They have appointed the official who will define how the fare segmentation will be applied

The segmentation of tariffs, the form of which it should be ready by Friday, You already have the official who will implement it. The government has chosen a new Undersecretary for Energy PlanningWhat is that Gonzalo Soriano, according to energy sector sources. He is from Tucuman, and arrives at the post in the hands of Santiago Yanotti, vice president of camesa. Soriano will report to Energy Secretary Darío Martínez.

In the executive branch they neither confirmed nor denied the appointment. But the designation was finalized after a meeting between the Minister of Economy, Silvina Batakis, and Martínez.

Yanotti – also from Tucuman – is vice president of Cammesa, the wholesale administrator of the electrical system, with the blessing of Martínez. The latter is considered “own troops” from Kirchnerismbut in La Cámpora and the Istituto Patria they distance themselves from some of his decisions.

The segmentation decree established that the Undersecretary for Energy Planning is the competent area to carry out this process. Looking for one reduction of energy subsidieswhich will lead to an increase in electricity and gas tariffs for some segments.

The former Minister of Economy, Martín Guzman, had Martínez as Secretary of Energy. But the confrontation of him was with Federico Basaldo, Undersecretary for Electricity. In the week before his resignation, Guzmán complained to President Alberto Fernández about the performances of both (Martínez and Basualdo). He accused them of delaying the implementation of the segmentation.

Soriano comes to replace Santiago López Osornio, the former Undersecretary for Energy Planning. The latter was a kind of Guzmán’s representative to the Secretary of Energy. He resigned along with the former Minister of Economy.

Martínez has entrusted the task of looking for an official to Yanotti, vice president of Cammesa, who is of his trust. And he called Soriano.

The Undersecretary for Strategic Planning is the area responsible for tariff segmentation that will reduce energy contributions to electricity and gas. This implies an increase in tariffs for the higher income sectors.

It is estimated that registration for access to grants will be open on Friday. But there was no official who could determine the use of that data.

With segmentation, the Government intends to obtain information on families receiving benefits. He wants to know if the services are owned by their owners, if they are tenants, and the financial situation of the people who want to keep the benefits.