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Edea
Legal namestring
EDEA
Websiteurl
edeaweb.com.ar
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1997
Descriptiontext

Edea (legally EDEA, formally Electricidad de Mar del Plata) is a private Argentine electricity distribution concessionaire headquartered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, founded in 1997. The company holds the franchise to operate the 132 kV distribution network serving Mar del Plata and the surrounding area, delivering electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial end users within its designated concession territory. Its business model is the standard regulated utility model: revenue is generated through distribution tariffs on electricity delivered across its network, with pricing and service standards governed by Argentine regulatory frameworks. The firm employs 501-1,000 staff to operate, maintain, and restore the grid.

The source data contains a name collision with an unrelated Italian figure skating equipment brand also called Edea, referenced in a market research report on global figure skating equipment. The evidence supporting the Argentine utility interpretation includes the Argentine domain (edeaweb.com.ar), the Mar del Plata headquarters, the 132 kV distribution network operations, and the entity reference "EDEA (Electricidad de Mar del Plata)" in the operational data. This analysis treats Edea as the Argentine electricity distributor throughout.

Notable data gaps: no revenue figure, no ownership or parent-company structure, no management team disclosed, no pricing schedules, no technology stack, no recent strategic moves, and no expansion activity documented.

Short descriptiontext

Edea (EDEA) is a private Argentine electricity distribution concessionaire that operates the 132 kV distribution network serving Mar del Plata and surrounding areas, delivering power to residential, commercial, and industrial end customers under a regulated tariff model.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
501–1,000
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersMar Del Plata, Argentina
HQ citystring
Mar Del Plata
HQ countrystring
Argentina
HQ regionstring
Latin America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
electricity distribution, utility services, power grid, energy distribution, multiutilities
Industry1 code
1Microgrid & Local Distribution Operators (Campus/Base/Industrial Park DSOs)
CodeEUADABAFPrimaryYes
NAICS code3 codes
  • Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution22112
  • Electric Power Distribution221122
  • Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution2211
SIC code2 codes
  • Electric Services4911
  • Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services4900
Product category
Electricity Distribution
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components4 values
Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Edea operates as an electricity concessionaire in Mar del Plata, Argentina, managing the 132 kV distribution network that serves the city and surrounding areas. The company delivers electricity distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers within its concession area.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Edea is referenced as a figure skating equipment brand, mentioned alongside Jackson Ultima and Riedell in market research. No detailed product portfolio, product descriptions, or product hierarchy is available in the provided source data.

Product and service1 record
1Electricity Distribution Service
Recent move2 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers8 records
1Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana
TypeEmerging player
Description

Argentine natural gas distribution concessionaire. Relevant as a peer in the broader Argentine multi-utility concession model — same regulatory philosophy and customer-utility relationship, though operating in gas rather than electricity.

2Cooperativa Eléctrica de Mar del Plata
TypeEmerging player
Description

Local electric cooperative serving parts of Mar del Plata. Operates in the same service geography as EDEA, providing partial overlap in distribution activity and a direct local market signal for utility-customer dynamics in this concession area.

3Pampa Energía
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Vertically integrated Argentine energy company with generation, transmission, and distribution assets. Comparable as an Argentine utility platform but operates across the value chain at much larger scale; includes stake in Transener and a distribution arm (Edenor's parent stake historically).

4Edesur
TypeDirect peer
Description

Electricity distribution concessionaire for the southern Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Direct peer to EDEA: Argentine DSO, regulated utility, same tariff and regulatory regime, same FX/macro risk profile.

5Edenor
TypeDirect peer
Description

Argentina's largest electricity distribution utility, serving the northern Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Edenor is the most directly comparable peer — same regulatory framework, same concessionaire business model, same macro environment, and directly analogous DSO operating profile.

6Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC)
TypeRegional player
Description

State-owned vertically integrated electricity utility serving Córdoba province. Comparable as an Argentine regional utility with distribution operations, but operates in a different province and includes generation assets EDEA does not have.

7Naturgy (Argentina operations)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Multinatural gas distributor in Argentina and broader Latin America. Comparable as an international utility operator with regulated distribution concessions in Argentina, offering a benchmark for foreign-investor-owned concessionaire models in the country.

8Transener
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Argentina's main high-voltage transmission operator. Comparable as a regulated Argentine grid infrastructure operator serving EDEA's upstream network, but operates at the transmission layer rather than distribution.

Market position
Strengths4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat2 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

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Has app

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No data
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Funding overview

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Funding rounds

Each record includes

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Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Edea

Electricity Distributionedeaweb.com.ar

Edea (EDEA) is a private Argentine electricity distribution concessionaire that operates the 132 kV distribution network serving Mar del Plata and surrounding areas, delivering power to residential, commercial, and industrial end customers under a regulated tariff model.

What Edea does

Edea (legally EDEA, formally Electricidad de Mar del Plata) is a private Argentine electricity distribution concessionaire headquartered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, founded in 1997. The company holds the franchise to operate the 132 kV distribution network serving Mar del Plata and the surrounding area, delivering electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial end users within its designated concession territory. Its business model is the standard regulated utility model: revenue is generated through distribution tariffs on electricity delivered across its network, with pricing and service standards governed by Argentine regulatory frameworks. The firm employs 501-1,000 staff to operate, maintain, and restore the grid.

The source data contains a name collision with an unrelated Italian figure skating equipment brand also called Edea, referenced in a market research report on global figure skating equipment. The evidence supporting the Argentine utility interpretation includes the Argentine domain (edeaweb.com.ar), the Mar del Plata headquarters, the 132 kV distribution network operations, and the entity reference "EDEA (Electricidad de Mar del Plata)" in the operational data. This analysis treats Edea as the Argentine electricity distributor throughout.

