Power-readyMexico.
We know where the megawatts are, and which sites can take an AI campus. Land, power, permits, government and local capital, delivered through one counterparty. You bring the compute.
01 · The market
Demand is here. Power is the bottleneck.
Mexico's data center capacity has to grow several times over this decade. The constraint isn't land or construction; it's power that can actually be connected, on a schedule a campus can live with.
Possible growth in data center power demand by 2031.
Banamex via BNamericas, Oct 2026
Of data center build-out projected in Mexico for 2026–2031.
Banamex via BNamericas, Oct 2026
Of industry leaders name power access as a major obstacle to delivery.
Turner & Townsend DCCI 2026–27
Wait more than a year for a grid connection.
Turner & Townsend DCCI 2026–27
02 · Why Mexico, why now
Policy, power prices and proximity line up.
Mexico's national AI plan invites private data centers, the electricity law keeps private generation open, and the country sits next to US demand inside USMCA.
A national AI plan
The 2026 National AI Plan positions the State as an investment facilitator, with a strategic-infrastructure pillar and room for private campuses alongside the federal cloud.
Private grids are the path
The 2025 Electricity Law keeps private generation open. Transmission stays with CFE, so private substations and on-site power are how campuses move faster.
Plan México
Immediate deduction of new fixed assets through September 2030, plus state incentive packages for strategic investment.
USD 34–35 / MWh
Wholesale prices across tracked Nuevo León nodes sit within about 3% of each other; pick the site for capacity and timing, not price.
CENACE day-ahead local marginal prices, Nov 2025–Oct 2026.
USMCA, next door
Next to US demand, with record US natural gas flowing into the Northeast and a deep nearshoring base.
Cost is not the bottleneck
Speed to power is what clients pay for. AI-ready sites add only around 10% to build cost.
Turner & Townsend DCCI 2026–27.
03 · Time to power
Build in parallel, not in sequence.
On the utility route, transmission works wait for the studies, and then for the budget. With a private grid, the line and substation are built while the studies run.
Both routes still need a CENACE study and a node with headroom. Schematic, not to scale.
Built on the campus schedule, not the utility budget.
Dedicated, redundant capacity of 100–1,000+ MVA, added in phases.
Grid developers and family offices fund a 30-year asset.
04 · What we deliver
Everything between the grid and your racks.
HAFGrowX and our in-region alliance take on everything local and physical. Compute operators keep everything compute and customer: campus design, GPUs, operations and offtake.
Site intelligence
Every substation scored on headroom, not just proximity, with gas, water and fibre layered in.
Land & title
Assembly, title and tenure diligence, options and leases, clean closing before capital goes in.
Power & interconnection
CENACE studies, private substations, gas-fired bridge power and BESS where needed.
Water & fibre
Concessions, treated wastewater, closed-loop cooling; diverse carrier-neutral routes to the US border.
Permits & government
Zoning, environmental and building permits; federal and state coordination from day one, on the record.
GPU import & compliance
IMMEX temporary import, customs and a US export-control file for each shipment.
Construction
Local general contractors building to data center standards: TIA-942, Uptime Tier, EN 50600, BICSI 002, NOM-001-SEDE.
Local capital & incentives
Mexican banks, funds, CKD and FIBRA E structures; state packages and Plan México.
05 · Where the power is
Today's hub is not where the power is.
Central Mexico's established hub is grid-saturated. We screen three corridors where connectable capacity exists, and deliver 3–5 site packs in your format.
Monterrey metro
400 kV corridor, private substations and Mexico's deepest industrial base.
Northeast border
Large existing generation at 400 kV nodes; trust structures for border-zone ownership.
Bajío, beyond the hub
Gas-fired isolated supply across Guanajuato and San Luis Potosí.
National grid
Every substation in the country mapped.
High voltage
Nodes at 220 kV and above.
Headroom
Will it energize on time? Gas within reach?
Land
Clean title, zoning, water, fibre.
3–5 site packs
Criteria set with you.
06 · De-risking
Local risks we take off the table.
Waiting years for the grid
Sites with headroom, private substations and gas-fired bridge power.
Ejido land and messy title
Title and tenure diligence, regularization and a clean closing before capital goes in.
Water stress
CONAGUA concessions, treated wastewater and closed-loop cooling by design.
Foreign ownership near the border
Bank trust structures that let a foreign owner hold land in the restricted zone.
Importing GPUs and export controls
IMMEX temporary import, customs brokers and a US export-control file per shipment. Since May 31, 2026, US rules require a licence for advanced compute to China-headquartered entities; GPU owners and end uses are screened for eligibility. Not legal advice.
07 · Built to be financed
A transparent structure is a faster structure.
It is what lets US and Mexican banks and family offices say yes.
Disclosed ownership
Every shareholder and beneficial owner declared to authorities and lenders.
Export-control ready
Segregated halls and ring-fenced vehicles where tenants require it.
Multivendor by design
Change GPU vendor or add tenants without touching the campus.
Data residency
Data kept in Mexico, with Tier III and ISO 27001 paths for your customers.
08 · Partnership models
Four ways to work together.
Models can combine: a Mexico platform whose first site is a powered campus. Final structure is set in a term sheet.
Powered campus
The campus is developed and owned locally; you lease capacity for 10–15 years and run the compute.
• Capital goes only to GPUs
Joint development
We develop; you or your investors own the campus, with site and power rights contributed in kind.
• Full ownership
Mexico platform
A joint holding with one SPV per site, economics set by who originates each opportunity.
• A pipeline, not one site
Development services
Land, power, permits and government affairs delivered as a milestone-based service.
• Speed with no partner in the asset
09 · Beyond the site
We bring demand, not just sites.
Through HAFGrowX's enterprise AI practice and our government relationships, operators reach the customers that underwrite a first block.
Introductions and access, not committed offtake. Every government meeting is on the record; no fee depends on an official's decision.
- Federal agencies and Plan México programs
- State-owned energy and infrastructure
- State governments and development banks
- Northeast industrial groups
- Nearshoring manufacturers
- Banks and insurers needing local data
10 · How a program starts
From first call to first phase.
Start where power is ready, then scale. A small first phase fits a node with reserved headroom; long-lead switchgear is ordered early.
NDA & brief
Mutual NDA and non-circumvention. Your MW, density, cooling and timing.
Site screen
Corridor screen and 3–5 site packs in your format.
Term sheet
Partnership model, phasing and capital stack agreed.
Phase 1
Studies, interconnection and campus build in parallel.
AI Campuses 2027
You bring the compute. We bring Mexico.
Tell us your target capacity and timing. Site data is shared under NDA and non-circumvention.
Market figures are from the public sources cited and are indicative. Site, capacity and partner information is shared only under NDA. Nothing on this page is an offer or legal advice.