By KELIN DILLON In the first of a set of constitutional reforms proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), Mexico’s upcoming electricity reform will see the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) collaborate with the country’s private sector on power plants, though the CFE will ultimately own the majority of projects. Within the proposal, the private sector is encouraged
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) reportedly loses some 50 billion pesos per year in electricity profits due to thievery in the form of meter manipulation and illicit hanging cables. The Secretariat of Energy (Sener) has made note of some 5.77 million meters across the country that need updating within the next five years to bring them
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By KELIN DILLON After Mexico’s new nationwide government-imposed limits on the cost of liquified petroleum (LP) gas and the ensuing strikes from the country’s gas unions, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) during his daily press conference on Wednesday, Aug 4, said he will potentially file complaints against any parties who do not respect the new price caps and utilize
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By KELIN DILLON As of Sunday, Aug. 1, a new scheme of price limits on liquified petroleum (LP) natural gas has been enacted throughout Mexico, with the cost cap varying from state to state and within municipalities. Thanks to an initiative by the country’s Secretariat of Energy (Sener), the price limit will be set on a weekly basis by the
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By KELIN DILLON Questions have arisen surrounding the capability of Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to pay for a proposed six new projects for its infrastructure. The company’s new investment plan would require 62 billion pesos in funding, which would generate an estimated 4,438 megawatts of energy in turn. Now, companies looking to potentially join in on the projects
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was reportedly handed the lucrative operation of the Zama megafield in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, July 2, the same day a burst Pemex pipeline caused a huge fireball in the ocean, which attracted attention and criticism worldwide. Discovered in 2017 by private company Talos Energy, the Zama megafield
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By KELIN DILLON The controversial new changes to Mexico’s electricity law will now see the nation’s Secretariat of Energy (Sener) and Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) review more than 20,000 permits granted to private individuals and enterprises in the energy sector under previous presidential administrations. The review will look into permits to operate and open service stations outside of the Petróleos
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial reform to The country’s electric industry received further roadblocks to its implementation following a second judge’s additional suspensions to the law on Wednesday, March 17, much to the chagrin of López Obrador. Judge Rodrigo de la Peza López Figueroa ruled in favor of 11 amparos (a legal term in
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By KELIN DILLON For the first time in the history of Mexico, almost half of the federal government’s secretariats will now be headed by women. The new cabinet of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will consist of nine women and 10 men, the closest gender differential ever seen in a Mexican president’s cabinet. The appointments break traditional gendered
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