The Government made official the arrival of Maria Carmen Tettamanti to the Secretary of Energy of the Nation. The economist replaces Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo who resigned due to “personal reasons“.
In detail, the Government confirmed their landing through the Decree 974/2024 signed by the president Javier Milei and Minister Luis Caputo. The economist, who has the support of former president Mauricio Macri, has a long history in the sector in companies such as Metrogas and Cammuzi.
Finally, the Decree published in today’s Official Gazette confirmed the resignation of Chirillo and made official the appointment of Tettamanti in charge of the secretary. The now former official will continue working on the team in the role of advisor.
The new official had just served as general manager at NRG Energy SA. forks former general director of Camuzzi Gas Pampeana. Economist, graduated from the University of La Plata, also has a Master in Economics from the University of CEMA and worked at Grupo Albanesi and Meridional SA
Tettamanti has the trust not only of La Libertad Avanza, but also of Mauricio Macri. The economist worked as gas manager in the energy team of Patricia Bullrichheaded by the former Secretary of Energy and Mining of the Nation, Emilio Apud.
In dialogue with this medium during the Ámbito Debate 2022 cycle, the new official referred to the potential of Vaca Muerta gas: “The perspective that Argentina has in the development of Vaca Muerta is enormous. The potential is huge, but infrastructure is the bottleneck. The distributors are the last link in the chain.”
The departure of Chirillo de Energía
Chirillo’s departure, anticipated in mid-October, is a new movement within the government structure of La Libertad Avanza. The former secretary stated that the reason for his departure was the need for more time to treat his long-standing illness, which in recent months complicated his daily management, and even some trips and presence at public events.
Lawyer Chirilllo was summoned, along with a group of deregulation experts who had held public positions during the Carlos Menem government, when Javier Milei was a pre-candidate. At that time, he hesitated to return to Argentina, after passing lived in Spain for almost two decadeswhere he was a consultant and executive for local energy companies.
In Spain, Chirillo underwent cancer treatment and, upon his departure, the Government explained that the same It happened for personal reasons.
However, strictly off the record, in Economy they are very concerned about a possible “energy crisis“due to high temperatures in the summer, and they talk about”lack of foresight” in the energy supply, despite Chirillo launching a specific plan to avoid it. Also mentioned are the inconveniences that short circuits would have generated and the obstruction of the diplomatic and business ties with Brazil and Bolivia.
A qualified source also assured a recent Energy Report note about the lack of registration of 1.4 million households in subsidies in order not to lose the benefit, and a growing public expenditure in the energy sector for failing to apply a successful model of cutback and equitable distribution of this assistance, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. The big obstacle was not being able to launch the Basic Energy Basket (CBE), like the one that works in several countries, and which was announced here with great fanfare.
Source: Ambito
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