Utilities on rise Electricity bills in Buenos Aires metro region to soar up to 150% 16-02-2024 11:06 Huge hikes announced by Energy Secretary Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo; Monthly updating to kick in from April, but new rates will begin imminently.
ENERGY Vaca Muerta: Government's ace in the hole against energy price hikes 01-02-2023 10:37 Upward inflationary trend in first three months of year set to continue with further increases in utility prices on the way. But the government is banking on Vaca Muerta and the Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline continuing to pay off.
Markets Argentina AySA deal said to have critical mass to deter holdouts 03-12-2022 08:14 Any creditors considering holding out for a better deal in a debt restructuring offer from Argentina’s state-owned water utility AySA should probably think again.
ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER SERVICES Subsidies slashed – sharp rises coming for more than four million households 17-08-2022 13:05 Government hopes to save US$3.2 billion in 2023 with partial removal of subsidies for electricity, gas and water services; New Energy Secretary Flavia Royón announces a plan to trim assistance for the wealthiest, starting September.
ANALYSIS ‘Three clear groups’ in new tariff segmentation plan, says analyst 17-08-2022 13:04 Fernando Krakowiak, a journalist and educator with EcoJournal, describes the government's plan as "tariff segmentation" with "three clear groups: people with low, medium and high incomes."
TARIFAS TRANSFORMED Government unveils new segmentation plan for public service billing 17-06-2022 09:46 New plan to segment price increases for utilities and public services, one of the nation’s most politically sensitive topics.
economy Kirchnerites told to resign if they won’t approve gas, electricity hikes 13-05-2022 00:06 Challenging critical Kirchnerite voices, sources close to the Presidency said this week that any public official that opposes rises in utility prices “will not be able to continue in the government.”