Blackouts across Buenos Aires have left over 100,000 users without power

Flurry of lithium initiatives includes quotas, battery factories, electric vehicle law and tax changes

Ambassador Daniel Scioli and Energy Secretary Flavia Royón will chair a meeting with the governor of Rio Grande do Sul state, the potential entry point for the pipeline

The negative impact was caused mainly due to a surge in fuel prices

Edesur is owned by an Italian holding and has a 95-year exclusive contract to distribute electricity in the south of Buenos Aires

Economy Minister to announce repo credit of around US$1 billion as sovereign fund negotiations continue

Argentina’s state-run oil company, YPF, signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding for hydrocarbon cooperation with Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), India’s biggest oil and gas company. The Argentine company also announced that it would seek US$1 billion in financing for investments in Vaca Muerta. According to YPF, …

Energy Secretary Flavia Royón announced yesterday that power prices would go up by 36% during the third stage of subsidy segmentation, which will start this year. This announcement was made the same week that a new mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived to review Argentina’s accounts …

A delegation from the Economy Ministry will travel to Brasilia to move forward with the fine print of the bilateral agenda with Brazil, following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s visit to Argentina. A key issue will be added to the agenda of purchasing electricity and financing the …