President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that on March 18, the publication of secondary legislation on energy will be sought in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF), which would lead to the extinction of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) on this date. The secondary laws on energy have already been approved in the Senate, but they still need to be ratified in the Chamber of Deputies and local Congresses.
In an interview, Walter Julián Ángel Jiménez, commissioner of the CRE, explained that with the publication of the new secondary laws, the regulatory body will completely disappear, also losing its mandate. Although it is unclear whether the government will retain CRE employees in the new National Energy Commission (CNE), work previously done by the agency is being continued.
The last days of the CRE have been productive, highlighting the publication of the General Administrative Provisions (DACG’s) for the integration of electricity storage systems into the National Electrical System (SEN). In addition, regulations such as the blending of biomethane with natural gas and a bioturbosine project to increase national production by at least 20% by the year 2030 have been prepared.
Six modifications/publications of official Mexican standards were left pending, such as in charging infrastructure, power inverters, and NOM 019 in photovoltaic systems. Regarding the future of the CNE, Walter Julián pointed out that it will take on functions of the CRE and some border powers of the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), starting from scratch with its own history.
The transition to the CNE will require time and support and will be a learning process for CRE employees looking to integrate. Currently, the CRE has 464 employees in its organizational chart, who still do not know if they will have a place in the new National Energy Commission.
