Overview
- Conversions to compressed natural gas (CNG), known locally as GNC, rose 40% in March 2026 from February and 70% year over year, according to official data.
- ENARGAS said provinces averaged about 300 conversions in March, with 3,795 in Buenos Aires Province alone.
- Industry figures counted 4,400–5,000 installations nationwide and 382 in Mar del Plata in the first quarter, while installers reported inquiries and daily installs roughly doubling in recent weeks.
- With petrol above 2,000 pesos per litre after roughly 400% price hikes since President Javier Milei took office, CNG offers savings near 60% in many cases and typical kits cost 1.0–1.6 million pesos with 12–24 month financing and payback in months for high‑mileage drivers.
- Adoption is spreading in heavy trucks and city buses, supported by more than 500 filling stations and domestic gas from Vaca Muerta that feeds strategic road corridors.