COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA DE MONTE LTDA.

What COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA DE MONTE LTDA. does

Cooperativa Eléctrica de Monte Ltda. is a member-owned cooperative utility founded on April 18, 1948, headquartered in and exclusively serving the municipality of San Miguel del Monte in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The cooperative operates as a multi-service platform, distributing electricity to residential and commercial members while also delivering telephony and fixed internet access, digital content via its CEMTV platform, mobile telephony under the imowi brand, education services through the Centro de Formación Cooperativa Cooperativa (CFCC), and ancillary services including funeral coverage (sepelio) and a cemetery park.

The cooperative's operational backbone is an advanced telemedición (remote metering) infrastructure that the organization characterizes as the most sophisticated deployed by any electric cooperative in South America, enabling remote consumption reads, outage detection, and digital invoicing for its members. Distribution and customer-billing channels are integrated with MercadoPago and multiple Argentine bank payment rails, and the entity is regulated by OCEBA (Buenos Aires electric regulator), INAES (national cooperative authority), and ENACOM (telecommunications regulator).

The business model is a classic member-owned cooperative structure: revenues are generated through tariffs and service fees across electricity, telecom, content, mobile, education, and funeral segments, with surpluses reinvested into infrastructure and service expansion rather than distributed as profit. The customer base is the entire population of San Miguel del Monte, and the cooperative's growth has been pursued through service-line diversification rather than geographic expansion.

Name

COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA DE MONTE LTDA.

Legal name

Cooperativa Eléctrica de Monte Ltda.

Website

https://coopmonte.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cooperativa Eléctrica de Monte Ltda. is a member-owned Argentine cooperative utility serving San Miguel del Monte with electricity distribution, fixed and mobile telephony, broadband internet, digital TV, education, and funeral services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Utility and Multi-Service Cooperative

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Cooperatives (Rural/Member-Owned Utilities) (EUADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Network Engineering, Integration & Field Deployment Services (Design, Build, Test) (EUADAIAM)

Keywords

• Electricity distribution
• Telecommunications services
• Cooperative utility
• Funeral services
• Broadband internet

Headquarters

HQ city

San Miguel del Monte

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution Service: Monthly/bimonthly electricity billing for residential and commercial members in San Miguel del Monte. Tariffs are regulated by OCEBA and include special tariff categories.
2. Telephony and Internet Services: Phone and internet services provided to subscribers of the telephone system, including mobile service 'imowi' with local commercial presence.
3. CEMTV Digital Content Platform: Digital entertainment platform with 100+ HD channels allowing users to rewind, pause, and continue viewing on another device.
4. Sepelio (Funeral) and Cemetery Services: Comprehensive funeral services including mortuary with 4 equipped chapels, quality coffin, 2 vehicles for mourners, legal procedures. Cemetery Park 'La Piedad' for burials.
5. CFCC Education and Training: Training center offering courses and careers, with contact via [email protected].

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cooperativa Eléctrica de Monte Ltda. is a member-owned cooperative utility that distributes electricity to residents of San Miguel del Monte, Argentina, using advanced remote metering (telemedición) technology. Beyond electricity, it offers telephony and broadband internet, mobile service under the imowi brand, the CEMTV digital entertainment platform, the CFCC community education center, and funeral and cemetery park services (Sepelio). All services are delivered to community members who become asociados of the cooperative.

Product overview

COOPERATIVA ELECTRICA DE MONTE LTDA. is a multi-service cooperative utility offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered around its core electricity distribution platform. The company operates as a platform-plus-modules enterprise, where Servicios de Electricidad serves as the foundational core product with advanced telemedition technology spanning all of South America. Adjacent services include Servicios de Telefonía e Internet for landline and broadband connectivity, supplemented by the mobile telephony brand imowi, and CEMTV for digital entertainment streaming. Additional offerings include CFCC for community education, Servicios de Sepelio y Cementerio Parque for funeral and cemetery services, and digital utilities such as Factura Digital and Oficina Virtual for customer self-service. The portfolio is connected through shared member accounts and billing infrastructure, with payments facilitated through multiple third-party platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CEMTV: Digital entertainment content platform with over 100 HD channels, allowing users to rewind programming, pause, and continue viewing on another device.
• CFCC
• imowi
• Con Luz Propia

