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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, Summary (Details) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 149,241,162 |  |
Depreciation | (9,610,783) | $ (9,299,865) | $ (7,594,226)
Impairment charge | 0 | (4,700,407) | 0
End of the year | 150,177,045 | 149,241,162 |
Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 64,241,337 |  |
End of the year | 61,712,186 | 64,241,337 |
Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 18,858,847 |  |
End of the year | $ 18,577,534 | $ 18,858,847 |
Compressor Plants [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
Compressor Plants [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 32,498 |  |
End of the year | 30,759 | $ 32,498 |
Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 868,726 |  |
End of the year | 1,033,668 | 868,726 |
Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 103,878 |  |
End of the year | 216,707 | 103,878 |
Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 84,105,286 |  |
End of the year | 81,570,854 | 84,105,286 |
Non-regulated segment Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 21,274,462 |  |
End of the year | 20,604,591 | 21,274,462 |
Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 2,191,236 |  |
End of the year | $ 1,772,196 | $ 2,191,236 |
Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Non-regulated segment Other plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 16,824,434 |  |
End of the year | 16,737,573 | $ 16,824,434 |
Non-regulated segment Stations of regulation and/or measurement of pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,201,899 |  |
End of the year | 1,254,991 | 1,201,899 |
Non-regulated segment other technical installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 272,801 |  |
End of the year | 237,721 | 272,801 |
Subtotal Assets Related to Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 41,764,832 |  |
End of the year | 40,607,072 | 41,764,832 |
Lands [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 727,730 |  |
End of the year | 727,730 | 727,730 |
Buildings and Constructions [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 3,802,590 |  |
End of the year | 3,961,712 | 3,802,590 |
Facilities and Features in Building [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 287,470 |  |
End of the year | 323,607 | 287,470 |
Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 866,874 |  |
End of the year | $ 971,522 | $ 866,874 |
Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 10.00% | 10.00% |
UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 0 |  |
End of the year | $ 0 | $ 0 |
UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 2,693,927 |  |
End of the year | $ 2,715,827 | $ 2,693,927 |
Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 20.00% | 20.00% |
Vehicles [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 268,314 |  |
End of the year | 256,428 | $ 268,314 |
Furniture [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 11,582 |  |
End of the year | 27,421 | 11,582 |
Materials [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 7,156,742 |  |
End of the year | 8,106,571 | 7,156,742 |
Line Pack [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,038,199 |  |
End of the year | 1,038,199 | 1,038,199 |
Works in Progress [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 6,517,616 |  |
End of the year | 9,870,102 | 6,517,616 |
Cost [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 304,461,626 | 294,452,312 |
Additions | 10,611,266 | 10,093,591 |
Retirements | 65,862 | 84,277 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 315,007,030 | 304,461,626 | 294,452,312
Cost [Member] | Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 135,305,436 | 130,158,535 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 301 | 52,982 |
Transfers | 770,793 | 5,199,883 |
End of the year | 136,075,928 | 135,305,436 | 130,158,535
Cost [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 57,752,059 | 52,858,457 |
Additions | 0 | 10,865 |
Retirements | 38 | 0 |
Transfers | 2,229,730 | 4,882,737 |
End of the year | 59,981,751 | 57,752,059 | 52,858,457
Cost [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 54,432 | 54,432 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 54,432 | 54,432 | 54,432
Cost [Member] | Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 4,585,900 | 4,456,518 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 1,469 |
Transfers | 292,390 | 130,851 |
End of the year | 4,878,290 | 4,585,900 | 4,456,518
Cost [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 873,486 | 865,450 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 134,992 | 8,036 |
End of the year | 1,008,478 | 873,486 | 865,450
Cost [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 198,571,313 | 188,393,392 |
Additions | 0 | 10,865 |
Retirements | 339 | 54,451 |
Transfers | 3,427,905 | 10,221,507 |
End of the year | 201,998,879 | 198,571,313 | 188,393,392
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 22,271,495 | 21,031,829 |
Additions | 0 | 361 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 70,240 | 1,239,305 |
End of the year | 22,341,735 | 22,271,495 | 21,031,829
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 4,292,535 | 4,225,618 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 31,029 | 66,917 |
End of the year | 4,323,564 | 4,292,535 | 4,225,618
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Other plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 38,907,989 | 37,097,195 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 1,016 |
Transfers | 922,104 | 1,811,810 |
End of the year | 39,830,093 | 38,907,989 | 37,097,195
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Stations of regulation and/or measurement of pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,343,196 | 1,294,185 |
Additions | 1,357 | 1,757 |
Retirements | 0 | 1,645 |
Transfers | 107,833 | 48,899 |
End of the year | 1,452,386 | 1,343,196 | 1,294,185
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment other technical installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 521,985 | 521,985 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 12,372 | 0 |
End of the year | 534,357 | 521,985 | 521,985
Cost [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 67,337,200 | 64,170,812 |
Additions | 1,357 | 2,118 |
Retirements | 0 | 2,661 |
Transfers | 1,143,578 | 3,166,931 |
End of the year | 68,482,135 | 67,337,200 | 64,170,812
Cost [Member] | Lands [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 727,730 | 727,730 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 727,730 | 727,730 | 727,730
Cost [Member] | Buildings and Constructions [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 7,698,249 | 7,288,951 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 6 | 0 |
Transfers | 312,599 | 409,298 |
End of the year | 8,010,842 | 7,698,249 | 7,288,951
Cost [Member] | Facilities and Features in Building [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 542,083 | 542,083 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 20 | 0 |
