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Argentina Removes 3,578 High-Income Users in Gated Areas and Puerto Madero From Energy Subsidies

Officials say data-matching checks will be rolled out nationwide under the transition to focused subsidies.

Overview

  • The Secretaría de Energía confirmed the August exclusions after detecting attempts to regain benefits through altered sworn declarations.
  • Those affected had been dropped from the RASE in May during a geolocation-based recategorization that flagged 15,518 users with capacity to pay.
  • Irregularities were identified using geolocation tools alongside mass analysis of cadastral and tax records, prompting removal of the benefit.
  • The controls will be extended to identify gated communities across the interior in a plan to federalize oversight and tighten eligibility.
  • The move is framed as part of Decree 465/2024's shift to targeted aid, with the methodology applied to electricity and networked natural gas.