
The Mexican president's bid to tighten state control over power generation was in focus on Thursday as a top U.S. energy official visits, under pressure from her party to move Mexico toward policies more conducive to use of renewable energies.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, is due to meet President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City at 6 p.m. local time (0000 GMT), after holding talks with members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.