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Mining, Energy, and Infrastructure Disputes with Sovereign States in 2023: Mexico Tops the List of Respondents

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Disputes in these sectors are likely to continue to grow as the global demand for metals and minerals rises to meet the climate change targets for a cleaner and more renewable energy system. Mexico is ranked at the very top...more

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Colombia update – Investors face policy shifts in Colombian Energy Sector

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Investors in the Colombian energy sector are facing evolving challenges, as regulatory actions are being implemented by the Colombian government. Regulatory actions taken by the Colombian government since late 2022 in the...more

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Vietnam Approves Power Development Plan for Cleaner Fuels

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Power Development Plan VIII ("PDP8") calls for expansions to renewable energy generation and development of LNG facilities to aid a gradual phase-out of coal-fired power plants. The plan will require US$134.7 billion in...more

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Foreign Investment in the Critical Minerals Sector to Face Enhanced Scrutiny

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In recent months, the critical minerals sector has been at the top of government legislative and regulatory agendas and has been subject to substantial media attention. "Critical minerals" is a generic term that refers to a...more

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United States and Canada request consultations under the USMCA over Mexico's energy policies favoring CFE and PEMEX

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On 20 and 21 July 2022, the United States and Canada requested consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding various energy measures that favor Mexico's state-owned electrical...more

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Los Estados Unidos y Canadá solicitan consultas en el marco del T-MEC por las políticas energéticas de México que favorecen a CFE...

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Los días 20 y 21 de julio de 2022, los Estados Unidos y Canadá solicitaron consultas con México en el marco del Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) en relación con varias medidas energéticas que favorecen a...more

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A Snapshot of Renewable Energy Regulation in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan, a historic exporter of oil and gas, is now on a path toward developing its renewable energy resources. With incentivizing regulations in place and a high potential for renewables, Azerbaijan appears to be focused...more

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Mexico Closes Its Lithium Sector To Private Investments

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On April 18, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador (AMLO) sent a bill to the country’s congress to amend the Mining Law to restrict private investment in the lithium industry and ensure that the Mexican government...more

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Legislative Setback to Electrical Reform in Mexico. New Target: Lithium

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Last year, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ("AMLO") began a series of efforts aimed at reforming Mexico's electricity sector in a manner that would reverse the rights granted to private investors in 2013 (the...more

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The Department of Energy Releases a Groundbreaking Strategy to Protect America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain

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Hoping to one day overtake Norway as the world’s largest clean energy producer and to join the small group of countries who have achieved net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. has set some ambitious goals for itself. In...more

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Foreign investment in Australia’s energy and resources sector - February 2022

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This guide is intended to supplement our popular Foreign Investment in Australia guide and has been drafted with the intention of providing an overview of the specific considerations a foreign person who is seeking to make an...more

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Foreign Investment in Australia’s energy and resources sector - July 2021

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This guide is intended to supplement our popular Foreign Investment in Australia guide and has been drafted with the intention of providing an overview of the specific considerations a foreign person who is seeking to make an...more

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Amendments to Mexico’s Power Industry Law Remain Suspended Despite Court Decisions

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As of July 15, 2021, both Federal Collegiate Courts in Administrative Matters Specialized in Economic Competition (Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Administrativa Especializado en Competencia Económica, Radiodifusión y...more

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2021 Mexican Electricity Reform: What Foreign Investors in Mexico Must Know to Protect Their Rights

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The Situation: In March 2021, the reform to the Mexican Electricity Industry Law (the "Electricity Reform") came into effect. It is a material modification of the sector rules that attracted national and foreign investment to...more

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Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law Update: Remedies for Foreign Investors

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Key Takeaways - The recently published Decree amending Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law is poised to significantly affect foreign companies investing in Mexico’s energy sector....more

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Reform to Mexican Electricity Law to Come into Effect

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On March 2, 2021, and after a short-lived debate, the Mexican Federal Senate approved a bill that will modify Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law, effectively reversing rights granted to private investors in that sector (the...more

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Solar tariffs: Adoption of the finance law for 2021 and the renegotiation of power purchase agreements

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Article 225 of finance law for 2021 dated 29 December 2020 (the "2021 Finance Law") provides for the renegotiation of the feed-in tariffs of approximately 800 photovoltaic power purchase agreements ("PPAs") concluded between...more

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Mexico's Congress to Vote on Electricity Reform Bill

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The Mexican government has introduced a bill that seeks to reform the electricity market in Mexico in order to favor the Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad o CFE), the state-owned utility...more

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Recent Import and Export Regulations in Mexico Double Down on Favoritism of Pemex

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In the final days of December, Mexico issued new regulations that limit the ability of private companies to import and export fuel and hydrocarbons. Then, in the first week of this year, Mexico’s President, Mr. Lopez...more

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Southeast Asia – looking ahead into 2021

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As we turn our attention to 2021, here at Hogan Lovells we are buoyed by prospects of a steadier economic climate for the year ahead. Many Southeast Asian countries have adopted a strict new norm in response to the COVID-19...more

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Ukraine’s Reduction in Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariffs: A Preview of Coming Disputes

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To promote the production of clean energy, many countries have introduced incentives to encourage investment in the renewable energy sector. These incentives have often included feed-in tariffs (“FiTs”), which generally...more

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Towards a Global Renewable Hydrogen Market – Australia and Europe Join Forces

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Two key actors in renewable energy, Australia and Germany, agree to a joint feasibility study to collaborate on the production of renewable hydrogen, in a further step towards achieving a global hydrogen market. On...more

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Energy in ASEAN: Solar Energy in Vietnam

In the second installment of our series “Energy in ASEAN: The Essentials,” we will take a deeper dive into the solar energy market in Vietnam. In this article, we will provide a recap of the solar story and give an overview...more

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New Policy on Reliability of the National Electrical System (NES) in Mexico

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On May 15th, 2020, the Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) its Policy on Reliability, Safety, Continuity and Quality of the National Electric System (the “Policy”)....more

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Energy in ASEAN: Renewable Energy in Vietnam

ASEAN: An Economic Powerhouse - The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stands at $2.8 trillion—equivalent to ranking fifth in the world’s...more

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