Mexico Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2018

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 3
2 Introduction 4
2.1 Renewable Energy Policy 4
2.2 GlobalData Report Guidance 4
3 Renewable Energy Policy, Mexico 5
3.1 Overview 5
3.2 Electricity Industry Law 6
3.3 Universal Power Service Fund 6
3.4 National Energy Strategy 6
3.5 Energy Transition Law (Ley de Transición Energética, LTE) 7
3.6 General Law of Climate Change (Ley General de Cambio Climático) 7
3.7 Special Program for the Use of Renewable Energy 7
3.8 Net-Metering/Net Billing 8
3.9 Auction Mechanism 8
3.9.1 Auction 1 9
3.9.2 Auction 2 9
3.9.3 Auction 3 10
3.10 National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy 11
3.11 Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development Project 11
3.12 Teaching Environmental Responsibility Program 12
3.13 Accelerated Depreciation 12
3.14 Wheeling Service Agreement for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources 12
3.15 Fund for energy transition and sustainable electricity use 12
3.16 Methodology to Establish Service Charges for the Transmission of Renewable Electricity 12
3.17 Resolution on transmission charges for renewable energy generators 13
3.18 Grid Interconnection Contract for Renewable Energy 13
3.19 Renewable Energy Promotion-PromovER 13
3.20 Integrated Energy Services Project, 2007-2014 14
3.21 Light in the House Program (Luz en Casa Oaxaca) 14
3.22 Light for Mexico Program 14
3.23 Financial Incentives and Policy Support for Wind 14
3.24 Resolution on Interconnection of large hydro plants 15
3.25 Geothermal Energy Act 15
3.26 Law for the Promotion and Development of Bioenergy 15
3.27 Sustainable Rural Development Project for the Promotion of Alternative Energy Sources in Agribusiness 16
3.28 Value Added Agribusiness Risk Sharing Schemes 17
3.29 Program for Financing of Electric Energy Saving 17
3.30 Guidelines establishing and issuing Clean Energy Certificates 17
3.31 Law for the Sustainable Use of Energy (Ley para el Aprovechamiento Sustentable de la Energía, LASE) 18
3.32 Law for Sustainable Use of Energy and the National Program for the Sustainable Use of Energy (PRONASE) 18
3.33 Green Mortgage Program 19
3.34 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement (COP21) 19
4 Appendix 20
4.1 Market Definitions 20
4.1.1 Power 20
4.1.2 Installed Capacity 20
4.1.3 Electricity Generation 20
4.1.4 Electricity Consumption 20
4.1.5 Renewable Energy Resources 20
4.2 Abbreviations 21
4.3 Bibliography 21
4.4 Methodology 22
4.5 Coverage 22
4.5.1 Secondary Research 22
4.5.2 Primary Research 22
4.5.3 Modeling and Forecasting 23
4.6 Contact Us 23
4.7 Disclaimer 24

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Mexico, Auction 1 , Winners, March 2016 9
Table 2: Mexico, Auction 2 , Winners, September 2016 10
Table 3: Mexico, Auction 3 , Winners, November 2017 11
Table 4: Abbreviations 21