First setback within the electrical energy sector in additional than 2 many years

MEXICO CITY (El Common).— Because of the insurance policies of the federal authorities, overseas capital within the nationwide electrical energy trade had the primary damaging lead to greater than twenty years.

The information of the Ministry of Economic system point out that International Direct Funding (FDI) in era, transmission, distribution and commercialization {of electrical} power had a damaging stability of 59 million {dollars} final yr.

The sector had by no means had a disinvestment since there have been comparable figures, beginning in 1999. That is defined as a result of FDI from Italy had a damaging stability of 464 million {dollars} between April and June of final yr, because the Italian firm Enel moved its capital after being accused by the federal authorities of partaking in a “black market” by not coinciding with its power coverage.

“The electrical energy firm is in a worldwide restructuring course of as a result of havoc to stay worthwhile within the face of the impacts on provide chain prices brought on by the battle in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic and different occasions,” defined Carlos Flores, an analyst specialised within the electrical energy sector.

“It’s not shocking that Enel determined to exit some markets final yr and deal with these the place it has a stronger place. Mexico was undoubtedly a pretty nation and Enel got here to have an necessary share of the nationwide market. It’s a disgrace that the dearth of respect for the rule of legislation, in addition to the try and create a regulation that disfavors renewable energies, has meant that Mexico is not an attention-grabbing marketplace for this firm,” he commented throughout an interview.

In January of final yr, the Italian electrical energy firm detailed in a latest report that not all nations are progressing on the identical tempo when it comes to the power transition.

“Some present regulatory frameworks which can be extra conducive to integrating era, distribution and repair provision, which is what Enel does greatest (…) Within the coming years we’ll deal with what we take into account our essential markets: Italy, Spain, United States, Brazil, Chile and Colombia,” the agency famous.

For Abril Moreno, an professional within the sector on the consulting agency Perceptia 21, there isn’t any doubt that overseas funding is in clear decline as a result of insecurity within the power coverage of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, by not respecting the agreements already established with personal firms in an effort to strengthen the place of the Federal Electrical energy Fee (CFE).

Miriam Grunstein, an educational on the Mexico Heart at Rice College, added that the federal government’s actions must do with the latest blackouts within the Nationwide Electrical System (SEN), as a result of it has not allowed the personal sector to take a position and public capital has not grown both.

“For personal firms there aren’t any electrical energy auctions and in public funding not even the earnings which have been made in transmission in CFE are invested. So, now with these infernal warmth, demand will increase and what’s generated shouldn’t be sufficient, what’s extra, if the crops that aren’t linked are added to the Nationwide Electrical System, the Nationwide Transmission Community wouldn’t maintain up, there isn’t any funding,” he identified. the professional throughout the interview.

Monopoly

The Enterprise Coordinating Council (CCE) has indicated that Mexico requires that personal funding be promoted within the era and transmission {of electrical} power; Nevertheless, the CFE has a monopoly on the latter.

Within the case of era, personal firms have been collaborating for many years, however this authorities has additionally made it tough for firms to acquire permits, as was the case with Iberdrola, from which it ended up buying 13 crops.

This operation totals greater than 6 billion {dollars} and can be mirrored this yr in official information, because the authorization got here in February of this yr.

“The electrical energy sector had by no means had a disinvestment since there have been comparable figures, beginning in 1999,” the professional from the Perceptia 21 consulting agency informed “El Common.”

GuiltPrivate firms

Cenace blames a personal firm for the latest alert within the Nationwide Electrical System.

Report

The Nationwide Vitality Management Heart (Cenace) reported that the alert within the Nationwide Electrical System, introduced because the morning of Friday, Might 10, was as a result of shutdown of a personal generator.

Huasteca space

“This alert is restricted solely to the Huasteca space (northeast operational area), as a result of failure of a personal generator (Altamira cogeneration, with 350 MW), which places 1,100 MW of load in that space in danger. Nevertheless, it’s scheduled to be reconnected beginning at 11:00 p.m. at this time,” he reported yesterday afternoon.