Mexico National Electric System Grid Code (Código de Red)
Quality Metering Products has the best solution for compliance with the Network Code
What is it?
Established in 2016 by the Energy Regulatory Commission, Grid Code (Codigo de Red) went into full effect on April 9, 2019. The GC rule requires all participants of the electricity market, including generators, transmission and distribution agents, as well as medium and high voltage business consumers to comply. Therefore, if you own or lead a large business, time is not on your side for compliance, since the CRE has already dispatched teams to assess how companies are responding to the new rules and enforce the policy when appropriate.
What is the risk if a company does not comply?
If you fail to comply with the GC rules, you could receive heavy fines, the equivalent of between 50 and 200 employee salaries, or fines from 4 to 17 million Mexican pesos and/or between 2% and 10% of your company’s previous year gross revenue. The penalty will be determined by the CRE and is based on your company’s degree of compliance. In addition, failure to comply will also expose your company to higher energy costs due to low power factors (under 0.95) and a reduction in energy quality.
Que es el Codigo de Red?
El codigo de red es la regulacion tecnica emitida por la Comision Reguladora de Energia cuyo objetivo es establecer las obligaciones que deben cumplir los usuarios del Sistema Electrico Nacional. Establecida en el 2016 por la CRE y ejecutandose en Abril del 2019, el Codigo de Red exige a todas las companias conectadas a CFE en media y alta tension cumplir con las normas del Codigo de Red sin importar con que nivel de demanda electrica cuenten.
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Cuales son los riesgos y sanciones por no cumplir con las normas?
Al momento de no cumplir con las normas exigidas por el Codigo de Red, las companias pueden ser afectadas con sanciones altas que pueden aftectar de manera critica su negocio.
Multa por incumplimiento grave: de 2% a 10% de ingresos brutos percibidos durante el ano anterior.
Multa por incumplimiento: de 50 mil a 200 mil salarios minimos
- Equivalencia aproximada: de 4 a 17 millones de pesos
Negativa de conexion o aumento de carga
Who can you seek for help?
Seek expert advice with Quality Metering Products. We understand the market and the requirements for compliance. In addition we have vetted key advisors who can come along side your team to conduct the analysis and development of your GC (Codigo de red). The reality is that GC is not something businesses should try to address on their own due to its complexity; which requires a thorough understanding of new and emerging technology, and the development of a comprehensive plan that needs to be developed and submitted to the CRE for approval.
A quien puedo acudir?
En Quality Metering Products entendemos el mercado electrico y contamos con los servicios para atender y cumplir con los requisitos y normas energeticas. Contamos con expertos para conducir el estudio, analisis y desarollo de Codigo de Red. El Sistema de Codigo de Red es complejo por lo cual recomendamos a las companias que nos contacten antes de atender el problema por su cuenta ya que requiere conocimento especializado y desarollo de planes adecuados para cumplir de manera exitosa la aprobacion de la CRE.