List of power plants in Argentina

The power plants in Argentina are shown both on a map and in tables (with key figures). The list is not complete.

Installed capacity and annual production

In 2016 was Argentina concerning. The installed capacity of 38,350  MW in place 27 and with respect. Annual production of 131.9 billion  kWh in place 30 in the world. The degree of electrification in 2013 was 96.4% (99.2% in cities and 96% in rural areas).

According to the Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), the installed capacity of the power plants in Argentina was 37,652 MW , of which caloric power plants accounted for 24,396 MW (64.8%), hydropower plants 11,265 MW (29.9%) and nuclear power plants 1,755 MW (4.66%).

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Aluar Alicurá Atucha Cerros Costanera El Bracho El Chocón Embalse Futaleufú Jose Los Reyunos Manuel Nuevo Pichi Picún Piedra / Águila Rio Grande Salto Grande San Nicolas Termoandes Yacyretá

Caloric power plants

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	fuel	status
Aluar	755	natural gas	in operation
Costanera	2,324	Natural gas, CCGT	in operation
El Bracho	438	natural gas	in operation
Jose de San Martin	825	natural gas	in operation
Manuel Belgrano	830	natural gas	in operation
Nuevo Puerto	1,019	natural gas	in operation
San Nicolas	650	coal	in operation
Termoandes	643	natural gas	in operation

Nuclear power plants

List of nuclear power plants in Argentina (source: IAEA, as of June 2019)

Surname	block	Reactor type	model	status	Net power in MW	Gross power in MW	start of building	First network synchronization	Commercial operation (planned)	Switching off processing (planned)	Feed- in in TWh
Atucha	1	PHWR	PHWR KWU	In operation	340	362	06/01/1968	March 19, 1974	06/24/1974	-	94.10
	2	PHWR	PHWR KWU	In operation	693	745	07/14/1981	06/25/2014	05/26/2016	-	17.76
CAREM25	1	PWR	CAREM prototype	Under construction since 2014	25th	29	02/08/2014	-	-	-	-
Embalse	1	PHWR	CANDU 6	In operation	600	648	04/01/1974	04/25/1983	01/20/1984	-	133.62

Hydropower plants

→ Main article : List of hydropower plants in Argentina

There are numerous hydropower plants in Argentina. The hydropower plants with an installed capacity of more than 100 MW are listed.

> 1000 MW

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Alicurá	1,000	Limay River	in operation
Corpus Christi	3,000	Río Paraná	planned
El Chocón	1,200	Limay River	in operation
Garabi	2,600	Uruguay River	planned
Piedra del Águila	1,400	Limay River	in operation
Salto Grande	1,890	Uruguay River	in operation
Yacyretá	3,100	Río Paraná	in operation

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} It is a binational power plant.

> 100 MW

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Agua del Toro	150	Río Diamante	in operation
Arroyito	120	Limay River	in operation
Cabra Corral	103.8	Río Salado	in operation
Cerros Colorados	479	Río Neuquén	in operation
Cóndor Cliff	950	Santa Cruz River	under construction
Futaleufú	472	Río Futaleufú	in operation
La Barrancosa	360	Santa Cruz River	under construction
Los Caracoles	125	Río San Juan	in operation
Los Reyunos	224	Río Diamante	in operation
Nihuil II	131	Río Atuel	in operation
Pichi Picún Leufú	261	Limay River	in operation
Potrerillos	120	Río Mendoza	in operation
Rio Grande	750	Rio Grande	in operation
Urugua-í	120	Arroyo Urugua-í	in operation

1. ↑ ^{a b} It is a pumped storage power plant .

Wind farms

According to The Wind Power , wind turbines (WKA) with a total output of 640 MW were recorded in Argentina at the end of 2018 (in operation, under construction or planned).

Web links

Commons : Power Plants in Argentina  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed April 29, 2019 . 
2. ↑ SÍNTESIS DEL MERCADO ELÉCTRICO MAYORISTA DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA. (PDF) Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), August 1, 2018, p. 5 , accessed on April 29, 2019 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Aluar (Puerto Madryn) CCGT Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 12, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Pluspetrol Tucuman CCGT Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 12, 2015 . 
5. ^ Jose de San Martin (Timbues) CCGT Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 12, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Manuel Belgrano CCGT Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 12, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Central Puerto Thermal Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 12, 2015 . 
8. ↑ AES Central Thermal San Nicolas Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 11, 2015 . 
9. ↑ AES Central Termical de Ciclo (Termoandes) CCGT Power Plant Argentina. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 12, 2015 . 
10. ↑ Argentina. IAEA , accessed June 1, 2019 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Represas - Aprovechamientos Hidroeléctricos Río Santa Cruz. www.minem.gob.ar, accessed April 30, 2019 (Spanish). 
12. ↑ ^{a b} La Obra. www.represaspatagonia.com.ar, accessed April 30, 2019 (Spanish). 
13. ↑ Online access> Countries> Argentina. The Wind Power, accessed April 29, 2019 .