In early 2014, the Mexican government announced the new National Infrastructure Program (NIP) for 2014-2018. Under this program, a combined public and private investment of close to USD 600 billion will be allocated to six main infrastructure sectors, as follows:

• Energy infrastructure development related to CFE and PEMEX includes 262 projects with a total investment of USD 305 billion. Several natural gas pipelines worth USD 2.5 billion will be laid in the border states.

• Transportation and communications development includes projects worth USD 105 billion. These include new highways and upgrades to existing ones; new ports and the expansion of older facilities; freight and passenger railways and light rail; and aviation projects such as airport modernization and expansion.

• Housing and urban development will receive investments of USD 104 billion, to be spread over a number of projects.

• Water supply and treatment development consists of 84 projects with total funding of USD 33 billion.

• Tourism development will consist of 83 projects with a total investment of USD 16 billion.

• For health infrastructure, there are 87 projects with combined investments of USD 6.1 billion. New hospitals and clinics will be built, including some specialized facilities, and others will be upgraded.

Mexico expects the private sector to play a very substantial role in these projects, with half the investment coming from private investors and the rest from the government.