Pampa Energía (NYSE: PAM) OKs $2.7B urea fertilizer complex
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Pampa Energía S.A., through wholly owned subsidiary Fértil Pampa S.A.U., has approved the final investment decision for a large fertilizer complex producing urea and ammonia. The Project entails approximately US$2.7 billion of investment and design capacity of 6,000 tons per day, or 2,100,000 tons per year, of granulated urea.
The complex is expected to be built over about 41 months under a lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract with Tecnimont SPA and SACDE S.A., selected via an international tender. Pampa will grant parent company guarantees securing Fértil Pampa’s payment obligations; one guarantee benefits related party SACDE, and the Audit Committee opined the terms are reasonably within normal market conditions. The guarantees are structured in line with market standards and are stated not to affect the ability of Pampa or its subsidiaries to meet financial commitments or alter their risk profile. The Project is described as strategic, with natural gas and electricity supplied mainly by Pampa representing roughly 70% of its cost structure. Management expects exports exceeding US$24 billion, import substitution over US$16 billion and a cumulative foreign exchange surplus above US$40 billion over its life, in a region that imports about 11.5 million tons of urea per year.
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Filing Explained
RIGI and REPIE approvals remain essential, while the guarantees and EPC contract are not stated as fully executed.
The project is at a board-approved final investment decision stage, but the company says approvals under RIGI and REPIE are essential; without RIGI approval, it may exercise specified rights under the EPC contract.
Although the exhibit is titled “Granting of Guarantee,” the board resolved to approve the parent guarantees, while the EPC contract is described as still “to be entered into.” The disclosure therefore establishes approval of these steps, not their completed execution.
The specific status items to monitor are the RIGI and REPIE approvals and entry into the EPC contract.
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final investment decision financial
engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract technical
parent company guarantees financial
Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) regulatory
Strategic Investments Regime of the Province of Buenos Aires (REPIE) regulatory
import substitution financial
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July, 2026
(Commission File No. 001-34429),
PAMPA ENERGIA S.A.
(PAMPA ENERGY INC.)
Argentina
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Maipú 1
C1084ABA
City of Buenos Aires
Argentina
(Address of principal executive offices)
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This Form 6-K for Pampa Energía S.A. (“Pampa” or the “Company”) contains:
Exhibit 1: Letter dated July 17, 2026 entitled “Relevant event. FID Fertilizers Project – Granting of Guarantee for EPC Contract”
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 17, 2026
| Pampa Energía S.A. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Gustavo Mariani |
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Name: Gustavo Mariani Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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City of Buenos Aires, July 17th, 2026
BOLSAS Y MERCADOS ARGENTINOS S.A.
COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE VALORES
Ref.: Relevant event. FID Fertilizers Project – Granting of Guarantee for EPC Contract.
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Dear Sirs,
I am writing to you in my capacity as Head of Market Relations at Pampa Energía S.A. (the “Company”) in order to report the following:
(1) The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fértil Pampa S.A.U. (“Fértil Pampa”), in which it holds 100% of the capital stock, has been evaluating the development of a single project for the construction, operation and management of a production complex with a capacity of 6,000 tons per day of granulated urea (or 2,100,000 tons per year), which will produce urea and ammonia, and will require an investment of approximately US$2.7 billion (the “Project”);
(2) On April 21, 2026 and June 10, 2026, Fértil Pampa filed applications for the adherence of the Project to the Incentive Regime for Large Investments (“RIGI”) and to the Strategic Investments Regime of the Province of Buenos Aires (“REPIE”), respectively, the approvals of which are essential for the Project and, in the case of RIGI, its lack of approval entitles the Company to exercise certain rights under the EPC Contract.
(3) After conducting a comprehensive analysis of the Project, the Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting held on the date hereof, resolved to approve the final investment decision of the Project (“FID”);
(4) The Project will be built and developed within a period of approximately 41 months, through the execution of an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract (the “EPC Contract”) to be entered into on a lump-sum "turnkey" basis, between Fértil Pampa, as owner, and Tecnimont SPA and SACDE S.A., as contractors (the “Contractors”), who were awarded the construction of the Project pursuant to an open international bidding process, having complied with all the conditions of the tender documents and having submitted the most competitive offer from a technical and economic standpoint.
(5) Additionally, the Board of Directors resolved to approve the granting by the Company of certain parent company guarantees in favor of the Contractors under the EPC Contract, in order to secure the performance of all payment obligations of Fértil Pampa under said contract. Such guarantees are structured in line with market standards for this type of project and shall in no event affect the Company's or its subsidiaries' ability to meet their financial commitments, nor alter their risk profile.
(6) Given that one of the guarantees will be granted in favor of SACDE S.A., a related party of the Company, and that the guaranteed amount exceeds 1% of the Company's net worth, on the date hereof the Audit Committee issued and approved, pursuant to Section 72 of the Capital Markets Law No. 26,831, a report on related-party transactions, in which it was stated that, in the opinion of the Audit Committee, the terms of the guarantee are reasonably framed within normal and customary market conditions. The opinion of the Audit Committee is available to shareholders who so request at the Company's registered office.
The Project constitutes a strategic initiative for the integration of the Company's business segments. It should be noted that the Project will require significant consumption of natural gas and electricity, which are critical inputs for its operation and will be supplied mainly by the Company. Together, the cost of such inputs accounts for approximately 70% of the Project's cost structure, which underscores the strategic relevance of its integration and efficient management, as well as its direct impact on the Project's competitiveness and economic sustainability.
Furthermore, given the structural deficit in the regional fertilizer trade balance, as evidenced by the high annual import volumes of urea in both Argentina and Brazil (South America imports approximately 11.5 million tons of urea per year), the Project will have a regional scope that will enable both the Company —through Fértil Pampa— and the Argentine Republic to position themselves as relevant players in the regional urea market. With a strong export profile, the Project will generate a sustained flow of foreign currency throughout its useful life, with expected exports exceeding US$24 billion and import substitution estimated at over US$16 billion, which would translate into a cumulative foreign exchange surplus in excess of US$40 billion.
In the current context of high imports from outside the region, the development of the Project is strategic, as it will contribute to import substitution, strengthen security of supply and reduce dependence on external sources. To date, supply is highly concentrated in Middle Eastern producers, which accounted for 34% of global urea exports in 2025, along with growing exposure to the volatility of international prices associated with armed conflicts. Accordingly, the Project will have a positive impact on the competitiveness and stability of the regional market, supporting the supply of a key input for the agro-industry.
Sincerely yours,
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María Agustina Montes
Head of Market Relations