“I think emphasis on how the electricity reform proposal could affect small to midsized Mexican businesses is a key point to be addressed and discussed,” Paolo Salerno, founding partner of the firm Salerno and Associate Experts in Energy, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. 

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Salerno added: “I think the impact of the proposal on small to midsize businesses could be very grave and very harmful.” If “forced to operate under a regulated electricity rate,” small to midsize Mexican companies could see “a considerable increase in cost that could be very damaging to operations,” he said.

Salerno, an attorney specializing in energy law, recently gave a presentation at Mexico’s open parliament discussions about the electricity bill proposal, which was applauded by members of the...