CNE Launches Self-Consumption Fuel Registry; Fines from 2027

The National Energy Commission (CNE), successor to the CRE and the CNH, will implement a temporary registration program for petroleum product dispensing and self-consumption facilities. The announcement, published on July 21, was notified to the Attorney General's Office (FGR) and the National Guard. Agreement CT/7.SE/2-2026, approved at the Seventh Extraordinary Session of its Technical Committee, will be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) in the coming weeks.

The program derives from the Hydrocarbons Sector Law and its Regulations, which assign the CNE a new regulatory framework for the dispensing of gasoline, diesel, and LP gas for exclusive own-use purposes, with no sales to third parties. This is the new single regulator's first regulatory action, consolidating the functions of the CRE and CNH, and it sets the supervisory pattern for the remainder of its permits. According to Global Energy, the registry will operate as a transitional scheme: entities that obtain a folio (registration number) may continue operating until they apply for a permit under the definitive regime the CNE will issue.

The self-consumption segment lacks an official census and cuts across sectors including cargo transport, mining, construction, agro-industry, ports, airports, and industrial parks. Approximately 200 marketers and around 100 fuel distributors currently operate in the market, according to Alberto Valdivieso, Director General of F. Ruiz e Hijos, in statements to OPIS. The same outlet reports that enforcement beginning in 2027 will include fines for unregistered facilities and instructions to distributors and marketers not to supply them. According to Global Energy, in the final quarter of 2026 the CNE will publish registration calls, calendars, and documentary requirements for the program.

Publication of the agreement in the DOF will open a registration window for thousands of companies auditing their regulatory status for the first time. The key development to watch is the schedule of calls the CNE will publish in the coming months, which will set the deadlines for obtaining a folio before enforcement begins in 2027.

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