2004 Argentine energy crisis references on wikipedia
2004_Argentine_energy_crisis Argentine energy crisis was a natural gas supply shortage experienced by Argentina in 2004. After the recession triggered by the economic crisis and ending in 2002, Argentina's energy demands grew quickly as industry recovered, but extraction and transportation of natural gas, a cheap and relatively abundant fossil fuel, did not match the surge.According to estimates, 50% of the electricity generated in Argentina depends on gas-powered plants.