Mexico Congress Will Debate Energy Reform in Sheinbaum’s First Week
- Ruling party to bolster state utility CFE as power distributor
- Sheinbaum may deliver package of bills in first week of term
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Mexico’s Lower House plans to spend the first few days of Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration next week discussing an energy reform proposed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to remarks by Ricardo Monreal, leader of the ruling Morena party in the chamber, in a video posted on his X account.
The reform’s main aims include giving state-owned utility CFE priority over private companies in distributing electricity. Opposition lawmakers have raised concerns that the bill could install a state monopoly.