Argentina energy storage 30gw

How much energy is used in energy-intensive industries in Argentina?

Today, around 45% of energy used in energy-intensive industries is natural gas: energy-intensive industries account for 60% of total energy demand in industry in Argentina. Industrial activity in Argentina sees less growth than the average in the region. Most of this modest increase is met by natural gas and electricity in the STEPS.

What type of energy does Argentina use?

Argentina’s total primary energy mix is dominated by natural gas (55%) and oil (33%), with bioenergy contributing 5%, and hydropower and nuclear another 3% each. Argentina has the 2nd largest reserve of shale gas and the 4th largest reserve of shale oil worldwide.

What is the Argentine energy plan?

The broad objective is to ensure that the future Argentine productive structure is inclusive, dynamic, stable, federal, sovereign and environmentally sustainable. The plan entails significant investments for increasing renewable energy-based generation capacity, electricity transmission works and the gas pipeline network, among others.

Does Argentina have a green energy policy?

This approach is guided by the Hamburg Principles adopted by the G20 in 2017 and builds on the substantial experience across the institution. Despite large renewable energy resources, Argentina gets just 2 percent of its power from green energy.

Will Argentina become a natural gas exporter?

Argentina becomes a natural gas exporter as gas production increases by 25% to 2030. In the APS, abundant renewable energy potential (wind in the south and solar in the north) enables low-emissions hydrogen production to reach over 3 Mt in 2050. IEA. CC BY 4.0.

Does Argentina have universal electricity?

Argentina is among the first Latin American countries to achieve universal electricity access, with a successful programme on rural electricity markets accelerating the connection of remote last miles users to the grid in recent years. More than a quarter of the electricity generated in Argentina comes from renewables.