Day of Mobilization at Supreme Court
Among the protesters will be the SME electrical workers union, demanding a review of the dissolution of the Luz y Fuerza del Centro public utility.
Among the protesters will be the SME electrical workers union, demanding a review of the dissolution of the Luz y Fuerza del Centro public utility.
The director of Mexico’s public energy enterprise identified energy justice, the prohibition of profit-making, planning and expanding internet services as key elements advancing the re-socialization of the utility.
Mexico ceased to be energy sovereign in 2014, but rebuilding state-owned enterprises gives it the flexibility and capacity to avoid Trump using energy as a weapon to extract concessions and halt the national development of strategic sectors. Europe is too far gone.
The Spanish multinational acquires Iberdrola Mexico for $4.2 billion; will invest $10.7 billion over five years, including Public-Private partnerships with CFE.
Russia’s energy minister also stated that his country is interested in collaborating with Mexico in the electricity sector.
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