Overview
- The Energy Secretariat’s Resolution 13/2026 creates the Subsidios Energéticos Focalizados (SEF), replaces the prior RASE scheme and establishes the new ReSEF registry.
- The regime collapses segmentation into two groups based on a cutoff equal to three Canastas Básicas Totales, with asset checks to exclude higher‑income households.
- Electricity subsidies apply a 50% discount within standardized blocks of 300 kWh in summer and winter and 150 kWh in shoulder months, with NOA and NEA summer caps lifted to 370 kWh in warm zones and 550 kWh in very warm zones.
- Gas support concentrates a 50% discount between April and September, and an extraordinary 25% bonus applies in January 2026 for both electricity and gas.
- Operational steps still required include publication of new wholesale prices and data transfers from ENRE, Enargas and distributors to build ReSEF, which could push implementation beyond February.