Doing Business 2020
Mexico
Details – Getting Electricity in Mexico City – Measure of Quality
Answer
Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index (0-8) 7
Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3) 3
System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) 0.6
System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) 0.9
What is the minimum outage time (in minutes) that the utility considers for the calculation of SAIDI/SAIFI 5.0
Mechanisms for monitoring outages (0-1)
Does the distribution utility use automated tools to monitor outages?
Mechanisms for restoring service (0-1)
Does the distribution utility use automated tools to restore service?
Regulatory monitoring (0-1)
Does a regulator—that is, an entity separate from the utility—monitor the utility’s performance on reliability of supply?
Financial deterrents aimed at limiting outages (0-1)
Does the utility either pay compensation to customers or face fines by the regulator (or both) if outages exceed a certain cap?
Communication of tariffs and tariff changes (0-1)
1
Yes
1
Yes
1
Yes
0
No
1
Are effective tariffs available online? Yes
Link to the website, if available online https://app.cfe.mx/Aplicaci
ones/CCFE/Tarifas/Tarifas
CREIndustria/Tarifas/Gran
DemandaMTO.aspx
Are customers notified of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle? Yes
Note:
If the duration and frequency of outages is 100 or less, the economy is eligible to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index.
If the duration and frequency of outages is not available, or is over 100, the economy is not eligible to score on the index.
If the minimum outage time considered for SAIDI/SAIFI is over 5 minutes, the economy is not eligible to score on the index.
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