Mexico plans to raise electricity prices for renewable energy

     According to Mexican regulators, it is planned to increase the on-grid electricity price of renewable off grid power systems gold coast energy power generation projects connected to low-voltage power grids to 0.893 pesos/kWh; the increase to medium-voltage power grids to 0.259 pesos/kWh and the increase to high-voltage power grids To 0.279 pesos/kWh. Among them, the on-grid electricity price of renewable energy power projects connected to the medium-voltage power grid has the highest increase, reaching 400%.

    The Mexican media believes that the Mexican regulator's move is to quell market disputes. Since Lopez took office in Mexico at the end of 2018, he has postponed two tenders for renewable energy power generation projects, and finally canceled the fourth round of tenders. In 2019, the Mexican government tried to revise the guidelines for the award of clean energy certificates, intending to lower the entry threshold, and then suspended due to a large number of complaints.

    This year, Mexico’s restrictions on the renewable energy industry continue to expand. In early May, the National Energy Control Center (Cenace) of Mexico announced that due to the epidemic, it will suspend the grid connection of new photovoltaic and wind power projects, and the recovery time will be notified separately. After the restrictions were issued, 23 companies filed lawsuits. At the end of May, Cenace made a new decision to allow the 23 companies mentioned above to resume trial operation of related renewable energy power generation projects.

    Up to now, there is still no news about the start of the new round of renewable energy power generation projects in Mexico. There are only more than 20 renewable energy power generation projects to resume trial operation. Even if the proposal to increase electricity prices is approved, the renewable energy power generation projects benefit It is also a minority. On June 12, Mexican President Lopez said that he was planning to re-examine the bidding contract for renewable energy power generation projects after the implementation of the 2013 energy reform policy.