Overview
- Morena Nuevo León filed a criminal complaint with the FGR on June 3 asking federal prosecutors to probe a contested contract between Monterrey’s municipal government and Next Energy de México.
- The contract, signed in 2020 for about 7,370.9 million pesos under a 30‑year payment scheme to supply power from a proposed Cerralvo solar plant, never began operations and was definitively cancelled in May 2026 after the arrest of Next Energy owner Eugenio Maiz Domene.
- The complaint alleges potential abusive exercise of functions and a conflict of interest because Jovita Morán Flores served as Monterrey’s comptroller when the deal was approved and is reported to have business ties to the group behind Next Energy.
- The FGR now holds the complaint and must decide whether to open a formal investigation, which could lead to a carpeta de investigación, witness summonses or charges against officials or company representatives.
- Morena presented the complaint publicly with state and national leaders and framed the action as a demand for objective transparency and accountability, a move that could broaden federal scrutiny of municipal procurement and long‑term public payment schemes.