On March 7, 2025, the Mexican government published in the Official Journal of the Federation the new General Administrative Provisions for the Integration of Electricity Storage Systems into the National Electric System (“Storage Regulations”), which had previously been approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (“CRE”, now National Energy Commission or “CNE”) on September 30, 2024.
Notes on the proposed Electricity Sector Law
On February 5th, 2025, Mexico’s President submitted to the Senate an initiative to enact eight new laws on energy matters, aimed to adapt the legal framework to the constitutional amendments of October 2024 on strategic areas and companies, in addition to reflecting the new public policy
Today, October 31, 2024, the Decree amending articles 25, 27, and 28 of Mexico’s Constitution (the “Constitution”) regarding strategic areas and companies (the “Constitutional Amendments”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation, and will enter into force the day after publication.
Changes provided by the Constitutional Amendments include:
a) Substitute the concept of