AS/COA Online Explains: Mexico's Energy Reform

After spending a year consolidating legislation to implement historic constitutional reforms, Mexico will begin 2015 with some of the first bids from private companies investing in the country's energy sector. AS/COA Online's Luisa Leme spoke with energy experts on the sidelines of AS/COA's Latin American Cities Conference in Monterrey in November. Participants at the conference discussed the the energy reform's impact and what the reform will mean for the Mexican economy. Mexico's Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo gave a presentation forecasting lower gas and electricity prices within two years, a 1 percent increase in GDP by 2018, and the creation of 500,000 jobs over the same period.

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Read the report Mexico: An Opening for Energy Reform.

AS/COA Explains is the first in a video series exploring important game-changing topics in the Americas. To learn more about Mexico's energy reform, see below:

• Monterrey 2014 Blog: Energy Reforms in Mexico - Implementation and Opportunities Panel
• Monterrey 2014 Blog: Round One of Mexico's Energy Bidding Process
• Infographic: Mexico's Oil Sector and Energy Reform
• 2014 Mexico City Blog: Energy Reform Panel and Hydrocarbons Undersecretary Lourdes Melgar
• Why Mexico's Historic Energy Reform Matters
• Get the Facts: Secondary Laws for Energy Reform Presented to Mexico's Senate
• Video Q&A: Enrique de la Madrid sobre los impactos de las reformas en México