MEXICO Trends and Developments Contributed by: Bernardo Cortés and Fernando Quesada, Cortés Quesada Abogados, S.C.
Recent investment announcements On 9 April 2025, the Mexican government announced a comprehensive public investment plan for the power sector, outlining an estimated USD32.6 billion in investment over the 2025– 2030 period. The plan focuses on strengthen- ing the generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure, with the following key measures. • Generation capacity expansion: a target of 29,047 MW of new installed capacity (22,674 MW by CFE and 6,400 MW by private enti- ties), including the bidding and commis- sioning of eight new combined-cycle power plants, eight hydroelectric plant, and two photovoltaic park expansions. • Reinforcement of the National Transmission Grid: implementation of 158 projects to rein- force grid capacity by an additional 15,729 MVA. • Distribution infrastructure development: construction of 97 new substations and expansion of 95 existing facilities to support improved network reliability and coverage.
tional and legal principles set forth in the cor- responding federal statutes. The administrative implementation of the energy reform of 2024 and its implementing legislation is of utmost relevance since several key ele- ments remain pending, which will be crystalised by the issuance of the applicable instruments by SENER and the CNE. These include: • market rules; • determination and calculation of the energy injected into the grid by CFE to confirm its legal predominance in the sector; • rules for transactions between entities of the same “Economic Interest Group”; • rules for the legal, functional and accounting separation of participants of the electricity industry; and • rules on energy storage and electromobility.
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