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13. Trade receivables
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Trade Receivables  
Trade receivables
     12.31.19    12.31.18
Current:        
Sales of electricity – Billed           7,714,038           7,108,327
Sales of electricity – Unbilled           5,792,028           5,744,779
PBA & CABA government credit              251,361                          -
Framework Agreement                  9,003                15,957
Fee payable for the expansion of the transportation and others   25,046                35,321
Receivables in litigation              214,884              149,400
Allowance for the impairment of trade receivables        (1,546,290)        (1,385,861)
Total Current         12,460,070         11,667,923

  

The carrying amount of the Company’s trade receivables approximates their fair value.

 

The roll forward of the allowance for the impairment of trade receivables is as follows:

 

       12.31.19    12.31.18
Balance at beginning of the year             1,385,861           1,041,836
Change of accounting standard (Note 6) - Adjustment by model of expected losses IFRS 9     -   126,155
Balance at beginning of the year             1,385,861           1,167,991
Increase             1,365,186           1,419,571
Decrease              (771,139)            (598,437)
Result from exposure to inlfation              (433,618)            (603,264)
Balance at end of the year             1,546,290           1,385,861

  

The aging analysis of these trade receivables is as follows:

 

     12.31.19    12.31.18
Not due                9,003              15,957
Past due         1,899,443         1,767,442
Up to 3 months       10,551,624         9,884,524
Total trade receivables         12,460,070         11,667,923

  

At the Statement of Financial Position date, the maximum exposure to credit risk is the carrying amount of each class of trade receivables. 

 

The carrying amount of the Company’s trade receivables is denominated in Argentine pesos.

  

Sensitivity analysis of the allowance for impairment of trade receivables:

 

-       5% increase in the uncollectibility rate estimate

 

     12.31.19
 Contingencies   1,623,605
 Variation   77,315

 

-       5% decrease in the uncollectibility rate estimate

 

     12.31.19
 Contingencies           1,468,975
 Variation             (77,315)