The governor of Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo, celebrated the national government's decision to grant the province 100% of the hydroelectric royalties generated by the Los Nihuiles Hydroelectric System, in a change that ends a distribution scheme in place for more than five decades.
Through his social media, the Mendoza leader highlighted the measure and presented it as a recognition of Mendoza's rights over the resources generated within its territory. Cornejo stated that the new funds will strengthen investment, infrastructure, and provincial development.
Cornejo: “Mendoza recovers what rightfully belongs to it”
Cornejo emphasized that the national decision modifies a regime that for more than 50 years distributed the royalties from Los Nihuiles equally between Mendoza and La Pampa.
“Mendoza recovers what rightfully belongs to it, 100% of the hydroelectric royalties from Los Nihuiles,” the governor affirmed while celebrating the new scheme.
The modification was established through Decree 689/2026, which determines that all royalties corresponding to the hydroelectric complex will be received by Mendoza.
Mendoza's claim for the royalties from Los Nihuiles
The Mendoza governor questioned during his message the scheme that had been in place for decades and considered that the new provision corrects a detrimental situation for the province.
“Decree 689/2026 ends an unjust regime that for more than 50 years distributed these resources with La Pampa,” Cornejo stated.
The argument used to establish the new distribution is based on the fact that the hydroelectric source effectively utilized by the complex is entirely within Mendoza's territory. Based on this criterion, the national government resolved that 100% of the royalties will remain with Mendoza.
