The Chilean Ministry of Energy officially resubmitted five regulatory decrees to the Comptroller General’s Office this week. The ministry had pulled the documents on March 11 to perform what officials described as minor technical adjustments.
Energy Minister Ximena Rincón confirmed the move during a session of the Senate’s Mining and Energy Committee. "They were withdrawn on March 11, they were reintegrated yesterday, all the decrees have been resubmitted," Rincón told lawmakers.
According to reporting by La Tercera, Rincón explained that the revisions were necessary to synchronize the decrees with legislation passed after the initial drafts were prepared. The ministry aims to ensure regulatory consistency and provide greater legal certainty for the energy sector.
Updates to national grid regulations
Deputy Minister of Energy Hugo Briones stated that the texts underwent an exhaustive review by the ministry’s technical and legal teams. He expressed confidence that the documents would now clear the administrative process and reach promulgation "as soon as possible."
The resubmitted package includes modifications to Supreme Decree No. 125, which governs the coordination and operation of the National Electric System (SEN). The ministry also updated Decree No. 52, which focuses on the system’s independent coordinator.
Additional adjustments involve Decree No. 88, which regulates small-scale generation facilities (PMGD). The ministry also included the formal repeal of Decree No. 128, which previously governed pumped-storage hydroelectric plants lacking hydrological variability.
Government officials maintain that these changes are essential to stabilize the regulatory environment for energy investors and operators. By aligning these secondary regulations with current statutes, the administration hopes to eliminate ambiguity in grid management.
