Mexican renewable electricity law

Two renewable electricity bills have been proposed in Congress since 2005 in Mexico. The first one was rejected by the Senate and the second one was approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in October 2008. Our objective is to explain the nature of both bills and to analyze each...

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Published in:Renewable energy 2010-03, Vol.35 (3), p.674-678
Main Authors: Ruiz-Mendoza, B.J., Sheinbaum-Pardo, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bills
Cogeneration
Economic data
Economics
Electric energy
Electricity
Energy
Energy economics
Exact sciences and technology
Exports
General, economic and professional studies
Law
Legislation
Legislation, regulations for energy use
Mexican electricity sector
Mexican renewable electricity law
Natural energy
Renewable energy policy
Renewable energy sources
Sustainability
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Summary:Two renewable electricity bills have been proposed in Congress since 2005 in Mexico. The first one was rejected by the Senate and the second one was approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in October 2008. Our objective is to explain the nature of both bills and to analyze each of them bearing in mind the Mexican electricity sector management scheme. In the Mexican electricity sector single-buyer scheme, the state-owned companies ( Comisión Federal de Electricidad and Luz y Fuerza del Centro) are responsible of the public services and the private sector generates electricity under six modalities: self-supply, cogeneration, independent production, small production, export, and import, which are not considered a public service. This scheme has caused controversies related to the constitutionality of the 1992 Power Public Services Law that allowed this scheme to be implemented. Both bills, the rejected one and the approved one, were formulated and based on that controversial law and their objectives are linked precisely more to the controversial issues than to the promotion of renewable electricity technologies; consequently, the gap among environmental, economic and social issues related with sustainability notion is wider.
ISSN:0960-1481
1879-0682
DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2009.08.014