Notable data gaps: no revenue figure, no ownership or parent-company structure, no management team disclosed, no pricing schedules, no technology stack, no recent strategic moves, and no expansion activity documented.

Edea firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Edea
Legal name
EDEA
Website
https://edeaweb.com.ar
Company type
Private
Founded year
1997
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
501–1,000 employees
Short description
Edea (EDEA) is a private Argentine electricity distribution concessionaire that operates the 132 kV distribution network serving Mar del Plata and surrounding areas, delivering power to residential, commercial, and industrial end customers under a regulated tariff model.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Edea industry classification

Industry
Product category
Electricity Distribution
NAICS
Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Distribution (221122), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)
SIC
Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)
akta.pro primary industry
Microgrid & Local Distribution Operators (Campus/Base/Industrial Park DSOs) (EUADABAF)

Keywords

  • Electricity distribution
  • Utility services
  • Power grid
  • Energy distribution
  • Multiutilities

Where Edea is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Mar Del Plata
HQ country
Argentina
HQ region
Latin America

Markets served

Edea business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Edea product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Edea operates as an electricity concessionaire in Mar del Plata, Argentina, managing the 132 kV distribution network that serves the city and surrounding areas. The company delivers electricity distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers within its concession area.

Product overview

Edea is referenced as a figure skating equipment brand, mentioned alongside Jackson Ultima and Riedell in market research. No detailed product portfolio, product descriptions, or product hierarchy is available in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Electricity Distribution Service

Companies that use Edea

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Edea technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Edea partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Edea competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

  • Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana: Argentine natural gas distribution concessionaire. Relevant as a peer in the broader Argentine multi-utility concession model — same regulatory philosophy and customer-utility relationship, though operating in gas rather than electricity.
  • Cooperativa Eléctrica de Mar del Plata: Local electric cooperative serving parts of Mar del Plata. Operates in the same service geography as EDEA, providing partial overlap in distribution activity and a direct local market signal for utility-customer dynamics in this concession area.

Broad incumbents

  • Pampa Energía: Vertically integrated Argentine energy company with generation, transmission, and distribution assets. Comparable as an Argentine utility platform but operates across the value chain at much larger scale; includes stake in Transener and a distribution arm (Edenor's parent stake historically).
  • Naturgy (Argentina operations): Multinatural gas distributor in Argentina and broader Latin America. Comparable as an international utility operator with regulated distribution concessions in Argentina, offering a benchmark for foreign-investor-owned concessionaire models in the country.
  • Transener: Argentina's main high-voltage transmission operator. Comparable as a regulated Argentine grid infrastructure operator serving EDEA's upstream network, but operates at the transmission layer rather than distribution.

Direct peers

  • Edesur: Electricity distribution concessionaire for the southern Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Direct peer to EDEA: Argentine DSO, regulated utility, same tariff and regulatory regime, same FX/macro risk profile.
  • Edenor: Argentina's largest electricity distribution utility, serving the northern Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Edenor is the most directly comparable peer — same regulatory framework, same concessionaire business model, same macro environment, and directly analogous DSO operating profile.

Regional players

  • Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC): State-owned vertically integrated electricity utility serving Córdoba province. Comparable as an Argentine regional utility with distribution operations, but operates in a different province and includes generation assets EDEA does not have.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Edea social profiles

Digital presence

Edea financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Edea leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Edea funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Edea M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Edea

What does Edea do?

Edea operates as an electricity concessionaire in Mar del Plata, Argentina, managing the 132 kV distribution network that serves the city and surrounding areas. The company delivers electricity distribution services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers within its concession area.

Is Edea a public or private company?

Edea is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Edea founded?

Edea was founded in 1997. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is Edea based?

Edea is headquartered in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in the Latin America region.

Who are Edea's main competitors?

Emerging players on record are Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana and Cooperativa Eléctrica de Mar del Plata. Broad incumbents are Pampa Energía, Naturgy (Argentina operations) and Transener. Direct peers are Edesur and Edenor. Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC) is listed as a regional player.

Does Edea have an API?

No public API is recorded for Edea.

What industry is Edea in?

Edea's product category is Electricity Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUADABAF, Microgrid & Local Distribution Operators (Campus/Base/Industrial Park DSOs). Its NAICS code is 22112 and its SIC code is 4911.

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AmbitoLa Justicia frenó el aumento de la luz en la provincia de Buenos Aires y ordenó volver al cuadro tarifario anteriorA Bahía Blanca court suspended provincial electricity tariff increases from August, affecting EDELAP, EDES, EDEA, and EDEN. Users who paid the new rates will receive refunds on their next bill. The suspension remains until a final ruling.LA NACIONCorte de luz en Mar del Plata: qué se sabe y cómo hacer el reclamoA massive power outage struck Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Sunday June 28, affecting large parts of the city starting just after 7 AM. EDEA, the local electricity distribution company, reported the outage was caused by a failure in the 132 kV distribution network, with 50% of service restored by 8:40 AM as crews worked to fully normalize supply. The disruption impacted daily life, notably causing traffic light failures that forced drivers to navigate intersections with caution and prompted some local businesses to open later than usual.Clarin.comUn apagón dejó a oscuras a toda Mar del PlataA widespread blackout hit Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Sunday morning, leaving thousands of users without electricity for nearly two hours starting around 7 AM. The power outage disabled traffic lights and street lighting across the city, causing significant circulation problems during the morning rush hour, particularly on major avenues. EDEA, the electricity concessionaire company, attributed the failure to a fault in the 132 kV distribution network and deployed technical teams to restore service, with power returning to parts of the city by approximately 9 AM.