As preparations continue for construction of the Rosarito Desalination Plant, Baja California Water Secretary Víctor Daniel Amador Barragán met with federal officials and inspected the site where the project will be developed.

The inspection included a tour of the Presidente Juárez Thermoelectric Power Plant and surrounding properties, which will house the future desalination infrastructure considered strategic for water supply in northwestern Mexico.

Amador Barragán said the complexity of the project requires close coordination among different levels of government and agencies. Technical site visits are being combined with ongoing institutional meetings to monitor each stage leading up to construction.

“We are at a critical stage where engineering and operational logistics must come together,” Amador Barragán said. “That is why we regularly hold working meetings with federal authorities, both in Baja California and Mexico City, to ensure that all technical and administrative requirements are fully coordinated.”

The meeting was attended by Ramón Eduardo Montes, superintendent of the Presidente Juárez Thermoelectric Power Plant, and Amador Arteaga Sahagún, commercial manager of the Ensenada Port System Administration, whose participation is important for coordinating the logistics required for the plant’s operation.

The project is part of Mexico’s 2024–2030 National Water Plan and is considered a priority because of its expected social impact and technical scale.

Amador Barragán also noted that on August 14, Mexico’s National Water Commission (CONAGUA) announced the award for construction of the plant to Cox Energy S.A.B. de C.V.

The facility is projected to have a capacity of 2,200 liters per second and is expected to directly benefit families in Tijuana, Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada, helping address water shortages in one of the country’s most water-stressed regions.