Experiencias Internacional En La Desregulacion Electrica Y El Sector Electrico En Mexico

The restructuring, deregulation and structural change of the power utility industry in Mexico and aroung the world is resulting in significant competitive, technological and regulatory changes. At the international level, independent power producers, power marketers and brokers have added a new and significant dimension to the task of maintaining a reliable power system. Power System Restructuring, Deregulation and structural change provides comprehensive coverage of the technological advances, which have helped redesign the ways in which utility companies manage their business. The electricity power service in Mexico is currently dominated by two state owned enterprises: the ComisiónFederal de Electricidad (CFE), which is in charge of power generation, transmission and distribution at the national level, and Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LFC), which is responsible for the distribution service in Mexico City and surrounding areas. Since 1993, IPPs, self-generators, cogenerators, and power importers are allowed to participate in the sector, by selling the power they generate to CFE. Power may also be generated or imported by large users or groups of users and wheeled through the public transmission grid to meet their own requirements. The structural reform process proposed by the government contemplates the unbundling of both CFE and LFC and the subsequent participation of the private sector in generation companies resulting from the restructuring.