invited to review the documentation provided in this notice, and submit their applications to: expertdeployments@ukpact.co.uk