Argentina

Wind Farm

YPF Luz Announces the Commissioning of a Wind Farm in Buenos Aires

YPF invested US $ 235 million in the 3,610-hectare wind power plant, one of the largest in the country, with 45 wind turbines.

Distributed energy

New Distributed Generation Hits Record in Argentina

A record almost 1MW of new distributed generation was installed in April in Argentina, the country’s energy ministry has announced.

Energy Storage Battery

Leading Chinese Lithium Producer May Open Battery Plant In Argentina

China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s top producers of the commodity used in electric vehicle batteries, has inked an initial deal to explore setting up…

Argentina

Wind Power in Argentina, Chinese Technology Wind Turbines Start Operating

Four wind power parks with Chinese technology began operating in Argentina since last April, managing to join the Argentine Interconnection System, contributing…

Wind Farm

Argentinian Wind Farm Commissioned by Total Eren

Total Eren, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer based in Paris, has announced the successful commissioning of the 97.2 MW Vientos Los Hércules wind f…

Video

Chinese-Built Wind Power Projects Launch Commercial Operation in Argentina

Two Chinese-constructed wind power projects in Argentina have officially launched commercial operation.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Shell Joins Equinor and YPF in Argentina Block

Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor and Argentina’s YPF have entered into an agreement with Shell to jointly farm-down a 30 per cent non-operated interests in …

Natural Gas

Argentina Draws 16 Bids for Subsidized Gas Supply

Argentina received bids from 16 companies in a path-breaking auction to supply more than 70mn m3/d of natural gas at subsidized wellhead prices for power genera…

Oil Shale

Argentina to Subsidize Shale Gas Production With $5.1 Billion

Argentina will give subsidies of a total of US$5.1 billion to shale gas drillers in an attempt to revive production in its Vaca Muerta shale play and attract as…

Market Analysis

Argentina’s Oil Boom Is Showing Signs Of Life

After the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its economy, there are signs that Argentina’s once burgeoning oil industry is coming back to life.

Wind Farm

Los Teros Wind Farm Began Today to Provide Wind Energy in Argentina

YPF Luz’s Los Teros wind farm, installed in the Buenos Aires province of Azul, began today to provide electricity to the interconnection system.

Chad

Chad Considers Construction of 200 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Plant

The minister of finance and budget and the minister of energy have signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina-based Alcaal Group relating to the feasib…

Oil Price

Argentina Plans Higher Local Oil Price to Protect Sector Amid Rout

Argentina is home to the huge Vaca Muerta shale deposit, the size of Belgium. It is thought to hold one of the world's largest reserves of unconventional hydroc…

Nuclear Power Plant

Argentinean Projects to Resume After Hiatus

CAREM - the name is taken from Central ARgentina de Elementos Modulares - is Argentina's first domestically-designed and developed 25 MWe nuclear power unit.

Oil Shale

Coronacrisis Is Killing Argentina’s Shale Oil Boom

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale is on life support just weeks after the meltdown in global crude oil prices.