CFE Consolidates Position as Driving Force of National Development

This article by Alejandro Alegría appeared in the August 14, 2025 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is consolidating its role as a driving force of national development, with a vision for the energy transition and social well-being of the nation, said the company’s general director, Emilia Calleja Alor.

Commemorating the CFE’s 88th anniversary, the official emphasized that vertical reintegration is underway, following its division into several companies under the energy reform promoted by Enrique Peña Nieto in 2013.

The official recalled that due to the 2024 constitutional reforms, legislation was approved that will allow for the redesign and predominance of the CFE in electricity generation.

“The prohibition of profit-making in its essential services, the strengthening of planning that will allow it to guarantee the stability of the national electricity sector, led by the Ministry of Energy (Sener), and the identification of internet service as a strategic area,” she said.

She emphasized that the changes “establish that the CFE will provide electricity to the people at the lowest possible price, avoiding profiteering with the commitment not to increase rates above inflation.”

Director Calleja Alor noted that for the first time in the law, “the concept of energy justice is incorporated, which seeks to improve the living conditions and energy well-being of all Mexicans.”

“Organized and transparent schemes are planned for private participation in self-consumption, mixed investment projects, and long-term generation,” she said.

She noted that cogeneration and storage activities are also recognized, and the basic electricity supply service is strengthened, allowing CFE to acquire energy, power, and associated products through bilateral contracts and the purchase of surpluses from self-consumption.

“The CFE is part of the process of restoring energy sovereignty, which arose from the social struggles against the privatization of oil and electricity,” she emphasized.

She noted that attention has been paid to unifying the state-owned company, in addition to continuing the path to restoring the CFE “as an integrated, reliable, efficient, sustainable, and responsible public company.”

“At a historic moment, a great team has been formed that looks forward and is convinced of the future of this great company,” said Luz Elena González Escobar, head of Sener [Mexico’s Energy Secretariat].