The Government opens another front in the fight with the governors: it demands million-dollar debts for energy and raises the wholesale price by 150%. CAMMESA began to notify the provinces to pay the owed bills, and asks to seize accounts and assets.

It demands $60,000 million from Chubut. They target the provincial electricity companies and cooperatives. The phenomenon is not exclusive to Chubuts. In the Patagonian area it has a high impact, according to what was pointed out by Gustavo Mterolo.