Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García repite como Comisionado Presidente de la CRE

January 2023 | Download Document

Executive Summary:

• Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García was appointed as Commissioner President of the CRE for the second time, as he had held the same position from 2019 to December 31, 2022.
• Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García will hold office for a term of seven years, ending on December 31, 2029.
• It can be expected to give continuity to the public energy policy of the current administration, strengthening state-owned productive enterprises to the detriment of private participation in the energy sector. 

Como Santamarina + Steta anticipó en el Update “Nomination of the President Commissioner of the Energy Regulatory Commission"On January 18, 2023, the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress approved the appointment of Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García as President Commissioner of the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") with 35 votes in favor and two abstentions. Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García will serve as President Commissioner for a term of seven years, ending his term on December 31, 2029.

Leopoldo Vicente Melchi was the winner among the three candidates that the Federal Executive presented to the Senate on January 4, 2023. The other two candidates were Alfonso López Alvarado and Victor David Palacios Gutiérrez.

Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Veracruzana, a diploma in Management from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas, a diploma in Environmental Policy Instruments and Environmental Protection from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, and a diploma in Efficient Water Use and Quality Control from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He served as Commissioner President of the CRE since 2019 and concluded his first term on December 31, 2022. During his first term as Commissioner President of the CRE, Melchi worked closely with SENER, and the process of issuing new permits to private participants in oil and electricity was paused.

Leopoldo Vicente Melchi García can be expected to give continuity to the public energy policy of the current administration, strengthening the productive companies of the State to the detriment of private participation in the energy sector. 

It should be noted that the CRE has an additional vacancy for a Commissioner position, as Luis Guillermo Pineda Bernal's term expired on December 31, 2022.

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