Executive Summary:
- On April 23, 2024, Agreement No. A/023/2024 of the Energy Regulatory Commission was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”), modifying Agreement A/064/2024, which recognizes the right of members of a self-supply company or an electric power cogeneration permit to directly request the exclusion of their load centers from the permit and the respective legacy interconnection contract.
- This agreement was modified during the ordinary session held on February 28, 2024 in the governing body of the Energy Regulatory Commission.
The First, Second and Third Agreements were modified, and a second paragraph was added to the Fourth Agreement of Agreement A/064/2017 of the Energy Regulatory Commission, which refers to the exclusion of load centers from legacy interconnection permits and contracts in the energy sector, specifically in the area of self-supply and cogeneration of electric energy. Now, members of self-supply companies or electric energy cogeneration permits have the right to directly request the exclusion of their load centers from the respective legacy interconnection permit and contract.
The procedure to carry out such exclusion involves submitting an application to the Energy Regulatory Commission, complying with certain requirements detailed in the Agreement, and following an evaluation process that involves various actors in the energy sector, such as the intermediary generator and the National Energy Control Center (CENACE).
The main objective of these amendments is to facilitate and regulate more efficiently the process of excluding load centres, ensuring an adequate electricity supply in compliance with current regulations. The Agreement establishes clear deadlines and procedures for the exclusion of load centres and sets out the responsibilities of each party involved in the process.
The Agreement also provides that applicants must comply with certain specific requirements when submitting an application for exclusion of load centres. For example, detailed information on the load centre in question is required, such as its Permanent User Registry (RPU), maximum authorised demand, location, and details on associated self-supply or cogeneration permits. In addition, the submission of powers of attorney of the applicant's legal representative is required, and in some cases, documentation supporting changes in the corporate name or denomination of the beneficiary partners.
In the process of evaluating the application, the Energy Regulatory Commission may require additional information, conduct additional investigations, gather information from other sources and hold hearings if it deems it necessary to resolve the exclusion request.
Finally, the Agreement establishes specific deadlines for each stage of the process, from the submission of the application to the resolution by which the Load Center is excluded. In addition, the Agreement establishes that the Load Center will continue to receive Basic Supply until it complies with all the requirements established to receive electricity from the Wholesale Electricity Market.
Links to the note:
https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php? codigo=5724250&fecha=23/04/2024#gsc.tab=0
