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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Supreme Court Declares AMLO’s Electricity Reform Constitutional
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In a political win for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), Mexico’s Supreme Court (SCJN) on Thursday, April 7, declared that his controversial electricity reform, which prioritizes state-run carbon-based energy sources over clean alternatives, does not violate the country’s Constitution. With four out of 11 votes, the SCJN rejected a declaration of unconstitutionality of
Read moreMexican Court Orders Iberdrola Plant Reopened
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXIXO STAFF After the Mexican government obtained a court order in February allowing it to disconnect two electric grids owned by the Spanish-owned energy firm Iberdrola in its Dulces Nombres plant, the company announced Tuesday, March 29, that is will once again begin operations in the near future. On Feb. 1, after the expiration of Iberdrola’s
Read moreAMLO Says He Will Cancel Energy Contracts without Compensation
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Friday, March 25, that under his controversial proposed Electricity Reform Bill, which would prioritize state-run companies using carbon-based fuels over private clean energy sources, there will be no government compensation for losses incurred by private-sector suppliers. In response to concerns expressed by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who on
Read moreMexican Supreme Court Grants CFE Monopoly
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) on Wednesday, March 23, passed a ruling endorsing the new Electric Energy Law (LIE), thus eliminating all legal cases filed in México against it. The new ruling was proposed by Supreme Court Justice Loretta Ortiz Ahlf, a former federal deputy from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) leftist
Read moreCFE Plant Towers Collapse From Disrepair
By KELIN DILLON On Tuesday, March 1, the cooling towers of Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) thermoelectric plant in Mérida, Yucatán, collapsed in an incident facility workers say was triggered by a lack of maintenance. Ironically, the plant’s structural failure comes amid Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) repeated talk-ups of CFE infrastructure as the executive looks to
Read moreAMLO Tepidly Condemns Ukraine War, Says He Has Plan to Prevent Fuel Hikes
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS After stating that Mexico is against any use of military force to resolve geopolitical disputes, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Thursday, Feb. 24, said that he “has a plan” to avoid fuel price hikes in Mexico stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In terms of foreign policy, Mexico is going to continue promoting dialogue,
Read moreMexico’s Energy Policies Force Companies to Realign with Pemex
By KELIN DILLON As Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) intention to reform Mexico’s energy sector to favor state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has resulted in the reduction of fuel import permits and the cancellation of storage operations, private and foreign companies alike have been forced to reignite a working relationship with Pemex in order to obtain sufficient
Read moreWhat Would AMLO’s Electricity Reform Mean for Mexico?
The Latin America Advisor asks six leading Mexico experts
Read moreJudge Warns Closing Iberdrola Would Have ‘Devastating Consequences’
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A federal judge in the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, warned Monday, Feb. 14, that denying permit renewals to the Spanish-owned Iberdrola energy company would have “devastating consequences” for the companies it supplies. Iberdrola, one of several private Spanish-owned energy firms that have borne the brunt of President Andrés Manuel López
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