Mexico’s data-center industry could add 1,516 MW of capacity and attract more than US$18 billion in direct investment between 2025 and 2030, according to Mexican Data Center Association (Mexdc) estimates reported by Forbes México and Reporte Índigo. Both outlets name Monterrey among the country’s active hubs, but neither assigns Nuevo León a share of the national forecast.
Forbes cites Monterrey’s connectivity, industrial activity and technology talent; Reporte Índigo lists the city alongside Querétaro, Mexico City and Guadalajara as a current concentration. The local read-through is about capacity planning, not a Monterrey investment announcement: neither article names a local project, MW allocation or build date.
Electricity and grid delivery remain constraints
Forbes cites EY’s warning that electricity infrastructure and transmission and distribution networks could slow planned data-center sites. Reporte Índigo also says new projects depend on reliable supply and the ability to deliver power to development locations. Neither article says a named Monterrey project is waiting for power.
- Forecast window: 2025–2030.
- Additional capacity: 1,516 MW nationally, according to Mexdc.
- Direct investment estimate: more than US$18 billion nationally, according to Mexdc.
- Monterrey is named among active hubs; no city-level investment or MW split is reported.
- Constraint: reliable electricity and sufficient transmission and distribution capacity.
- These are forecasts, not committed Monterrey investment or capacity already delivered.