ATCO has secured a contract worth around $50m to design, build, operate and maintain a natural gas pipeline near Tula town in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico.
The deal with the Mexican state power firm, the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), is ATCO’s first energy infrastructure project under the newly reformed energy sector in the country.
The contract requires ATCO to design a pipeline that will transport natural gas for around 16km to fuel the existing Francisco Pérez Rios power plant, near Tula.
ATCO will use a local engineering, procurement and construction firm to support the project, which is expected to start operations in 2015.
ATCO Group chair, president and CEO Nancy Southern said: "We are honoured to have been selected by the CFE to build and operate this important piece of energy infrastructure in this great country.
"ATCO has made a long-term commitment to Mexico and we consider it a great privilege to be a part of the community.
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By GlobalData"We look forward to forming lasting partnerships and demonstrating that we are a trusted builder and operator of key infrastructure, just as we have done in Canada and Australia."
ATCO said its growth in Mexico is modeled after its existing Canadian and Australian operations, featuring businesses of power generation, natural gas and electricity transmission and distribution, and workforce accommodation, as well as site services.
The company, which has assets of around $17bn, employs more than 9,000 people.