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 HD channels via CEMTV platform
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OCEBA (Organismo de Control de Energía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires)coreOthersRegulatory oversight body for electricity distribution in Buenos Aires province. OCEBA sets tariff frameworks, monitors service quality, and protects consumer rights. CEM is subject to OCEBA regulation as a electricity distribution utility.
• INAES (Instituto Nacional de Asociativismo y Economía Social)coreOthersNational government body that legislates, controls, and promotes social economy for cooperatives and mutuals. INAES provides regulatory oversight, technical assistance, and promotes cooperative development.
• ENACOM (Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones)minorOthersNational communications regulator overseeing telecommunications and broadcasting services. ENACOM provides licensing and regulatory framework for CEM's telephone, internet, and CEMTV services.
• ACI AméricasminorOthersAlliance for International Co-operation (ACI) Americas - pan-American cooperative organization connecting cooperatives across the Americas.
• FACE (Federación de Cooperativas de Electricidad)minorOthersFederation of Electricity Cooperatives, providing advocacy, representation and networking for electricity cooperatives.
• MercadoPagocoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital payment integration allowing members to pay electricity bills and other services through MercadoPago platform with tutorial support available.
• Banco ProvinciacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvincial bank providing payment channel for cooperative services. Members can pay bills at Banco Provincia branches.
• Banco Nación ArgentinacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational bank providing payment channel for cooperative services. Members can pay bills at Banco Nación branches.
• Rapipago / Pago FacilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPayment networks allowing members to pay bills at Rapipago and Pago Facil physical service points throughout Argentina.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Telecentro (Grupo Vila): Regional Argentine cable/ISP offering bundled TV, internet and telephony. Comparable to CEMTV plus internet offering, though operating at city/metropolitan scale rather than single-town.

Direct peers

• Cooperativa Eléctrica de Tandil: Argentine electric cooperative serving Tandil (Buenos Aires Province). Closest functional analog: regulated distribution cooperative offering electricity plus adjacent telecom and social services to its member community.
• Cooperativa Eléctrica de Venado Tuerto: Electric distribution cooperative serving Venado Tuerto in Santa Fe. Same cooperative-utility model with regulated tariffs and multi-service community offerings.
• Cooperativa Eléctrica de Gualeguaychú: Electric cooperative distributing power in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos. Comparable member-owned, regulated DSO with diversified community services.
• Cooperativa de Obras y Servicios Públicos de Brinkmann: Multi-service cooperative in Córdoba province providing electricity, telecom, and social services. Comparable cooperative structure and diversified utility/service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• EDENOR (Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte): Investor-owned electricity distributor covering northern Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Same regulated distribution business under the same OCEBA framework but at vastly larger scale and as a for-profit operator.
• EDESUR (Empresa Distribuidora Sur): Investor-owned distributor for southern Buenos Aires. Same regulated electricity distribution product line under OCEBA but as a large concessionaire rather than a member cooperative.

Regional players

• Cooperativa Telefónica y Otros Servicios de Venado Tuerto: Argentine cooperative offering telephony, internet, and related community services. Comparable cooperative-driven telecom operator model relevant to CEM's internet/landline/imowi business.
• Cooperative Energy (US model): US-based electric cooperative operating in a regulated, member-owned framework analogous to CEM. Useful benchmark for the cooperative-utility business model rather than a direct competitive peer.

Others

• FACE (Federación de Cooperativas de Electricidad): Federation representing Argentine electricity cooperatives. Relevant as CEM's industry association and as a channel through which telemedición or other cooperative innovations could be scaled.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/coopmonte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooperativa-electrica-de-monte-ltda.

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