Argentina: Milei Formalizes Privatization of State-Owned Energy Company

The plan to get rid of state energy was launched, starting with the sale of 50% of the shares of Citelec S.A., which controls Transener

Argentina: Milei Formalizes Privatization of State-Owned Energy Company

Through Decree 286/2035, the government of President Javier Milei in Argentina authorized the sale of 100% of the shares of Energía Argentina SA (ENARSA) in CITELEC SA, the parent company of Transener, responsible for electricity transmission throughout the country. The decision, announced this Wednesday, marks the beginning of the full privatization process of the state-owned company created in 2004 to promote strategic hydrocarbon and energy p…

The decision, announced on Wednesday, marks the beginning of the process of total privatization of the state company created in 2004 to promote strategic works in hydrocarbons and energy. According to the decree, the privatization will be carried out through the separation of activities and assets of each business unit of Enarsa, which include exploration of deposits, transportation, storage and commercialization of hydrocarbons. The Ministry of…

The government begins the privatization of the energy company Enarsa through the Ministry of Economy. The measure reaches to the electricity transport, pipelines, dams and thermal plants. Critiques of experts by the logic of dismantling and the impact on energy security. By means of Decree 286/2025, the national government has launched the process of total privatization of Energy Argentina S.A. (Enarsa), one of the key state companies in the ene…

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With the signatures of President Javier Milei and the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, the national government officially announced this Friday the full privatization of Energía Argentina S.A. (Enarsa), one of the main public companies in the energy sector. The measure was confirmed by Decree 286/2025, published early this morning in the Official Gazette, and marks the beginning of a divestment process that will begin with the sale o…