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Citizen driven website in Argentina reports when the lights go out
- jessedhillon 13y agoBackground, Argentina is having a record hot summer right now and the electricity companies have been unable to keep up with demand. I have heard speculation that this is due varyingly to mismanagement/incompetence and rent-seeking behavior on the part of the electric companies (some of which are foreign)
- EliRivers 13y agoWhile I can't speak for mismanagement and incompetence, for years the broader Argentine economy and specific Argentine government price-controls on electricity has simply removed the incentive or ability on the electricity companies to invest in production and the grid. This piece is from a year ago, but it goes back much further: http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21569705-half-hearted-policy-retreat-sparks-dark http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21569705-half-hearted...