Mexico has built 76 wind farms across 16 states with over 3,300 turbines in operation, bringing total installed capacity to 8.13 GW, or about 8.77% of the country's total power generation capacity, according to the latest data from the Mexican Wind Energy Association.

The annual output from these wind farms can meet the electricity demand of about 12.1 million households, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 9.59 million tonnes per year and support over 10,000 direct jobs.

The rapid growth of Mexico's wind power sector is closely tied to rising energy demand driven by economic expansion and manufacturing growth. In recent years, Mexico has become a key destination in the global industrial relocation, leveraging its proximity to the U.S. market, solid manufacturing base and regional supply chain advantages under the USMCA trade agreement. The continued expansion of the automotive, electronics and aerospace industries has placed higher demands on power supply. Meanwhile, multinational companies are increasingly prioritizing the share of clean energy in local power mixes when siting production capacity, viewing it as a key factor in reducing carbon emissions from production processes and meeting environmental compliance requirements.

Clean power has become an important factor in ensuring production operations and attracting foreign investment in manufacturing hubs such as Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Chihuahua. As one of the earliest-developed and largest-scale renewable energy sources in Mexico, wind power has provided important support for enhancing the green supply capacity of the power system and facilitating the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing sector. As manufacturing investment concentrates in the northern and central regions, Mexico's wind power development is taking on a multi-regional pattern: while consolidating the advantages of traditional wind power areas such as Oaxaca, northeastern states including Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon are accelerating wind project development.

Mexico's energy ministry released the "Electricity Sector Development Plan" in 2025, outlining efforts to expand, upgrade and modernize the power system, enhance national energy security and lower residential electricity costs. Under the plan, the share of clean energy in power generation will rise to 38% by 2030, with a focus on coordinated development of wind, solar and energy storage, and the construction of a number of clean energy demonstration projects. The government is also promoting hybrid cooperation between the Federal Electricity Commission and private capital to accelerate power infrastructure construction and improve overall supply capacity.

Mauricio Herrera, deputy director of the Mexican Wind Energy Association, said the country's wind power industry holds significant investment potential under a stable legal and regulatory environment. The association forecasts that 13 new wind projects could be developed by 2029, attracting $5-6 billion in investment and adding approximately 4 GW of new wind capacity.