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Argentina Launches Partial Privatization of Nucleoeléctrica With 12-Month Tender

The one-year tender seeks private capital under rules that keep state control over strategic nuclear decisions.

Overview

  • The Economy Ministry published Resolution 1751/2025, launching a national and international tender on CONTRAT.AR with a 12‑month deadline and assigning roles to the Energy Secretariat and the public-sector transformation agency.
  • The transaction structure sells 44% of the company in a single block and sets aside 5% for employees through a participation program, with the State retaining 51%.
  • The legal framework requires an affirmative state vote for capacity expansions, construction of new plants, non‑technical retirements, and the admission of shareholders who could take control.
  • A state-owned bank will value the shares, with the option to engage independent international or private valuers for intangibles due to limits on the national appraisal tribunal.
  • Nucleoeléctrica operates Atucha I, Atucha II and Embalse, supplying about 7% of Argentina’s electricity, and opposition senators have introduced a bill to block the sale.