The improvement was an outcome of renegotiating contractual terms and the strong participation of the community, the government, and the private utility.
This document is a study on Argentina’s Obligatory Service and Universal Service obligation for diverse sectors such as energy, telecommunication, water and sewage, and gas. It opens with an analysis of the concepts of Obligatory Service and Universal Service, including the Argentinean experience, and concludes with the relevant principles of the case.
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Argentina has been holding public auctions to buy RE under a program called “RenovAR”. The program applies for wind energy, solar energy, biomass and small hydroelectric plants and biogas. It includes a “green trust fund” to provide security and confidence to investors.
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Examples on the country-level are the standard bidding documents and contracts developed for Argentina (RenovAr)
The 1990s saw a big drive to increase private sector participation in water services especially in Latin America. While there is currently less enthusiasm for the use of concessions and other public-private partnerships (PPPs), it is still instructive to inquire as
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The bill submitted by the PEN represents a substantial improvement considering the current PPPs framework, set forth by Decree No. 967/2005. The proposed framework includes many elements and institutions created by Decree No.