Support for the Targeting of Energy Subsidies with Protection for Vulnerable Households

The program's general objective is to safeguard energy consumption for vulnerable households, contributing to fiscal sustainability and the progressivity of the energy subsidy scheme. The project's specific objectives are to: (i) maintain the affordability of piped gas consumption for vulnerable households; (ii) help ensure the affordability of bottled gas consumption for vulnerable households; and (iii) strengthen the institutional capacities of the Secretariat of Energy and the Gas Regulatory Agency regarding the design, implementation, and monitoring of the new energy subsidy scheme.

Project Detail

Country

Argentina

Project Number

AR-L1428

Approval Date

August 5, 2026

Project Status

Implementation

Project Type

Loan Operation

Sector

ENERGY

Subsector

ENERGY INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Lending Instrument

Investment Loan

Lending Instrument Code

INV

Modality

ESP (Specific Investment Operation)

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 500,000,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

Original Amount Approved

USD 500,000,000.00

Financial Information

Operation Number	Lending Type	Reporting Currency	Reporting Date	Signed Date	Fund	Financial Instrument
6174/OC-AR	Sovereign Guaranteed	USD - United States Dollar	Aug. 31, 2026		Ordinary Capital	Flexible Financing Facility

Operation Number

6174/OC-AR

Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
Reporting Date: Aug. 31, 2026
Signed Date:
Fund: Ordinary Capital
Financial Instrument: Flexible Financing Facility

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Implementation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000366-965128629-51188

Loan Contract

Support for the Targeting of Energy Subsidies with Protection for Vulnerable Households - AR-L1428.pdf

Aug. 14, 2026

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0000366-965128629-51187

Loan Contract

Apoyo para el enfoque de subsidios energéticos con protección para los hogares vulnerables - AR-L1428.pdf

Aug. 14, 2026

Spanish

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB000617-1078523477-246

Loan Proposal

Paquete LP AR-L1428.pdf

Aug. 05, 2026

Spanish

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB000617-1078523477-244

Loan Proposal

Argentina. Loan proposal for the “Support for the Targeting of Energy Subsidies with Protection for Vulnerable Households” (PR-5397) (1).pdf

Aug. 21, 2026

English

Preparation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB000617-1078523477-186

Project Profile

Paquete PP_AR-L1428_aprobado_publico.pdf

May. 28, 2026

Spanish