As of 2018, Mexico's cumulative installed solar capacity reached 3 GW

According to provisional data released by the Mexican solar energy association Asolmex, Mexico's operating solar installed capacity has reached 3 GW
.

In 2018, Mexico selected several large-scale projects for external renewable energy tenders, achieving a leap in production capacity throughout the year
.
According to Asolmex, of the 39 solar farms currently in operation, 10 were signed in the first and second rounds of tenders in the country, with allocated solar capacity of 1.
69 GW and 1.
85 GW
, respectively.

Asolmex said the significant increase in solar capacity in 2018 was mainly due to the removal of a 15 percent tariff
on imported solar modules.
In addition, the Chinese government's 531 photovoltaic new policy has led to a decline in global module prices, which has reduced development costs
to a certain extent.

The grid-connected 828 MW Villanueva solar power plant in Coahuila state, completed by Italian energy company Enel, the largest solar project in the Americas, in September has also greatly increased the country's solar capacity
.

"2018 was a year of successful and continued growth for the Mexican solar industry," said
Héctor Olea, president of Asolmex.
"In solar power plants alone, the growth rate is more than 1,800%
of installed capacity compared to 2017.
"

In terms of distributed generation, the association reported that at the end of 2018, the number of contracts signed with residential and commercial and industrial photovoltaic generators under the net metering scheme had reached about 85,000.

In its recent forecast, Mexico's Department of Energy said it expects Mexico to reach 5.
4 GW of cumulative PV capacity
by the end of 2019.
Through the three rounds of energy tenders that have already been held, the Mexican government has allocated about 4.
8 GW of solar energy
.

The fourth tender, originally scheduled for the end of last year, was postponed
due to changes in the management of the entities involved.