Price Control
Electricity service (Servicio de energia eléctrica)
Date announced
4/16/2020
Start date
4/17/2020
Date of last update
8/26/2021
Description
Domestic users who exceed the limit of the subsidized electricity tariff during the COVID-19 pandemic will not be classified to the High Consumption Domestic rate (DAC). This measure will apply for electricity consumption taken place between March 30 and up to 7 days after it’s officially declared that the health emergency is over. During this period reclassifications will be made to lower tariffs, when appropriate.
Official Sources
Diario Oficial de la Federación (04-17-20) - Acuerdo 39/2020, Secretaría de Hacienda 'ACUERDO por el que se determina el mecanismo de fijación de tarifas finales de energía eléctrica del suministro básico a usuarios domésticos (...)'. [http://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5591868&fecha=17/04/2020]
Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (04-17-20). 'Comunicado No. 043 SHCP acuerda que CFE no considerará consumos domésticos de energía eléctrica con tarifa DAC durante contingencia'. [https://www.gob.mx/shcp/prensa/comunicado-no-043-shcp-acuerda-que-cfe-no-considerara-consumos-domesticos-de-energia-electrica-con-tarifa-dac-durante-contingencia].
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Price control (3) (7)
Sphere
Access to basic services (3) (7)
Target population
Domestic users of electricity services (3)
Delivery method
Cash or in-kind
Frequency / duration
Monthly, during the emergency
Place of delivery
Home delivery
Legal Framework
Official Federal Gazette (04-17-20), Agreement 39/2020
Responsible Institution
Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit
Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP)