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Government Sets 0.53% Wholesale Gas Hike for January Consumption, Orders 5-Day Tariff Update

The move advances a shift to targeted subsidies during the energy-sector emergency.

Overview

  • Resolution 605/2025, signed by Energy Secretary María Carmen Tettamanti, was published in the Official Gazette and sets a 0.53% increase at the Punto de Ingreso al Sistema de Transporte (PIST).
  • The new PIST value applies to gas consumed from January 2026 and will be passed through to households and businesses on their bills.
  • ENARGAS must reflect the new wholesale price in billing tables and ensure uniform application, with the regulator and distributors given five days to adjust contracts.
  • Under current segmentation, higher-income Level 1 users pay the full cost, while Levels 2 and 3 retain bonuses and subsidized consumption caps with excess billed at a higher rate.
  • Energy officials link the update to a price-adjustment path and a simplified 2026 subsidy regime with two household categories under the extended sector emergency to July 2026.