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Holding company · Tampa, Florida · Latin roots since 1983

Energy intelligence and project finance across the Americas

A US company with Latin roots: we bring international capital to energy, data center and critical infrastructure projects in Latin America, and our own companies build them.

For investorsToday’s brief
Identified portfolio
USD 1.5 B
15 projects, 5 countries
Capacity in development
914 MW
Mexico, US, Belize, Bahamas, Ecuador
Track record since
1983
Tampa, Florida
Critical infrastructure
USD 500 M+
in critical infrastructure projects

Source: group portfolio developed by GIS Power; track record from the PMI International and GIS Power company histories.

Why invest now

Demand is structural. Supply is the bottleneck.

Four official figures behind the investment case
+3.6%a year: global electricity demand, 2026–2030IEA, Electricity 2026
950 TWhused by data centers in 2030, double the 485 TWh of 2025IEA, Key Questions on Energy and AI, 2026
+50%in annual grid investment needed by 2030, from USD 400 billion todayIEA, Electricity 2026
~80%of new electricity demand to 2030 comes from emerging economiesIEA, Electricity 2026

Why now

  • Contracted cash flows: energy contracts of 48 to 180 months, and mixed schemes of up to 30 years in Mexico.
  • AI and data centers add firm load that runs around the clock.
  • Grids are not keeping pace: whoever brings the power wins the contract.

Why Latin America

  • Emerging economies drive about 80% of new electricity demand (IEA).
  • Mexico is the top US trading partner: 16.8% of US goods trade, January–August 2026 (US Census Bureau).
  • Capital is scarcer: financing costs up to seven times those of the US and Europe (IEA, 2021). Room for well-structured projects.

Why through PMI

  • A US counterparty (Tampa, since 2001) with Latin American roots since 1983.
  • Its own operating companies on the ground: development, permits, construction and operation.
  • USD 500 M+ in critical infrastructure; presence in Mexico since 2004; power plants operating since 2009.
The full investment case

The group

Where each company fits

PMI structures and funds; GIS Power and GTO Energy build and operate

The bridge: how capital reaches the asset

  1. Capital from US and international investors
  2. PMI structures the project and its SPV
  3. GIS Power or GTO Energy build and operate
  4. Asset in operation under long-term contracts
  5. Cash flow returns to investors through the trust

Financing

How a project is financed

The most-used structures, and where the money comes from
Project finance (SPV)Debt repaid by the project’s own cash flow, not the sponsor’s balance sheet.
Power purchase agreement (PPA)The user buys the energy at an agreed rate; the SPV owns the plant.
Build, own, operate (BOOT · BOO)The SPV builds, owns and operates; it transfers the plant at term (BOOT) or keeps it (BOO).
Energy as a service (EaaS)A monthly fee for capacity and availability, with performance targets.
LeasingThe user leases the plant and pays in installments.
Mixed scheme (Mexico)CFE holds at least 54%; private capital up to 46%, for up to 30 years.

Capital stack: where the money comes from

EquityInfrastructure funds · family offices · sponsors
MezzanineSpecialized funds
Senior project debtCommercial banks · development banks
↑ More risk, more expected return↓ Paid first

Payment trust: who gets paid first

  1. 1Operation and maintenance
  2. 2Senior debt service
  3. 3Debt service reserve
  4. 4Mezzanine
  5. 5Distributions to equity

The user’s payments go into the trust, which pays in this order before anything reaches the sponsors.

Illustrative: the actual proportions depend on each project.
How we structure a project

Capital protection

How we protect capital

Five layers between your investment and the project’s risks

Each layer covers a different risk: the project, the payments, the construction, physical damage and the quality of the work.

See each layer in detail
  1. 1
    One SPV per projectRisk ring-fenced in each asset.
  2. 2
    Payment trustThe user pays into a trust that serves debt first.
  3. 3
    EPC bonds and guaranteesContractor and equipment answer for performance.
  4. 4
    Construction and operation insurancePolicies cover physical damage and lost revenue.
  5. 5
    Independent engineerA third party reviews design, progress and start-up.
Every investment carries risk. These layers reduce it; they do not eliminate it.

For funds and investors

A portfolio structured for project finance

Identified portfolio
USD 1.5 B
Projects
15
Capacity
914 MW
Contract term
48–180 months

Aggregated figures for the group’s identified portfolio, developed by GIS Power, in Mexico, the United States, Belize, the Bahamas and Ecuador.

Investor information

Track record

Since
1983
Critical infrastructure
USD 500 M+
Mission-critical facilities
13
Cogeneration developed in Mexico
56+ MW

In the United States, Mexico, Brazil and the Bahamas. See the projects

PMI Energy Brief ·

All briefs
  1. Regulatory

    SENER extends the storage window of its strategic projects call to March 2027

    Developers preparing battery storage under this call have more time to file; the call has now been modified four times since May.

    Source: DOF, 29-oct-2026

  2. Regulatory

    Supreme Court strikes down municipal levies on electricity and hydrocarbons in Coahuila

    The Court keeps treating electricity as a federal matter, which matters when a municipality tries to tax energy activity at a project site.

    Source: DOF, 29-oct-2026

  3. Finance

    Akaysha refinances four battery projects with an A$1.75 billion portfolio facility

    Lenders are financing operating storage at portfolio level, a structure that also fits a pipeline of single-project SPVs once they are built.

    Source: Mercom, 28-oct-2026

Indicators

Exchange rate (FIX)
18.8148 MXN per USD
TIIE 28 days
6.7860 % annual
Overnight funding TIIE
6.5300 % annual
UDI (inflation unit)
8.872684 MXN
Henry Hub spot, Oct 1–15 avg.
3.11 USD/MMBtu

Source: DOF · Banco de México, Oct 30 · Henry Hub: AGA (Argus data)

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Group clients since 1983

AlestraAT&TBanamexBBVABiotek PowerBosque RealDisneyHSBCLockheed MartinNASAParque Industrial LogistikPronalPwCSantanderSiemensTelefónicaTelemarTelevisaTelmexTSAVerizon (formerly GTE)

Also: ASA, Cuadritos, ICA/Fluor, Nielsen and SSP.

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Corporate profile

Who we are, how we structure and protect capital, and the group’s track record since 1983, in four pages.

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