The Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs in the United States opposes the electricity reform initiative that modifies articles 25, 27 and 28 of the Constitution, since violates the T-MEC, in Chapters 14 and 32, by failing to treat participants fairly national and international private companies in the electricity market.
“This action damages the legal certainty that should prevail in a State of Law, and seriously affects the business climate and the prospects for investment in Mexico, “argue the businessmen in a statement.
In addition to the opposition to this initiative by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which seeks to “strengthen” the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), there is also the concern of businessmen for the alleged disappearance of regulatory bodies, the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), as well as the integration of the National Center for Energy Control (Cenace) to the State company.
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“Such action threatens the security of investments, eliminates transparency and accountability, and reduces the competitiveness of the energy sector. The above would bring serious consequences in the cost of energy in Mexico, affecting the competitiveness of the country, of Mexican companies and of supply chains in North America ”, says the association.
He adds that there would also be a impact on the economy of families Mexican.
In addition, the businessmen said they disagreed with prioritizing “arbitrarily” the dispatch of energy produced by the CFE, as this will generate a negative impact on the environment, by reducing the production and consumption of electrical energy from clean sources. which are produced mostly by national and international private companies.
Given these implications, Mexican businessmen in the United States, They urge the federal Executive and the Mexican Congress to reverse the initiative and generate, instead, the conditions to guarantee a vigorous energy sector that operates with legal certainty, transparency, competitiveness and care for the environment.
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