On May 8, 2023, Mexico enacted an amendment in matters pertaining to mining and water to its mining law; national waters law; general law for ecologic equilibrium and environmental protection (LGEEPA); and general law for the...more
Last year King & Spalding issued an informative note regarding a new bill (“LIE Bill”) in the power sector introduced by Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (“AMLO”) that, after a fast-track congressional vote,...more
On March 26, 2021, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (“AMLO”), sent a new bill to Congress intended to amend the Federal Hydrocarbons Law (the “Hydrocarbons Bill”). This is AMLO’s latest attempt to upend...more
3/31/2021
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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
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
1/21/2021
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Electricity Sales Contracts in France -
The electricity sector, like numerous others in France, has been heavily affected by the economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...more
6/25/2020
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On April 29, 2020, CENACE —the Mexican Electricity Grid Operator— issued an administrative Decision ordering the suspension of all preoperative tests for wind and solar PV plants for an indefinite period of time to allegedly...more