Mexico’s Congress is currently debating a proposed amendment to the constitution to allow the state to increase control over the country’s energy market. The bill would grant the state electricity company – Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) – 54 percent of the power output market and control over the terms and conditions of private energy producing companies.
However, approval requires support from two-thirds of both the higher and lower legislative chambers. At the moment, the ruling party MORENA does not have supermajority in either. Supporters of the bill claim that it will end preferential treatment for private energy companies and projects funded by foreign private finance, while detractors claim it will hinder global clean energy efforts and increase energy costs.
Looking ahead, upticks in oil prices stemming from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine could alter the proposed timeline and viability of this energy reform bill.
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Thu, Nov 18, 2021
Infographic: Why North America matters?
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Ahead of the 2021 North American Leaders' Summit, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center highlights the importance of North American cooperation on issues such as health, commerce and investment, security, and migration.
Tue, Nov 16, 2021
Silence is assent: A path forward in US-Mexico energy and climate relations
EnergySource By David L. Goldwyn, Neil Robert Brown
Mexico's recent climate and energy measures will cause economic harm, set back emissions reduction efforts, and strain the country's relationship with the US. The Biden administration must be clear that these nationalistic policies, which contravene the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, will not be tolerated.
Tue, Jan 4, 2022
Spotlight: Latin America and the Caribbean – Ten questions for 2022
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The year 2022 will be one of change across the Western Hemisphere. So, what might or might not be on the horizon?
Image: A worker of the Mexican state oil firm PEMEX is seen during a visit of Mexico's president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) at Cadereyta refinery, in Cadereyta, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril