Mexico & LatAm Energy Markets
Energy Advisory Across Mexico & Latin America
Strella provides specialist energy advisory across Mexico and Latin America — a region of extraordinary resource endowment, rapidly evolving power markets, and complex regulatory environments. We help clients navigate the opportunities and risks that define energy investment in the region.
One of the World's Most Dynamic Energy Regions — and One of the Most Complex.
Latin America holds some of the world's largest hydrocarbon reserves, the highest solar irradiation levels on the planet, and a power sector undergoing fundamental structural change. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and the wider region are attracting significant energy investment — but each market operates under its own regulatory framework, political risk profile, and infrastructure constraints.
Strella's LatAm practice combines deep regional knowledge with sector-specific expertise across gas-fired generation, LNG import infrastructure, and utility-scale renewables. We advise developers, investors, utilities, and governments on market entry, project development, regulatory strategy, and commercial structuring across the region.
Gas & Power MarketsGas & Power Markets
Gas-Fired Generation & Power Market Advisory
Mexico and several LatAm markets are undergoing significant gas-fired capacity expansion, driven by gas supply growth, power sector liberalisation, and the need for dispatchable generation to complement intermittent renewables. Strella advises on market structure, capacity mechanisms, gas supply arrangements, and the development of new gas-fired assets across the region.
- Power market structure and regulatory analysis
- Capacity mechanism and auction strategy
- Gas supply and pipeline infrastructure assessment
- CCGT and peaking plant development advisory
- Offtake and PPA market engagement
- Grid connection and system integration
- Political and regulatory risk assessment
RenewablesRenewables
Utility-Scale Renewables Development
Latin America is one of the world's premier destinations for utility-scale solar and wind investment. Mexico's northern states, Chile's Atacama, Brazil's northeast, and Colombia's La Guajira offer world-class renewable resources. Strella advises on auction strategy, grid integration, PPA structuring, and the full development pathway from site selection to financial close.
- Resource assessment and site selection
- Auction and tender strategy across LatAm markets
- PPA structuring and offtake negotiation
- Grid integration and curtailment risk assessment
- Regulatory and permitting pathway advisory
- Battery storage and hybrid project development
- Cross-border energy trade and interconnection
LNG InfrastructureLNG Infrastructure
LNG Import Infrastructure & Gas Supply
LNG is playing an increasingly important role in Latin American energy security — from Mexico's Pacific and Gulf Coast import terminals to new FSRU deployments across Central America and the Caribbean. Strella advises on LNG import infrastructure development, gas supply structuring, and the integration of LNG into regional power and industrial markets.
- LNG import terminal feasibility and options assessment
- FSRU deployment and terminal use structuring
- LNG supply sourcing and contract advisory
- Gas-to-power project development
- Downstream gas market integration
- Regulatory and permitting support
- Commercial structuring and project finance advisory
Key Markets
Where We Work in the Region
Mexico
Power sector reform, gas-fired capacity expansion, world-class solar and wind resources, and growing LNG import infrastructure — Mexico is Strella's primary LatAm market.
Brazil
The region's largest power market — hydro-dominated but increasingly complemented by wind, solar, and gas-fired generation, with a sophisticated auction and PPA framework.
Chile
A liberalised, investor-friendly power market with exceptional solar resources in the Atacama and a strong track record of renewable energy auction delivery.
Colombia
A market in transition — diversifying away from hydro dependence with wind, solar, and gas-fired investment, and significant LNG import infrastructure development underway.
Central America & Caribbean
Smaller but strategically important markets — LNG-to-power projects, regional grid integration, and renewable energy development across the SIEPAC interconnection.
Peru & Ecuador
Resource-rich markets with growing power demand, active upstream gas sectors, and increasing interest in gas-to-power and renewable energy investment.
Investing in LatAm Energy?
Whether you are entering Mexico for the first time or expanding an existing LatAm portfolio, Strella brings the regional knowledge and sector expertise your strategy demands.