OCEBA

What OCEBA does

OCEBA (Organismo de Control de Energía Eléctrica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the provincial government regulatory body responsible for regulating, supervising, and overseeing electricity distribution services throughout Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Its core mandate covers all electricity distribution companies operating within the province, with documented enforcement activity against EDELAP (Empresa Distribuidora de Energía La Plata), among other utilities, including investigation of operational failures and binding compensation orders to affected users. The entity also extends regulatory and consumer protection functions to residential and commercial electricity users, particularly during emergency conditions such as the COVID-19 pandemic when it issued RESOC-2020-157-GDEBA-OCEBA prohibiting electricity supply suspensions for users in arrears or non-payment.

OCEBA's primary products are its regulatory oversight service and a web-based citizen procedure (Trámite de Suspensión de Cortes) hosted at oceba.gba.gov.ar/cortes/, which allows users to request suspension of electricity supply cuts during emergencies. The underlying technology is non-proprietary government infrastructure; no AI, machine learning, or advanced software components are disclosed. OCEBA integrates its services with the Line 148 CAIT telephone center operated by the Subsecretaría de Gobierno Digital, providing an additional citizen access channel for inquiries, complaints, and referrals related to electricity matters.

OCEBA does not operate on a commercial revenue model. As a government organismo público owned and controlled by the Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, its funding flows through provincial government budgets rather than fees, tariffs, or commercial transactions. Its headquarters are located in La Plata, and it maintains no disclosed subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no private investment exposure. Customer-facing interactions are limited to regulatory enforcement (against utilities) and consumer protection procedures (for end users), with no pricing structure or commercial GTM motion.

Name

OCEBA

Legal name

Organismo de Control de Energía Eléctrica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (OCEBA)

Website

https://gba.gov.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

OCEBA is the Buenos Aires Province government regulatory body that oversees electricity distribution services, enforcing compliance, investigating service failures, ordering utility compensation, and protecting consumer rights across the province.

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Headquarters

HQ city

La Plata

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

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Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

OCEBA regulates, supervises, and oversees electricity distribution services in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It investigates operational failures of distribution companies, orders compensation to affected residential and commercial users, and enforces compliance with electrical supply quality standards. It also administers consumer protection procedures, including a web-based mechanism that allows citizens to request suspension of electricity supply cuts during declared emergency situations.

Product overview

OCEBA is a government regulatory organism (not a technology product company) that provides regulatory oversight services for electrical energy in Buenos Aires Province. Its primary offering is the regulatory and compliance framework for energy distribution companies, including a web-based procedure for citizens to manage electricity supply suspension requests. The organization operates within the broader Buenos Aires provincial government digital services ecosystem, integrating its procedures with the 148 citizen attention line managed by the Subsecretaría de Gobierno Digital.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OCEBA Regulatory Oversight Service Statutory regulatory oversight of electricity distribution companies operating in Buenos Aires Province, including investigation of service failures, ordering of compensation to affected residential and commercial users, and enforcement of electrical supply quality standards.
• Electrical Supply Suspension Prevention Procedure (Trámite de Suspensión de Cortes) Web-based procedure available to residents and users in Buenos Aires Province to request suspension of electricity supply cuts during emergency situations, implemented through the OCEBA website and supported by Line 148 CAIT advisory services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 61,000 users left without service in a single incident requiring regulator intervention

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Line 148 (Centro de Atención Integral Telefónica - CAIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020The Subsecretaría de Gobierno Digital, through the Dirección Provincial de Gobierno en Línea, established an agreement with OCEBA to handle telephone inquiries, service information, complaints, and referrals through the Line 148 CAIT center regarding procedures for suspension of electrical supply cuts. This partnership enables citizens to access electricity-related services and information through the province's unified telephone service.

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Investors

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Investments

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