Earlier this month, Argentina launched its second energy storage tender, following the success of the first one held last year, which awarded more than 700MW of BESS.
The first one, also known as AlmaGBA, sought capacity exclusively for the Buenos Aires area, while the AlmaSADI auction aims to add battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity nationwide.
Similar to the previous auction, it will be...
The strongest version of this narrative is that Argentina is undergoing a deliberate and structured transformation of its energy market, moving away from discretionary interventions toward a rules-based, transparent system designed to attract private investment. The government deserves credit for learning from the success of its first tender, AlmaGBA, and applying those lessons to AlmaSADI, including the provision of node-specific data to reduce uncertainty for developers. The emphasis on predic...