The Mexican Congress passed the bill to reform and amend the Electric Industry Law (Ley de la Industria Eléctrica or LIE) that was submitted by the Office of the President on Feb. 1, 2021. Congress made no relevant changes to...more
The Mexican government has introduced a bill that seeks to reform the electricity market in Mexico in order to favor the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad o CFE), the state-owned utility...more
During 2020, the Mexican Energy Commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía or CRE) suspended activities during the emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, time periods to many proceedings, such as permit...more
In October 2020, the Mexican government announced a $14.2 billion (MX$300 billion) infrastructure investment plan together with private sector companies for 29 projects as part of the Economic Recovery Agreement (Acuerdo para...more
12/8/2020
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United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Water Projects
The Mexican government announced a US$145 million (MX$300 billion) infrastructure investment plan together with private sector companies. The announcement was a follow-up to the broader national infrastructure plan announced...more
The Mexican National Center of Energy Control (Centro Nacional de Control de Energía or CENACE) published in the Market Information System (Sistema de Información de Mercado) the "Order to guarantee the efficiency, quality,...more
The Second District Court in Administrative Matters Specialized in Economic Competition, Broadcasting and Telecommunication matters in Mexico issued a temporary order to stay the application of the National Energy Control...more
The Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER) on May 15, 2020, issued the Order for the Reliability, Safety, Continuity and Quality Policy in the National Electric System (the Order). The Order considerably modifies...more
According to the Mexican Constitution, Mexico's Consejo de Salubridad General (the National Health Council) is the governmental body authorized to declare the COVID-19 pandemic a national sanitary emergency on the grounds of...more
Mexico's Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has amended its general provisions (GP) for procurements, leases and contractors of services and works for the CFE and its productive subsidiaries. The main amendments, released...more
• The new Mexican Administration has started to study and make adjustments to energy policy and regulation. That work along with rulings from Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and Centro Nacional de Control de Energía...more
1/30/2019
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Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
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Energy Sector ,
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Mexico ,
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Regulatory Agenda
México tendrá una nueva administración que durará seis años desde el primero de diciembre. La estrategia de energía delineada hasta el momento es fortalecer a la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), con la participación de...more
9/19/2018
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Electricity ,
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Energy Market ,
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Interconnections ,
Investors ,
Mexico ,
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Power Plants ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Utilities Sector
A new administration of the Mexican government is taking over for a six-year term on Dec. 1, 2018. The strategy, so far, is to reinforce the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) with the participation of private...more
9/19/2018
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Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Guarantee Requirements ,
Interconnections ,
Investors ,
Mexico ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Utilities Sector
Before Mexico's energy reform of 2013, private companies had a limited participation in the electricity market. Among other opportunities, power generation was particularly attractive due to the fact that self-supply and...more
México tendrá una nueva administración que durará seis años desde el primero de diciembre. El Presidente electo Andrés Manuel López Obrador ha estado delineando su estrategia de energía. Una parte de ésta, es el nombramiento...more
The new administration of President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador will take over the Mexican government for a six-year term on Dec. 1, 2018. The President-Elect has been outlining his administration's energy strategy,...more
Mexico's energy reform of 2013 opened both of the country's energy sectors: Oil and gas as well as electricity. As the industry moves to take advantage of the new market opportunities, a new administration is set to take over...more
• Mexico's new administration, led by President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has promised to not rescind the energy reform of 2013, but to closely review the exploration and production (E&P) contracts already awarded to...more
Mexico's Energy Reform, established in 2013, opened opportunities for supply and trading of energy at the Electricity Wholesale Market (Mercado Eléctrico Mayorista or MEM) and the use of national transmission lines and...more
• Mexico recently voted for a new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in the biggest – and likely the most important – election in the country's history, electing the first left-wing candidate in Mexico.
• While it is...more
7/10/2018
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Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employment Litigation ,
Energy Sector ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Labor Relations ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Real Estate Market ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Relations
Tabasco is known for being one of Mexico's oil states, with a very developed industry and fields. As such, the federal Port Authority Dos Bocas (API Dos Bocas), located in the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, has an...more
7/5/2018
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Crude Oil ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Port Authority ,
Tender Offers
El pasado 18 de mayo de 2018 se publicaron en el Diario Oficial de la Federación las Disposiciones Generales de Contratación para Petróleos Mexicanos y sus Empresas Productivas Subsidiarias.
Se establece un capítulo de...more
The new "General Rules for Contracts with Petróleos Mexicanos and its Subsidiary Companies" was enacted and published in the Mexican Official Gazette on May 18, 2018.
The new rules include a chapter on integrity in...more
Most of the Mexican port infrastructure is assigned to Port Authority bodies, which are mainly state-owned corporations that run all aspects of operation and allocation of activities inside each port.
Among other activities,...more
• Before Mexico's Energy Reform of 2013, large-scale power generation was reserved to the state-run Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) or to private investors through government contracts under an independent power...more
2/15/2018
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Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Reform ,
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Mexico ,
Policy Manuals ,
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Wholesale