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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2026

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 Commission File Number:001-33422

**Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (EDENOR)

**(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Distribution and Marketing Company of the North S.A.Argentine Republic AR
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Avenida Del Libertador 6363

Ciudad de Buenos Aires, C1428ARG

**Buenos Aires, Argentina

**(Address of principal executive offices)

German Ranftl Tel.: +54 11 4346 5510 / Fax: +54 11 4346 5325 Avenida Del Libertador 6363 (C1428ARG) Buenos Aires, Argentina Chief Financial Officer (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:Trading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class B Common Shares American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each representing 20 Class B Common SharesEDN EDNNew York Stock Exchange, Inc.* New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
  • Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

___

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: N/A

**Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:462,292,111 ****Class A Common Shares,442,566,330 ****Class B Common Shares and 1,596,659 **Class C Common Shares.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐ ** No **☒

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ ** No **☒

Note: Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

**Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes **☒No ☐

**Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).. Yes **☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer☐Accelerated Filer☒
Non-Accelerated Filer☐Emerging Growth Company☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (§ 15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐ ****

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP ☐**

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board**☒Other ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No☒

PART I
Item 1.Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisors1
Item 2.Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable1
Item 3.Key Information1
Item 4.Information on the Company36
Item 4A.Unresolved Staff Comments85
Item 5.Operating and Financial Review and Prospects86
Item 6.Directors, Senior Management and Employees125
Item 7.Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions137
Item 8.Financial Information141
Item 9.The Offer and Listing148
Item 10.Additional Information153
Item 11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk190
Item 12.Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities192
PART II
Item 13.Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies194
Item 14.Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds195
Item 15.Controls and Procedures195
Item 16A.Audit Committee Financial Expert197
Item 16B.Code of Ethics197
Item 16C.Principal Accountant Fees and Services197
Item 16D.Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees198
Item 16E.Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers198
Item 16F.Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant198
Item 16G.Corporate Governance198
Item 16H.Mine Safety Disclosures207
Item 16I.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.207
Item 16J.Insider Trading Policies207
Item 16K.Cybersecurity207
PART III
Item 17.Financial Statements210
Item 18.Financial Statements210
Item 19.Exhibits210
Index to Financial StatementsF-1

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