Overview
- The Congressional Energy and Mines Commission granted a cuarto intermedio and set November 17 to resume work as the current Reinfo regime faces a December 31, 2025 expiry.
- The pause followed a motion by Congressman Roberto Sánchez to incorporate adjustments gathered in the extraordinary session and to prepare a new substitute text.
- Options under discussion include extending Reinfo to December 31, 2027, granting the Executive special faculties, and creating a new Ministry of Energy and Mines database.
- Contentious provisions involve halting exclusion procedures and reinstating more than 50,000 registrants who failed to meet requirements, which drew objections from some members.
- Economy Minister Denisse Miralles said the Executive does not back an extension, and the Confemin federation called nationwide mobilizations from November 17 to demand a five-year prolongation.