Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico (CFE)
Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission modernizes its grid with AVEVA Smart Grid
Mexico's Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) uses the AVEVA Smart Grid portfolio, including AVEVA Workflow Management, System Platform, BI Gateway, Edge, InTouch HMI, Mobile Operator and Intelligence, to align its assets, operations and workforce with international standards and provide industrial monitoring of its grid. CFE generates, distributes and sells electricity to nearly 35.3 million customers and about 100 million people in Mexico and neighboring countries, and must centralize visibility across more than 180 transmission and sub-transmission stations in the country's northwest. By structuring its operations according to the Smart Grid maturity model and integrating graphics, SCADA and mobile workforce technologies, CFE meets the standards of Mexico's energy reform and delivers reliable, sustainable electricity.
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AVEVA System Platform
Mexico's CFE uses the AVEVA System Platform to centralize the supervision of its national power grid. This unified platform integrates control systems and enables efficient management of energy production and distribution.
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AVEVA InTouch HMI
The CFE deploys AVEVA InTouch HMI to control its electrical installations. The modern graphical interface allows operators to view the network in real time and react quickly to abnormal situations.
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FAQ
How does AVEVA Smart Grid align a national power grid with international standards?
CFE structured its assets, operations and workforce according to the Smart Grid Maturity Model, an international standard used by utilities. The AVEVA Smart Grid portfolio (Workflow Management, System Platform, BI Gateway, Edge, InTouch HMI, Mobile Operator, Intelligence) provides the necessary technology building blocks: SCADA, mobility, BI and process management. This structured approach enables CFE to meet the requirements of Mexico's energy reform while reliably and sustainably serving 35.3 million customers.
Why centralize visibility across 180 transmission substations?
Managing 180 transmission and sub-transmission substations without centralized visibility exposes the operator to long outages, undetected unavailability and high operating costs. AVEVA System Platform and InTouch HMI give CFE a unified, real-time view of the power grid in northwestern Mexico. Operators immediately detect anomalies, adjust energy flows and coordinate field crews, improving the reliability of service to around 100 million people.
How is AVEVA Mobile Operator transforming power grid maintenance?
AVEVA Mobile Operator digitizes CFE technicians' field rounds and integrates natively with SAP. Staff view the real-time status of energy assets, follow procedures, enter observations directly on a tablet and trigger work orders. This mobile integration turns reactive maintenance into a proactive, recorded and actionable process. For transmission infrastructure spanning hundreds of kilometers, it is a major lever for operational efficiency.
What role does AVEVA BI Gateway play in a power utility's decision-making?
AVEVA BI Gateway exposes real-time and historical industrial data to the Business Intelligence tools used by CFE. This gateway enables executives to combine operational KPIs with business data in their usual dashboards. Decision-making becomes predictive rather than reactive: dynamic power transmission models identify risks before they materialize, optimize flows and reduce operating costs across the grid.
How can electrical substation design be standardized with AVEVA?
CFE created reusable substation templates within AVEVA System Platform, reducing re-engineering for each new site and improving overall standardization. This object-based approach allows the operator to quickly deploy new installations that comply with best practices, share lessons learned across sites and ensure operational consistency across the entire grid. It is a replicable model for utilities industrializing their expansion.