Lerdo, Durango — The Government of Mexico has announced a $3.7 billion USD package for a data centre and fertilizer plant in Durango. Marcelo Ebrard Casubón, the Secretary of Economy, says the money is being invested in company Fermaca Dreams.
According to Ebrard, $2.7 billion will be allocated for the creation of Fermaca Digital City, a data center and $1 billion for the construction of Fermachem, a fertilizer production plant.
Fermaca Dreams is the holding company of a set of Mexican companies that make up a diversified group of businesses in various sectors such as telecommunications, transportation and energy.
Ebrard says for Fermaca Digital City, the creation of 1,900 direct and indirect jobs is projected for its construction and at least 100 for its operation. In Fermachem, it is estimated that it will generate 3,000 direct and indirect jobs and in its operation, 250 highly qualified permanent jobs.
“Today we are proud to announce two important investments in the Mexico Plan recently announced by our President,” said Fernando Calvillo, co-president of Grupo Fermaca Dreams.
As part of Plan Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced a $3.7 billion investment by the Mexican company Fermaca Dreams for the creation of two projects in Durango.
Fermaca Digital City, a data center with its own power generation and Fermachem, a plant for the production of green fertilizers which will contribute to food sovereignty and support for the Mexican countryside.
“This $3.7 billion investment in this Data Center also includes its own power generation and the Fertilizer Production Plant, which is obviously in addition to the fertilizer production plants we are developing with Petróleos Mexicanos,” she said.
In a video call, the governor of Durango, Esteban Villegas Villarreal explained that the Fermachem fertilizer plant will be constructed in the municipality of Lerdo, in the La Comarca Lagunera area. Meanwhile, the Fermaca Digital City data center will be located in the state capital and include four components.
A gas pipeline from Texas to Durango that increases the availability of gas for industry. A fiber optic line from the northern border to Querétaro with branches to Durango and Guadalajara, which will allow the establishment of companies that can support the technology with this digital infrastructure.
A combined cycle plant to produce energy through its own natural gas and a 250- megawatt hyperscale data center that will strengthen the technological infrastructure of the entire north of the country.
He said that both projects will contribute to national development by promoting innovation and the development of global solutions.
“Durango has always dreamed big, and today I want to thank you, Madam President, for all your support, for your backing, the support of the Mexican government, its officials, and, of course, your personal support. Thank you for giving us the opportunity for Durango to be reborn and take its place in the historic moments our country is experiencing,” he commented.
Fernando Calvillo of Grupo Fermaca Dreams announced that construction of the four components of Fermaca Digital City will begin in the coming weeks, and will be carried out simultaneously.
He explained that the gas pipeline will be 160 kilometers long, the fiber optic line will be 2,000 kilometers long and will interconnect digital activity hubs in Mexico with the United States.
The 250- megawatt data center will serve the needs of major global players in the digital industry, while the power generation plant will have a capacity of 350 megawatts, under a non-interconnected self-supply scheme.
Regarding Fermachem, the fertilizer plant, he explained that the goal is to produce 600,000 tons of urea annually for agricultural use, thereby reducing imports of this type of product. This is in addition to the Mexican government’s efforts to contribute to food sovereignty and support the Mexican countryside.
“Today we are proud to announce two important investments in the Plan Mexico recently announced by our President (…) On behalf of Fermaca, thank you very much, Madam President, Mr. Governor, thank you very much for receiving us in your state, Mr. Ebrard, thank you very much for the support you are giving to our projects and we stand hand in hand with you and your teams so that these projects will soon become tangible and become a reality,” he said.
