Before snow storms broke out in the mountain range, the provincial government was able to carry out the so-called firewood operation and completed the distribution of 60 thousand cubic meters of firewood in the interior of Neuquén, rural areas and development commissions where residents do not have access to gas.
The Neuquén Forestry Corporation (Corfone) is the provincial body that carries out the task of coordination and logistics. Jorge Lara, the head of Corfone indicated that the Firewood operation “It is completed, distributed, with very difficult logistics, but it arrived well. It arrived before the storm.”
Governor Rolando Figueroa gave instructions, in the middle of summer, to start the tasks of the firewood operation. In mid-January, He urged “to start working now, so that the people who live in the mountain range can have a lighter and not so harsh winter.”
In the province where the largest gas and oil production is located in the Vaca Muerta area, each family receives between 10 and 12 cubic meters to get through the two harshest months of winter.
Source: (Government Press)
The cost of distributing firewood exceeds one billion pesos which, compared to the previous year, represents a disbursement 258% higher than what was allocated in 2023.
