Trade receivables (Details 1) - ARS ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Trade Receivables
Balance at beginning of the year	$ 11,700	$ 13,534
Increase	2,182	3,816
Decrease	(314)	(411)
Recovery - Agreement on the Regularization of Obligations	(2,650)
Result from exposure to inflation	(6,284)	(5,239)
Balance at end of the year	$ 4,634	$ 11,700

The element represents allowance for impairment of trade receivables.

No definition available.

Name:	edn_AllowanceForImpairmentOfTradeReceivables
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

The element represents allowance for impairment of trade receivables previously stated.

No definition available.

Name:	edn_AllowanceForImpairmentOfTradeReceivablesPreviouslyStated
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

The element represents decrease in allowance for impairment of trade receivables.

No definition available.

Name:	edn_DecreaseInAllowanceForImpairmentOfTradeReceivables
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

The element represents increase in allowance for impairment of trade receivables.

No definition available.

Name:	edn_IncreaseInAllowanceForImpairmentOfTradeReceivables
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

No definition available.

Name:	edn_RecoveryAgreementOnRegularizationOfObligations
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

The element represents result from exposure to inflation in allowance for impairment of trade receivables.

No definition available.

Name:	edn_ResultFromExposureToInflationInAllowanceForImpairmentOfTradeReceivables
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

No definition available.

Name:	edn_TradeReceivablesAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	edn_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration