2023-05-28 18:23:39
“Rio Negros own the water,” said the deputy for Juntos Somos Río Negro (JSRN), Luis Di Giácomo when analyzing the progress of the government of Alberto Fernández on the management of the dams in Río Negro and Neuquén.
Through a critical press release, he stated that recently the National Government seems to to have resolved “alone” the discussion on the termination of the concessions of the dams by reaffirming the decision of transfer its management to the state company Enarsa (Energía Argentina SA).
«Continuing with our position of defense of the values and interests of the people of Río Negro – a commitment that we assumed since we were elected by popular vote-, We once again ratify that Río Negro must have a leading role in this discussion. We cannot allow them to overwhelm our autonomy and manage our future from national centralism“said the leader of Roca.
He clarified that it is an “unconsulted resolution” that completely ignores the measures approved by a majority by the Río Negro Legislature and the Patagonian Parliament. “In addition, it is unaware of the Agreement Act signed between both provincial governments in 2021, which points towards a tripartite administration of the hydroelectric plants. But, fundamentally violates the principle of federalism set forth in articles 41, 121 and 124 of the National Constitution“said the deputy.
Di Giacomo said that before discussing who should generate the energy, when the dam concessions expire in 2023, it must be reaffirmed who the “water resource” corresponds to.
«Being the provinces the ‘original owners of the same. Specifically, this is what article 124 establishes: The original domain of the existing natural resources in their territory corresponds to the provinces.“, says the statement.
It follows – he maintained – from this section of the National Constitution that water is a provincial asset, as are its multiple uses. “Therefore, the Provincial States must have a leading role in decisions about the future of their resources, fundamentally one as strategic as hydroelectric power,” he said.
«Although the Nation could be attributed the power to manage the dams -in defense of the National Electric System-, it finds limitations in the administration of the plants by the Provincial States. This is provided by article 121, by which the Nation cannot subdue the original power that the provinces retainas entities that precede the creation of the National State, expressed the leader from Rio Negro.
And in this line, he clarified that the water resource, which is shared with the province of Neuquén, serves to generate 41.1% of the country’s hydroelectric energy, so its impact is essential for the development of Argentines. «We are not here to harm anyone, we simply ask for fair treatment, make use of our faculties, reaffirm our autonomy and give the people of Río Negro what belongs to the Río Negros“, held.
Di Giácomo clarified that “we continue to reaffirm that we need to undertake a consensus dialogue, we need to be able to be protagonists of our future. «We hope that the National Government becomes aware that our fundamental principles are at stake. These types of resolutions cannot be taken alone and without the endorsement of their original owners”, he stressed.
Conflict with the dams in Río Negro and Neuquén: the request of a representative from Río Negro
It seems that the National Government did not listen to our claim and decided to ignore what was resolved by a majority in the Río Negro Legislature and the Patagonian Parliament.
I open thread????https://t.co/ReJc1GQDa9
— Luis Di Giacomo (@DiGiacomoLuis) May 27, 2023
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