{"id":5708,"date":"2025-09-25T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/noticias\/ifc-and-central-puerto-move-forward-with-the-financing-initiative-of-up-to-us300-million-for-the-development-of-renewable-projects-including-the-first-battery-storage-tender-almagba\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:29:10","slug":"ifc-and-central-puerto-move-forward-with-the-financing-initiative-of-up-to-us300-million-for-the-development-of-renewable-projects-including-the-first-battery-storage-tender-almagba","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/noticias\/ifc-and-central-puerto-move-forward-with-the-financing-initiative-of-up-to-us300-million-for-the-development-of-renewable-projects-including-the-first-battery-storage-tender-almagba\/","title":{"rendered":"IFC and Central Puerto move forward with the financing initiative of up to US$300 million for the development of renewable projects, including the first battery storage tender, AlmaGBA."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5708\" class=\"elementor elementor-5708 elementor-5696\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7def3df3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7def3df3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb1391e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb1391e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Buenos Aires, September 25, 2025 \u2013<\/em> <strong>Central Puerto<\/strong>, the leading private power generator in Argentina, received this week a visit from a delegation of the <strong>International Finance Corporation (IFC),<\/strong> a member of the World Bank Group<span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">.<\/span> The visit took place within the framework of the signing of a mandate letter for up to <strong>US$300 million<\/strong>, potential financing subject to IFC\u2019s internal reviews and approvals, including consideration by its Board of Directors.<\/p> <p>The delegation, made up of IFC\u2019s technical, environmental, social, and financial teams, visited Central Puerto\u2019s offices and facilities in Buenos Aires, Neuqu\u00e9n, and Bah\u00eda Blanca with the goal of gaining a detailed understanding of the different projects and assessing first-hand the company\u2019s practices in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.<\/p> <p>If approved, the financing will enable Central Puerto to move forward with a strategic investment plan that includes the installation of the first battery storage system awarded in the AlmaGBA tender, as well as new renewable energy initiatives at the national level.<\/p> <p><em>\u201cThis mandate letter reflects IFC\u2019s commitment to strategic investments in Argentina\u2019s power sector and to strengthening the stability and reliability of the energy system,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Manuela Adl, IFC Senior Country Manager for Argentina.<\/strong> <em>\u201cBy supporting the country\u2019s first grid-scale battery energy storage systems and advancing new renewable energy projects, we aim to foster market innovation while ensuring reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy for all.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <p>For his part, <strong>Fernando Bonnet, CEO of Central Puerto,<\/strong> stated<strong>:<\/strong> <em>\u201cFor us, it is essential that these investments are carried out under the highest environmental, social, and financial standards. We are convinced that this path strengthens our leadership in the energy transition and provides concrete solutions to ensure a safer, more sustainable, and accessible supply for all Argentinians.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <p>#EnergyWithFuture<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":5700,"template":"","class_list":["post-5708","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/5708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/5708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5712,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/5708\/revisions\/5712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralpuerto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}