The Argentine government has updated a regulation that had not been revised for over 25 years, aiming to improve electrical infrastructure and remove regulatory hurdles. According to Noticias Argentinas (NA), the update concerns the environmental parameters for 132 kV (kilovolt) transmission installations, which had remained unchanged for 27 years. Unlike the previous framework, which excessively exceeded current international standards, the new regulation 'organizes criteria, eliminates requirements without current scientific backing, and avoids unnecessary restrictions that caused delays, extra costs, and obstacles in electrical infrastructure projects.' The Secretariat of Energy stated that the update 'maintains an adequate level of protection, aligned with evidence and reference global bodies, while providing clear, operational, and technically consistent rules.' The new measure adopts international standards from bodies such as the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and is also based on the best available scientific evidence on exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (ELF-EMF). The government updated the regulation for 132 kV installations.
