Energy Supplemental Laws Geothermal Energy Act

On April 30, 2014, the Federal Government submitted to the federal Congress a draft of supplemental laws related to the energy reform approved on December 2013, in order to allow the participation of the private sector on energy matters in Mexico.

The most important aspects of the Geothermal Energy Act (the "Act") are described below:

• The purpose of the Act is to establish a legal framework that regulates the use and exploitation of the geothermal fields for the generation of electric energy or other uses, as well as the participation of the private sector in this type of activities.
• The administrative permits required for the exploitation of the subsoil thermal energy may be granted to: the Federal Electricity Commission, public-private power associations, Mexican individuals or companies incorporated under the Mexican law.