Argentina Energy Privatization Scandal: Neuss Family Dividend Payout Recovers Two-Thirds of Purchase Price

New owners of Argentina's Transener paid a dividend that returned nearly two-thirds of the privatization cost to the Neuss family.

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On August 27, 2026, Transener's board approved a partial declassification of its reserve account to pay dividends totaling $253.535.989.514. ^[1] The Neuss family group, comprising Edison Transmisión and Genneia, paid u$s356.174.811,78 to the Argentine state to acquire Transener in May 2026. ^[2] Edison Transmisión, a company owned by the Neuss brothers, and Genneia acquired control of Transener for 356.1 million dollars in May. ^[3] Upon taking control, the new owners discovered and distributed 253.535.989.514 pesos in cash reserves to shareholders. ^[4] The dividend payout of $253.5 billion represents approximately two-thirds of the $356 million the Neuss group paid for the company. ^[5] The funds used for the dividend were reserves accumulated by Transener from previous profits, which the state knew about during the privatization process. ^[6] The acquisition involved the sale of ENARSA's participation in Citelec, the controlling company of Transener, by the Argentine state. ^[7]

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On August 27, 2026, Transener's board approved a partial declassification of its reserve account to pay dividends totaling $253.535.989.514. · ámbito.com

The Neuss family group, comprising Edison Transmisión and Genneia, paid u$s356.174.811,78 to the Argentine state to acquire Transener in May 2026. · ámbito.com

Edison Transmisión, a company owned by the Neuss brothers, and Genneia acquired control of Transener for 356.1 million dollars in May. · Perfil

Upon taking control, the new owners discovered and distributed 253.535.989.514 pesos in cash reserves to shareholders. · Perfil

The dividend payout of $253.5 billion represents approximately two-thirds of the $356 million the Neuss group paid for the company. · ámbito.com

The funds used for the dividend were reserves accumulated by Transener from previous profits, which the state knew about during the privatization process. · ámbito.com

The acquisition involved the sale of ENARSA's participation in Citelec, the controlling company of Transener, by the Argentine state. · Perfil

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