Transfers | 51,920 | 0 |
End of the year | 593,983 | 542,083 | 542,083
Cost [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 2,406,493 | 2,270,116 |
Additions | 218,633 | 103,386 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 123,162 | 32,991 |
End of the year | 2,748,288 | 2,406,493 | 2,270,116
Cost [Member] | UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,869 | 1,869 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 1,869 | 1,869 | 1,869
Cost [Member] | Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 10,873,164 | 9,953,315 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 867,601 | 919,849 |
End of the year | 11,740,765 | 10,873,164 | 9,953,315
Cost [Member] | Vehicles [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,062,731 | 1,051,576 |
Additions | 78,872 | 13,709 |
Retirements | 1,235 | 2,554 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 1,140,368 | 1,062,731 | 1,051,576
Cost [Member] | Furniture [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 471,427 | 469,632 |
Additions | 19,022 | 302 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 40 | 1,493 |
End of the year | 490,489 | 471,427 | 469,632
Cost [Member] | Materials [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 7,156,742 | 6,457,244 |
Additions | 3,325,953 | 3,806,177 |
Retirements | 64,262 | 24,611 |
Transfers | (2,311,862) | (3,082,068) |
End of the year | 8,106,571 | 7,156,742 | 6,457,244
Cost [Member] | Line Pack [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,095,009 | 1,016,267 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 78,742 |
End of the year | 1,095,009 | 1,095,009 | 1,016,267
Cost [Member] | Works in Progress [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 6,517,616 | 12,109,325 |
Additions | 6,967,429 | 6,157,034 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | (3,614,943) | (11,748,743) |
End of the year | 9,870,102 | 6,517,616 | 12,109,325
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (155,220,464) |  |
End of the year | (164,829,985) | (155,220,464) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (71,064,099) |  |
End of the year |  | (71,064,099) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (38,893,212) |  |
End of the year |  | (38,893,212) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (21,934) |  |
End of the year |  | (21,934) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (3,717,174) |  |
End of the year |  | (3,717,174) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (769,608) |  |
End of the year |  | (769,608) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (114,466,027) |  |
End of the year |  | (114,466,027) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Non-regulated segment Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (997,033) |  |
End of the year |  | (997,033) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (2,101,299) |  |
End of the year |  | (2,101,299) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Non-regulated segment Other plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (22,083,555) |  |
End of the year |  | (22,083,555) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Non-regulated segment Stations of regulation and/or measurement of pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (141,297) |  |
End of the year |  | (141,297) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Non-regulated segment other technical installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (249,184) |  |
End of the year |  | (249,184) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (25,572,368) |  |
End of the year |  | (25,572,368) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Lands [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 0 |  |
End of the year |  | 0 |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Buildings and Constructions [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (3,895,659) |  |
End of the year |  | (3,895,659) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Facilities and Features in Building [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (254,613) |  |
End of the year |  | (254,613) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (1,539,619) |  |
End of the year |  | (1,539,619) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (1,869) |  |
End of the year |  | (1,869) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (8,179,237) |  |
End of the year |  | (8,179,237) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Vehicles [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (794,417) |  |
End of the year |  | (794,417) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Furniture [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (459,845) |  |
End of the year |  | (459,845) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Materials [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 0 |  |
End of the year |  | 0 |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Line Pack [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (56,810) |  |
End of the year |  | (56,810) |
Depreciation and Impairment [Member] | Works in Progress [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 0 |  |
End of the year |  | 0 |
Depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (150,520,057) | (141,251,805) |
Retirements | (1,262) | (31,613) |
Depreciation | (9,610,783) | (9,299,865) |
Impairment charge |  | 4,700,407 |
End of the year | (164,829,985) | (150,520,057) | (141,251,805)
Depreciation [Member] | Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (67,491,938) | (64,201,733) |
Retirements | (175) | (29,053) |
Depreciation | $ (3,299,818) | $ (3,319,258) |
Depreciation rate % | 2.20% | 2.20% |
Impairment charge |  | $ 3,572,161 |
End of the year | $ (74,363,742) | (67,491,938) | (64,201,733)
Depreciation [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (37,820,268) | (35,386,123) |
Retirements | (36) | 0 |
Depreciation | (2,511,041) | (2,434,145) |
Impairment charge |  | 1,072,944 |
End of the year | (41,404,217) | (37,820,268) | (35,386,123)
Depreciation [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (20,215) | (18,369) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (1,739) | $ (1,846) |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
Impairment charge |  | $ 1,719 |
End of the year | $ (23,673) | (20,215) | (18,369)
Depreciation [Member] | Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (3,669,309) | (3,546,910) |
Retirements | 0 | (1,286) |
Depreciation | $ (127,448) | $ (123,685) |
Depreciation rate % | 4.00% | 4.00% |
Impairment charge |  | $ 47,865 |
End of the year | $ (3,844,622) | (3,669,309) | (3,546,910)
Depreciation [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (763,890) | (744,503) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (22,163) | $ (19,387) |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
Impairment charge |  | $ 5,718 |
End of the year | $ (791,771) | (763,890) | (744,503)
Depreciation [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
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