Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Quintana Roo Governor Mara Lezama says the use of an electricity generating ship to increase the state’s energy supply is still under analysis. She confirmed that the state is still looking into the possibility and that it is not a done deal.
Governor Lezama says it is only one of several alternatives her government are analyzing to achieve energy self-sufficiency.
The governor pointed out that another alternative is the construction of a gas pipeline, although this requires linking this infrastructure to the network of another state.
The state is analyzing the possible use of a Turkish Karpowership, a floating energy source that could be used to increase the state’s energy supply. It is one of the options being considered for Quintana Roo to achieve energy self-sufficiency.
The Karpowership is a 250 megawatt (MW) floating energy project. The initiative envisions the deployment of a powership accompanied by a liquefied natural gas terminal vessel, a strategy that will allow for the rapid and flexible generation of electricity to support the electrical system of the Yucatan Peninsula, currently considered one of the regions with the greatest economic and tourist growth.
According to official figures from PRODESEN 2024-2038, electricity demand in the Yucatán Peninsula region will grow at an annual rate of 3.8%, the highest in Mexico.
This increase is occurring while Quintana Roo maintains rapid expansion driven by international tourism, infrastructure construction, and population growth.
Faced with this scenario, Karpowership says that its energy infrastructure will allow it to reinforce the stability of the supply during critical seasons of high demand, scheduled maintenance, operational contingencies and meteorological phenomena such as hurricanes.
The company highlighted that the project would operate using natural gas, considered one of the fossil fuels with the smallest environmental footprint, in addition to complying with Mexican regulatory guidelines and international maritime standards to protect coastal and marine ecosystems of the Mexican Caribbean.
Karpowership currently operates 45 powerships in more than 20 countries and has an installed capacity exceeding 8,500 MW, in addition to 11 floating liquefied natural gas terminals.
The company maintains operations in Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, and the Dominican Republic, considering Mexico as one of its long-term priority markets.
