North American Summit: Photo Op or True Leadership?
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Mexican Government Goes after Solar Panel Energy Production
PULSE NEWS MEXICO As an extension of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial efforts to prioritize state-run, fossil-based fuel sources over clean alternatives, the government’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) announced Thursday, Nov. 10, that is would immediately begin implementing restrictions on solar panel energy production. The CRE, whose commissioners are assigned by the federal government, said in a
Read moreAMLO: Foreign Companies Can Invest in Solar Energy Only through CFE
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said on Thursday, July 14, in his daily press conference that there is strong interest from foreign investors to put up solar power plants in the country, but for this to happen control will be given to Mexico’s Secretariat of Energy (Sener), and the main partner will be the Federal
Read moreAMLO and Kerry Not on the Same Page
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) received U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Climate John Kerry in the southern state of Chiapas on Monday, Oct. 18, López Obrador was hoping that it was a sign that President Joe Biden was going to give the go-ahead for the United States to finance his ambitious Sembrando Vida
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Jalisco Skids Deeper in Debt As pressure grows on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “to make use” of credits available from international funding organizations, the president becomes more adamant and intrinsic about pushing the nation into further debt. Much of that pressure is coming from opposition state governors, who convened last week in Parras, Coahuila,
Read moreThe Electrifying War between Concamin and the CFE
By RICARDO CASTILLO Just how far and to where the fight between the Mexican government and clean energy producers will go is an open question. What is a fact now is that private-sector solar and wind electricity producers have filed suits and are going to court. And, meanwhile, Mexican industrial and business organizations are using the issuance of an attempt
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Wind and Solar Energy Thwarted The publication in the Mexican government’s Official Gazette on Friday, May 15, of a change in federal electricity policies, titled the Policy of Trustworthiness, Security, Continuity and Quality in the National Electricity System has irked many a foreign corporation that has invested in renewable electricity. Mexican Energy (Sener) Secretary Rocío Nahle has
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