The 2013 Mexican Energy Reform in the Context of Sustainable Development Goal 7

Maria Guadalupe Garcia-Garza, Jeyle Ortiz-Rodriguez (), Esteban Picazzo-Palencia, Nora Munguia and Luis Velazquez ()
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Maria Guadalupe Garcia-Garza: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Contaduria Publica y Administración, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Mexico
Jeyle Ortiz-Rodriguez: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Contaduria Publica y Administración, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Mexico
Esteban Picazzo-Palencia: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, San Nicolás de los Garza 66455, Mexico
Nora Munguia: Departamento de Ingenieria Industrial, Posgrado en Sustentabilidad, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo 83000, Mexico
Luis Velazquez: Departamento de Ingenieria Industrial, Posgrado en Sustentabilidad, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo 83000, Mexico

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 19, 1-24

Abstract: In 2013, the Mexican Constitution was amended to allow private firms to participate in the energy sector market. Consequently, the energy reform opened the energy market to private investors, ending the state monopoly of PEMEX and CFE. This article aims to assess the impact of the 2013 Mexican Energy Reform on energy household consumption and, if proven effective, explore its potential to help achieve SDG 7. This longitudinal study gathered data before and after the energy bill reform, from 2012 to 2018, with a non-experimental design. Data analysis to determine the effect of the price variance was estimated through price elasticities of demand, and a logarithmic model was used to determine the relationship between the price and cost of electricity, gas, and fuel. Findings suggest that the 2013 Mexican Energy Reform led to an increase in energy prices that, on the one hand, reduced the consumption of energy generated using fossil hydrocarbons but, on the other hand, affected the portion of the population with less income. Consequently, it is possible to conclude that the 2013 Mexican Energy Reform is irreconcilable with SDG 7 unless substantial additional efforts are made to leave no one behind.

Keywords: SDG 7; energy reform; Mexico; renewable and clean energy; privatization; no one left behind (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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