Mexico’s Risky New Energy Reform
By
Alberto Quiroz, Carlos Ramírez Fuentes
Why Sheinbaum’s latest reform may bring uncertainty and challenges for the private sector.
MEXICO CITY — President Claudia Sheinbaum rose to power after a decisive electoral victory last June, winning a supermajority in both chambers of Mexico’s Congress. With enough legislative support to push through constitutional amendments, she is actively pursuing reforms proposed by her political mentor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The legacy—controversial in many aspects, such as in the case of the judicial reform— is also set to draw a risky path for the nation’s energy sector. Days ago, President Sheinbaum enacted the constitutional reform for...
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