The operator of Edesur, Enel Argentinatook the first step to withdraw their businesses from the country by selling its generation assets to Central Puerto.
Enel broke away, for US$102 millionfrom 75.7% of the Central Generación Costanera and 41.2% of the Group in the thermal generation company Central Dock Sud to Central Puerto.
The main shareholders of Central Puerto are Carlos Miguens Bemberg (former owner of Quilmes), Guillermo Reca, lthe Escasany family (one of the shareholders of Banco Galicia) and the Ruete Aguirre brothers (former Banco Roberts).
Nicolás Caputo could be behind the purchase of Edesur
In November 2022, Enel announced the intention of sell assets worth about US$ 21.5 billion to reduce its net debt and focus its transition to cleaner energy.
Its CEO, Francesco Starace, who told analysts that the “turbulence in energy markets” make Enel need to return to more normal financial ratios, and announced the sale of its assets in Argentina and Peru in the region and Romania.
This week, the National Electricity Regulatory Entity (ENRE) fined $1,000 million to Edesur due to power outages that affected thousands of Argentine homes.
The importance of Central Costanera and Central Puerto
Costanera, located in the city of Buenos Aires, is the largest thermal power plant in Argentina, which was built with a total capacity of 2,305 MW. Dock Sud owns and operates a gas-fired power plant located in the Avellaneda district of Buenos Aires, with an installed capacity of 870 MW.
For his part, Central Puerto is the second power generator The largest in Argentina, with almost 5 GW of installed capacity, it is listed on the Buenos Aires and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
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