Publications - Energy
Mexican Chamber of Representatives discarded the constitutional reform in the electricity industry
The vote on the initiative, which, among other measures, intended to grant a majority and advantageous stake to state-owned companies, failed to reach the super-majority vote of two thirds established by the Federal Constitution.
Mexico: The Energy Regulatory Commission issued new rules for the processing of electricity generation permits
The novelties translate into an increase in the regulatory burden: the requirements to accredit the legal, technical and financial capacities of the applicants and the obligations they assume when the permit is granted are increased.
Resolution of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico on the Action of Unconstitutionality of the amendments to the Electricity Industry Law: where are we, and where are we going to?
On April 5 and 7, 2022, the Plenary of the National Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) discussed the draft resolution for the unconstitutionality action 64/2021 filed by some Senators of the Congress of the Union against certain articles of the…
Royal Decree-Law 6/2022: key measures for the electricity industry and for renewable electricity generation
The main new steps approved by the government for the electricity industry are a revision of the remuneration parameters for 2022, and measures to speed up the application handling procedures for renewable energy projects.
Mexico: Proposed energy counter-reform
On September 30, 2021, the Executive Branch of the Mexican Federal Government submitted a bill to amend articles 25, 27 and 28 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (the Reform Bill). If approved, this measure would, among…
Spanish Government approves urgent measures to reduce impact of steep rise in natural gas prices on gas and electricity retail markets
Royal Decree-Law 17/2021, of September 14, 2021, on urgent measures to reduce the impact of the steep rise in natural gas prices on the gas and electricity retail markets (RDL 17/2021) came into force on September 16, 2021. It contains a raft of…
Spain: A medium-term decrease in electricity prices is expected, despite the current rise
G-Advisory (the Garrigues Group consulting firm), in conjunction with Simulyde, has just published its Q2 2021 update report on pool price forecasts, which analyzes recent trends. G-Advisory expects a medium-term decrease in electricity…
Reverting the Energy Reform: Will the Mexican electricity industry be placed back in the hands of the State?
After arduous legal battles in the Mexican courts with negative results for the Mexican Government in connection with a variety of regulatory and administrative provisions that de facto set back the 2013 Energy Reform, the President of…
The Energy Regulatory Commission has declared the resumption of all deadlines and legal terms
The Energy Regulatory Commission published this Monday in the Federal Official Gazette the "Agreement by which all deadlines and legal terms that were suspended as a measure to prevent and combat the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 by means of…
COVID-19: The Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission extends the cessation of terms and deadlines
In an effort to mitigate risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus, the Permanent Commission of the CRE (Energy Regulatory Comission) determined that the cessation of terms and deadlines associated with proceedings processed before the CRE will…
The Climate Summit in Madrid: where do we stand and where are we going?
On December 2 the twenty-fifth Climate Summit begins in Madrid. The meeting takes place at a time when the European Union is promoting specific measures to fulfil the commitments acquired in the Paris Agreement, and Spain has set in motion the…
Mexico regulates technical specifications applicable to safeguard warehouses for the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas
On August 19th, 2019, the National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector (ASEA), published a Mexican official standard to regulate guard warehouses for the for distribution and retailing of liquefied…