María José Canseco

Associate since 2021

María José is specialized in energy and environmental law, with a focus on electricity projects. She has participated in multiple renewable energy projects, including wind farms, solar parks, combined cycle and hydroelectric power plants, from their development and financing, to their operation. She has provided legal advice to several clients in mergers & acquisitions, debt offerings and project finance transactions in connection with their energy, hydrocarbons, environmental and regulatory aspects. María José also has experience with the new electricity framework and has advised clients in their participation in the auctions organized by CENACE for the award of power purchase agreements for the sale of electric energy, power and clean energy certificates.

She has wide experience in matters related to government authorizations, construction, supply and operation contracts, energy supply contracts, and in assisting companies regarding compliance in matters of energy, hydrocarbons, environmental impact, beach concessions, water, hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, soil pollution, environmental risk, forestry land use change, sanitary, urban development, and regulatory aspects.

+52 (55) 5201 7412
mjcanseco@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish.
  • English.
  • French.

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Education
  • Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, 2020.
Experience
  • Law Clerk, Ruiz Falce Lawyers, 2016.
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Cliente satisfecho estrechando la mano con un abogado: Cliente feliz con servicio legal en Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

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October 31, 2025
On October 23, 2025, the National Energy Commission (the "CNE", per its acronyms in Spanish) published in the Federal Official Gazette the General Administrative Provisions that set forth the legal, technical, and financial terms to apply for the issuance and amendment of power generation and storage permits, as well as their validity (the "Regulations", per its acronym in Spanish).
October 27, 2025
On October 24, 2025, the Ministry of Energy (“SENER”, per its acronym in Spanish) issued a resolution modifying the deadlines set forth in the calendar of the “Request for proposals for the Priority Handling of Applications for Electric Generation Permits and Interconnection to the National Electric System, aligned with Binding Planning” (the “RfP”), which was originally published on October 17 in the Federal Official Gazette.
October 24, 2025
On October 9, 2025, the General Rules for the operation of the Electronic Filing Office of the National Energy Commission (the “Rules”, per its acronym in Spanish) were published in the Federal Official Gazette. The Rules repeal the previous rules issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission for the operation of its Electronic Filing Office.