Overview
- Governor Alfredo Cornejo met UAE Investment Minister Mohammed Alsuwaidi and ADQ leaders, an uncommon audience for a provincial official, with technical teams set to pursue concrete follow-ups.
- Provincial officials outlined a closed-end fund concept to channel capital into Mendoza’s mining sector, which Alsuwaidi’s office received with interest, according to the delegation.
- At Masdar’s headquarters, Cornejo met CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi as the company’s investment lead said Latin America is an area of growing focus for the UAE renewables giant.
- Cornejo and the CEO of KEZAD discussed free zones, port logistics and energy cooperation to position Mendoza as an export hub for food, wine, energy and mining products.
- Cornejo said Mendoza has private solar projects under execution totaling 1,000 MW and linked the expansion to planned copper and potash production, presented during ADIPEC 2025 where Mendoza was Argentina’s sole provincial delegation.