Bajío

Operations

The Bajio power project is a 600 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility located in San Luis de la Paz, Mexico. Approximately 500 MW of this power is under contract with Mexico's Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) under a 25-year build-own-operate power purchase agreement. The remaining capacity is available to meet the energy needs of industrial partners in the region.

Performance

Bajio has achieved very high availability since start of operations in 2002.

Safety

Bajio has had an exceptional safety record since commercial operations began in 2002. The plant’s safety policy is a fundamental part of its employment policy and all daily activities are directly governed by rules and procedures. Under ISO 18001, Bajío has adopted a system for the timely and adequate identification and resolution of risks.

Environmental

Bajío actively follows the environmental procedures set forth by ISO 14001, which enables the facility to fully control its impact on water, air, soil and residuals. To reinforce its existing procedures, at the end of 2006, Bajío initiated the process to obtain the “Clean Industry” certificate from Mexico’s Environmental Ministry, which will likely be obtained by mid 2008.

Community

Bajío is committed to being a good neighbor and sponsors wide-ranging educational and environmental initiatives throughout San Luis de la Paz. By the end of Bajío’s first year of commercial operations, the site made significant contributions to community development initiatives, which included the donation of over 20 fire suits to the San Luis de la Paz Fire Department. The site also made financial donations to the San Luis de la Paz Red Cross and the Chichimeca Teachers’ scholarship program, and has provided direct support for the construction of new local classrooms.

Management

Ray Winton, Plant Manager, brings more than 20 years of operational and management experience to his role at Bajío. In addition to several years on InterGen projects in Mexico and Egypt, Mr. Winton has served in various operations and management capacities on independent power projects in Venezuela, Honduras and California. Most recently, he was Plant Manager at a North American Energy Services (NAES) project in Mexico.