Only two of the 15 companies called to discuss the president’s electricity reform initiative Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: the Green-IT Ecotechnology generator (Fortuis) and the energy consumer Bachoco They attended Forum 24 of the Open Parliament in the Chamber of Deputies, where they argued against the constitutional change that will begin to be discussed next week.
“I am concerned, and I am speaking on my own behalf, but I think also of the members of this Coordination Board, that many of the guests did not come with us, that they asked us to receive their organizations, which we have done with great pleasure and We can continue to do it in other instances directly in the games, but this is being broadcast in the country, it will obviously have journalistic reviews, it will be for everyone’s consultation and it serves so that we can ask, “he said Ruben Moreira Valdezpresident of the Political Coordination Board (Jucopo).
According to the legislator, some of the guests reported in writing that they would not attend this Wednesday, while others simply did not attend the call.
At the same time, he reiterated to the business community that if they send any representation, the Chamber of Deputies also has a General Secretary and we have a Legal Director and they will be attended to.
Thus, the companies will be able to record that they participated in the exercise, although the invitation was to the senior executives, owners and directors of the main companies that have power generation contracts in Mexico, whether they are legacy contracts, independent generators, or self-supply companies.
Previously, with trades, the Jucopo invited at least 15 owners and senior managers of companies to “Forum 24: Large producers and consumers of electricity”, the penultimate of the open parliament on electricity reform. Among the guests were Iberdrola, Enel Green Power, Lala Group, bimbo, Alsea, Femsa, Kimberly-Clark, CitiBank, Santander, HSBC, BBVA and Mexico Groupthey assured.
Among those summoned, the company Walmart de México made public the cancellation of its attendance, after receiving the invitation to Jucopo.
“I inform you that unfortunately it will be impossible for us to accept your kind invitation,” the legal and institutional affairs vice president of Walmart, Alberto Sepúlveda, replied in a letter to Jucopo, who did not detail the reasons for his withdrawal in the response document.
“The joint efforts in energy matters allow us to make our operational, logistics and distribution processes more efficient, and this is how we manage to offer better prices, provide access to services, develop local suppliers and generate nearly 200,000 direct and formal jobs in Mexico. ”, according to the company.