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Javier Mileis Secretary of Energy said that they did not decide to stop the dams in Santa Cruz Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo responded to Senator Alicia Kirchners query about the continuity of the mega hydroelectric development project and assured that he speaks continuously with the Governor Claudio Vidal for this issue. He said that they are waiting for the signing of addendum XII so that the Chinese bank can make the disbursement that it would have to make. In the continuity of the plenary meetings of the General Legislation, Budget and Finance and Constitutional Affairs commissions, the senator for Santa Cruz, Alicia Kirchner, asked the Secretary of Energy of the Nation, Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo, about the continuity of the dams Jorge Cepernic and Néstor Kirchner, which are being built on the Santa Cruz River and which have been stopped since December pending the signing of addendum XII. Given this, there have already been more than two thousand layoffs. “Why are the Jorge Cepernic and Néstor Kirchner dams paralyzed? Why isnt Addendum XII signed? asked the former governor of Santa Cruz, who today occupies one of the three seats in the Upper House that correspond to the province. When responding, Rodríguez Chirillo assured that the National State “has not decided to stop the dams.” “Since August 2023, the previous administration began negotiating an amendment and we are continuing it, resolving the claims,” he explained briefly. Chirillo said that the Union of Temporary Companies Represas Patagonia (UTE Represas Patagonia), composed of the Chinese engineering firm Gezhouba and the Argentine companies Eling Energía and Hidrocuyo, must “present a work schedule.” The Energy official said that he speaks “continuously” with the governor of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal. “Because it was short, the schedule must be extended and there is also a winter period in which it cannot be built. That is why we are pending signing amendment XII. We are going to continue with amendment XII,” he emphasized again. Rodríguez Chirillo explained that “amendment The senator spoke and told him that there must be “a decree with the signature of President Javier Milei to authorize the pending addendum” and the national official responded that “he was unaware of this.” “We will present it to the president if he corresponds,” he concluded. Alicia Kirchners cross-examination during the debate. Rodríguez Chirillos intervention suggests that the National Government seeks to continue with the construction of the dams on the Santa Cruz River, although it would be after winter. |
