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TransCanada Corp to build $2.1 bln gas pipeline in Mexico

TransCanada Corp said it would build and operate a $2.1 billion natural gas pipeline in Mexico, as the Canadian company ramps up in the Latin American country at a time when its key projects closer to home are facing delays.

TransCanada said on Monday the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline project would be built through a joint venture with a unit of Sempra Energy and be backed by a 25-year transportation service contract with Mexico's state-owned power company.

TransCanada, which will own a 60 percent stake in the 800 kilometer (497 mile) pipeline and be its . . .