New CNE 2025 requirements for self-consumption permits
Executive Summary
- On July 10, 2025, the following was published on the Preliminary Project Portal of the National Commission for Regulatory Improvement (“CONAMER”) the National Energy Commission Agreement (“CNE”) which establishes the requirements to obtain the generation permit for interconnected self-consumption in power plants with a capacity between 0.7 and 20 Megawatts. (“The Agreement
- It is important to have the requirements to be able to carry out the application process for a permit for the generation of electric energy from power plants in the form of self-consumption and interconnected to the National Electric System with a capacity between 0.7 and 20 MW in a simplified manner and thus comply with the provisions of article 30 of the Electric Sector Law ("LSE
- It is important to highlight that having the regulatory requirements to submit the corresponding permit application includes the deadline for the response authority, which provides certainty for obtaining a permit. This translates into an advantage for attracting investment and a potential boost for projects of this type.
Content:
The Electricity Sector Law in its articles 30 and 33 recognizes as self-consumption the production of a Power Plant with a capacity equal to or greater than 0.7 MW that is intended to satisfy the on-site needs of the person holding the current generation permit, providing that interconnected self-consumption in power plants with a capacity between 0.7 and 20 MW may be subject to a simplified procedure to obtain the generation permit, in accordance with the guidelines issued for this purpose by the CNE.
In this regard, CONAMER has published the Draft Agreement, which aims to clarify the requirements that must be met by those interested in obtaining an interconnected self-consumption permit for power plants with capacities ranging from 0.7 to 20 MW.
The requirements include a single electronic format with technical and financial annexes; the simplified works program; the corresponding business plan if the power plant is not yet installed; a diagram of the applicant's shareholding and corporate structure, including the percentages of share capital; and the identification of the individuals or legal entities exercising direct or indirect control over the company.
The Agreement establishes that the CNE must analyze, evaluate, and resolve the request through the procedure provided for this purpose in the LSE Regulations and in the Administrative Provisions issued for this purpose. This is why it is necessary to closely monitor the publication of these instruments, which will ultimately allow for greater deployment of self-consumption projects and once again lay the groundwork for the electricity sector to gain strength based on a reliable and secure environment.
