| Name |
Energy Regulatory Commission
Comisión Reguladora de Energía
(CRE)
|
| Website |
http://www.cre.gob.mx/ |
| Latest Annual Report |
2006, in Spanish only
1995-2000 Activities, English version |
| Legal Basis |
Energy Regulatory Commission Act 1995 (in Spanish)
Additional relevant legislation is available on CRE website for natural gas and electricity |
| Legally established |
1995 |
| Operational |
1995 |
| Board |
|
| Composition |
1 chairman and 4 members |
| Appointment |
Nominated by the Energy Minister and appointed by the President of Mexico. |
| Term duration |
5 years |
| Term characteristics |
Renewable
staggered |
| Term revocation |
n.a. |
| Staff |
134 (approximately) |
| Structure |
chart |
| Functions |
|
| Import/Export |
Electricity
- grants permits and licences for private imports and exports of electricity
- CRE does not supervise the electricity I/E exchange carried out by Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), the state-owned electricity monopoly
Natural Gas
- although foreign natural gas exchange is an unregulated activity, importers and exporters ought to inform CRE regarding volumes of traded gas
|
| Generation/Production |
- grantes permits to private self-supply generation. CRE has designed several instruments which regulate the relationship between suppliers (CFE and LFC) and private participants
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| Wholesale/Trading |
- regulates the private supply sale of electricity to public service utilities
- regulates the acquisition of electricity for public service use by CFE
- regulates Pemex’s natural gas and LPG First-hand Sales (prices and terms and conditions)
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| Transmission |
Electricity
- approves the criteria to settle contributions fees paid by state governments, municipalities, and beneficiaries of the electricity public service for the construction of specific works, expansions or modifications of existing distribution facilities whenever requested by such parties
- verifies that Federal Power Commission (CFE) and Light and Power Company LFC purchase electricity at the lowest cost possible while offering optimum stability, quality, and safety in the provision of such service
- approves settlement methodologies for the purchase of electricity by CFE and LFC from private generators
- approves the settlement methodologies for electricity wheeling which includes transmission, transformation, and distribution services
Natural gas
- grant permits for natural gas transportation not related to exploration or production, and transportation of LPG through pipelines
- approves rates as well as commercial terms and conditions of service provision
- regulates technical operation and safe conditions
- establishes rules and can act as arbitrage entity for interconnection capacity allocation and congestion management
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| Distribution |
Electricity
- approves the criteria to settle contributions fees paid by state governments, municipalities, and beneficiaries of the electricity public service for the construction of specific works, expansions or modifications of existing distribution facilities whenever requested by such parties
- verifies that CFE and LFC purchase electricity at the lowest cost possible while offering optimum stability, quality, and safety in the provision of such service
- approves settlement methodologies for the purchase of electricity by CFE and LFC from private generators
- approves the settlement methodologies for electricity wheeling which includes transformation, and distribution services
Gas
- grant permits for natural gas distribution and distribution of LPG through pipelines
- approves rates as well as commercial terms and conditions of service provision
- regulates technical operation and safe conditions
- regulates prices translated by distributors to final users
|
| Supply |
- regulates supply and sale of electricity to public service customers
|
| Cross-sectoral |
- makes proposals concerning market structure
- issues an unbundle accounting and administrative guideline for each regulated activity for natural gas
- makes proposals to the Minitry of Energy concerning efficient market structure and development regarding the natural gas
|
| Monitoring powers |
- application of the enforcement of license terms, service conditions, standards and regulations
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| Settlement powers |
- Certain disputes (settles disputes between users and service suppliers)
|
| Enforcement powers |
- sanctions provided by Law
|
| Financing |
by government |
| Contact |
|
| Physical Address |
Horacio 1750
Colonia Los Morales /Polanco,
Del. Miguel Hidalgo C.P. 11510
México, D.F.
Mexico |
| Mailing Address |
Horacio 1750
Colonia Los Morales /Polanco,
Del. Miguel Hidalgo C.P. 11510
México, D.F.
Mexico |
| tel |
(+52) 55 5283 1500 / 1515 |
| e-mail |
aescandon@cre.gob.mx |
| Sources |
Comisión Reguladora de Energía |
