This Wednesday the intense cold bare the weakness of the country’s energy energy system. The demand grew and the system did not supply. The Government went out to restrict at least until Friday the gas supply for the industry and the CNC service stations in almost the entire country, except some areas of the AMBA and the south of Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, due to the supply problems, the laying of ducts lost pressure and the regulators interrupted the supply in San Martín de los Andes (Neuquén), Trevelin (Chubut) and Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires) that was the most affected with 19 neighborhoods that were disconnected from the network.
With greater containment of rates through subsidies or hard tariffs, gas companies knead fortunes. With Macri, a moderate consumption home of AMBA suffered an increase in the residential gas invoice of 1889.8 %, while accumulated inflation was 294.6 %
Since Milei assumed, an average AMBA home had an increase in the 1482% gas ticket (IIEP-CONICET/UBA). Did the service improve?
The striking, in this case, is that while eliminating subsidies destined to contain the rates paid by users, Milei recognized as “acquired rights” the subsidies to the offer, as those contemplated within the framework of the gas plan.
Thanks to this, private companies receive billions of pesos. Among the beneficiaries, there are foreign companies, such as Wintershall, Shell, Total Energy, or Equinor, and even the International Financial Corporation belonging to the World Bank.
Among the most benefited premises are Tecpetrol, by Paolo Roca, a contributing of the Campaign of Javier Milei, who today controls the YPF Board of men of his trust; and CGC, the oil company of Eurnekian, who was a godfather of Milei.
So far this year, the gas plan had a real year -year -old increase, more than $ 35,000 million. The chainsaw is selective. On the other hand, Milei paralyzed public works and froze the expansion of the N. Kirchner gas pipeline (stage 2), a key work to guarantee the supply.
According to the Enargas report, the demand in residential was record this Wednesday, jumped 25% with respect to the cold Saturday. But also a lower gas production from Vaca Muerta.
The producing companies: YPF, Tecpetrol, Total Energy, Pluspetrol, Pae, Pampa and CGC injected this week, on average, about 130 mmm3/gas day, about 10 million less than the average last week. According to Econojournal complaint.
With the Base Law, Milei removed the role of guaranteeing internal supply, pricing and export planning. The Rigi establishes free export authorizations for 30 years, which imply: “The right to export all authorized volumes continuously and without interruptions or restrictions, reductions or redirects due to any cause during each day of the period of validity of the respective export authorization.” The height of the delivery.
For distributors, Milei modified the Lay so that they could renew their concession of 10 to 20 more years. The beneficiaries: Metrogas, Eco Gas, Camuzzi and Naturgy, or carriers such as TGS, TGN increased the value of their shares by 190% when Milei wins.
According to the latest census (2022) only 48.6% of the population is in the gas network. Milei freezes public works for the benefit of the surplus requested by the IMF, while the majorities face the cold. From Yapa, the government releases the price of the carafe and Sturzenegger celebrates it.
There are alternatives to energy deficit, looting and destruction of the environment. The greatest democratic planning against the lobby of the usual looters is necessary.
The integral nationalization of the entire energy industry under the management of its workers, professionals and experts from public universities, and affected communities would be a first step to rationally plan a fair energy transition and from below.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
