MEXICO CITY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will respect contracts companies have with state-run power utility CFE for pipelines that are not operational, despite his criticism of how much the arrangements cost.
On Monday, the government said Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso GCARSOA1.MX , TransCanada Corp TRP.TO and Mexican energy infrastructure firm IEnova IENOVA.MX were receiving billions of dollars for unfinished pipeline projects.