On October 23, 2023, the Mexican President published in the Official Gazette of the Federation a Decree under which the Mexican Government implements measures to combat the illicit trading of fuels, related to the importation...more
On October 2021, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the Mexican Congress a Bill to amend Articles 25, 27, and 28 of the Mexican Constitution related to energy matters. The purpose of the Bill, named the...more
In the middle of the consultations with the Mexican government regarding Mexico’s energy policy under the USMCA and the legal fight the private sector is facing against the legislative and administrative measures the Mexican...more
The United States of America has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Mexican Government under Chapter 31 of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). The consultations are linked to Mexico’s new...more
Last year, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the Mexican Congress a bill to amend a number of constitutional articles related to certain energy matters (the “Bill”). If approved, the Bill would undo...more
Yesterday, Justices of the Supreme Court resolved the Constitutional Trial 64/2021 filed by the Minority of the Senators against the reform passed by the Mexican Congress to the provisions of the Electric Industry Law (the...more
The number of electric and hybrid vehicles sold in Mexico has grown since 2016. In 2021, 39,100 units were sold, of which 768 units were electric, 2,500 were plug-in hybrids, and the remaining were hybrid vehicles. Now that...more
Following prior attempts to preclude private investor participation in the energy sector through Congressional legislation (i.e. Electric Industry Law and Hydrocarbons Law), President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, submitted to...more
After the Mexican Congress failed to comply with the deadline and various extensions provided by the Supreme Court to issue a new law to regulate the recreational use of cannabis, on June 28, 2021, Mexico’s Supreme Court...more
On May 5, 2021, regardless of the clear warnings and recommendations by Mexico´s Antitrust Commission, amendments to the Hydrocarbons Law were published in the Federation’s Official Gazette. The referred amendments pose a...more
The Mexican President’s preferential Bill to Reform the Electricity Industry Law has passed both Houses of the Mexican Congress without changes and is now applicable law (the Reformed Electricity Law or the Law).
As we...more
3/12/2021
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Curtailment ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Market Reform (EMR) ,
Energy Sector ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
International Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Wind Power
President Andres Manuel López Obrador has sent to the House of Representatives a preferential bill to reform the Electricity Industry Law, which Congress will be required to discuss in the next 60 days....more
2/5/2021
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) ,
Mexico ,
Nuclear Power ,
Paris Agreement ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Solar Energy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Wind Power
On June 10, 2020, the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad, known as CFE), the Mexican utility operator, published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) the new wheeling fees...more
On May 15th, 2020, the Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) its Policy on Reliability, Safety, Continuity and Quality of the National Electric System (the...more
5/29/2020
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Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Regulatory Commission ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Permit ,
Interconnections ,
Mexico ,
Notice and Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)