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How much will Buenos Aires invest in storage capacity?

The Argentinean authorities plan to install the new storage capacity in critical nodes of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, with an estimated investment of $500 million and an execution period of between 12 and 18 months. From pv magazine Latam

Why is the Argentine electricity system undergoing a paradigm shift?

After decades of disinvestment, the Argentine electricity system faces serious challenges in terms of infrastructure and response capacity. This tender for state-of-the-art batteries (BESS) marks a paradigm shift, prioritizing private investment and technological innovation to solve structural problems.

What is Argentina's contingency plan?

This tender is part of a series of measures that the government of Argentina has been developing since October 2024 with the Contingency Plan, which includes short, medium and long-term actions to recover an electricity system that was in a critical state in December 2023.