1,538 Gas Stations Selling Diesel Above 27 Pesos; Pemex Activates Compliance Map

Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) activated on July 24 an interactive map identifying 1,538 service stations that continue selling diesel above 27 pesos per liter, the reference price established under the Voluntary Agreement for the Stabilization of the Diesel Price. The tool, hosted on the Ministry of Energy's portal, allows users to look up the location, business name, and price per liter of each gas station that has not joined the pact.

The Voluntary Agreement, promoted by the federal government in early July, includes 8,603 service stations representing 84% of the sector nationwide. Participating stations committed to keeping diesel prices below 27 pesos per liter in the interior of the country and 25.39 pesos in the border zone, where a reduced VAT rate of 8 percent applies. Following joint statements on July 12 and 17 among Pemex, the Ministry of Energy, and industry representatives, an additional 618 stations joined the pact, according to El Universal. The map updates every 24 hours and is available via QR code at Pemex franchise stations.

The map reveals a geographic concentration of non-compliance across five states. Baja California leads with 273 stations outside the agreement, followed by Tamaulipas (178), Michoacán (166), Jalisco (161), and Sonora (161). Together, these five states account for 939 of the 1,538 flagged stations. By contrast, Mexico City records only four gas stations above the 27-peso threshold. The Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) verifies the data published on the platform. Additionally, the Ministry of Finance announced on July 25 a fiscal stimulus on the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) of 71.58 percent for diesel, alongside measures to reduce electronic payment commissions, as reported by Excélsior.

The map's daily updates make it a real-time compliance barometer. The evolution of non-compliant station counts, and the geographic concentration of those stations, will be the key indicator to watch over the coming weeks in assessing the effectiveness of the voluntary stabilization mechanism.

This article was drafted with artificial intelligence assistance from verified sources and reviewed by a human editor before publication.