Peru accelerates the unlocking of renewables projects: the keys to their development, financing and acquisition
Experts from ProInversión, Garrigues and G-advisory joined leaders in the energy sector to analyze the regulatory and financial challenges with a view to boosting the energy transition in 2026.Mexico: New regulation on the identification, visibility, and traceability of transport and distribution units for petroleum products, petrochemicals, and liquified petroleum gas
This new regulation aims to strengthen current supervision, surveillance, and control mechanisms within the transportation and distribution activities of petroleum products by means other than pipelines. Its main target is to establish effective tools for detecting illegal actions and contributing to the orderly, transparent, and secure development of the sector and its logistics chains.Mexico: New rules published for electricity generation under the interconnected self-supply scheme
The National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (CONAMER) has published a draft resolution through which the National Energy Commission (CNE) sets forth the requirements to obtain a generation permit under the interconnected self-supply scheme for power plants with a capacity of between 0.7 and 20 MW.Spain: These are the new measures to strengthen the electricity industry included in the Royal Decree-law 7/2025
Royal Decree-law 7/2025, of June 24, 2025 approved following the “blackout” on April 28, includes major new legislation directly affecting the electricity system, in particular the development of renewable energy plants and storage facilities.Peruvian Energy Law changes may boost renewables: key bankability considerations for upcoming financings
Peru may be headed towards a more fulsome renewables market in 2025, bolstered by recent changes in energy laws intended to level the playing field for wind and solar. In view of upcoming activity, we have prepared a list of key bankability topics for project sponsors, investors and lenders in relation to typical structuring issues and challenges for renewables projects.The European Union sets its sights on the complete decarbonization of the building stock by 2050
The new directive on the energy performance of buildings tackles the need to reduce the environmental impact of the building sector, which accounts for 40% of total energy consumption in the EU and 36% of its greenhouse gas emissions.Chile: Approval of Significant Changes in Recognition and Compensation of Energy Storage Systems and Hybrid Plants
A methodology has been introduced to evaluate and recognize the power capacity of stand-alone energy storage systems, and the availability of data and studies has been improved to accurately identify peak hours that determine the calculation and subsequent payment of capacity, among other new features.Garrigues brings in attorney Diego Perales to strengthen the Energy practice in Chile
Garrigues has hired the attorney Diego Perales as Of counsel with the Administrative Law Department’s Energy practice at the Santiago de Chile office. Diego Perales brings more than 20 years’ experience as an advisor to energy sector companies. He is an expert in legislation and regulations governing the electricity market and in corporate law.