List of hydropower plants in Argentina

The hydropower plants in Argentina are shown both on a map and in a table (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). The share of hydropower plants in the total installed capacity of all power plants was 24% in 2017.

map

in operation under construction planned Alv Agua del Toro Alicurá Arroyito Cabra Corral Casa / Piedra Cerros Cóndor Cliff Corpus Christi El Cadillal El Carrizal El Chocón El Tigre El Tunal Escaba Florentino Futaleufú Garabi La Barrancosa LV Los Caracoles Los Molinos I LR Nihuil I Pichi Picún Piedra / Águila Potrerillos Pueblo Viejo PN Quebrada Reo Rio Grande Río Hondo Salto Grande San Roque Ullúm Urugua-í Yacyretá

Hydropower plants

> 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 .

> 10 MW

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Alvarez Condarco	61.6	Río Mendoza	in operation
Casa de Piedra	60	Río Colorado	in operation
Cassafousth	17.28	Río Tercero	in operation
El Cadillal	12	Río Salí	in operation
El Carrizal	17th	Río Tunuyán	in operation
El Tambolar	70	Río San Juan	under construction
El Tigre	14th	Río Diamante	in operation
El Tunal	10.8	Río Salado	in operation
Escaba	24	Río Marapa	in operation
Fitz Simon	10.5	Río Tercero	in operation
Florentino Ameghino	58	Río Chubut	in operation
La Palca	37	Río La Palca	planned
La Viña	16	Río de los Sauces	in operation
Las Maderas	30th	Río Perico	in operation
Los Divisaderos	10	Río Colorado	in operation
Los Molinos I	53.36	Río Los Molinos	in operation
Nihuil I	74	Río Atuel	in operation
Nihuil III	52	Río Atuel	in operation
Nihuil IV	30th	Río Atuel	in operation
Pueblo Viejo	15th	Río Pueblo Viejo	in operation
Punta Negra	62.2	Río San Juan	in operation
Quebrada de Ullúm	44	Río San Juan	in operation
Reolin	33	Río Tercero	in operation
Río Corralito	13	Río Corralito	in operation
Río Hondo	17.5	Río Salí	in operation
San Roque	24	Río Suquía	in operation
Ullúm	45	Río San Juan	in operation

> 1 MW

The power plants are not shown on the map due to their low output.

Name of the power plant	Inst. Power (MW)	flow	status
Bariloche (Emilio Frey)	1.6	Lago Guillelmo	in operation
Cipolletti	5.4	Río Neuquén	in operation
Cruz del Eje	1.2	Río Cruz del Eje	in operation
Cuesta del Viento	8.89	Río Jáchal	in operation
General Roca	1.2	Río Negro	in operation
General San Martin	6th	Río Mendoza	in operation
Guillermo Céspedes	5.52	Río Negro	in operation
Julián Romero	5.52	Río Neuquén	in operation
La Calera	5	Río Tercero	in operation
Loma Atravesada	2.3	Río Azul	in operation
Los Coroneles	6.6	Río Diamante	in operation
Los Molinos II	4.48	Río Los Molinos	in operation
Los Quiroga	2	Río Salí	in operation
Piedras Moras	6.3	Río Tercero	in operation
Río Reyes	7th	Río Reyes	in operation
Somersault Andersen	8th	Río Colorado	in operation
Salto de la Loma	1.2	Río Jáchal	in operation

See also

• List of power plants in Argentina
• List of dams in the world (Argentina)

Web links

• Inventario de Presas y Centrales Hidroeléctricas de la República Argentina 1. (PDF) Ministerio de Planificación Federal, Inversión Pública y Servicios (MPFIPyS), January 1, 2010, accessed on May 11, 2019 (Spanish). 
• Inventario de Presas y Centrales Hidroeléctricas de la República Argentina 2. (PDF) MPFIPyS, January 1, 2011, accessed on June 3, 2019 (Spanish). 
• Inventario de Presas y Centrales Hidroeléctricas de la República Argentina 3 (part 1). (PDF) MPFIPyS, January 1, 2012, accessed on May 13, 2019 (Spanish). 
• Inventario de Presas y Centrales Hidroeléctricas de la República Argentina 3 (part 2). (PDF) MPFIPyS, January 1, 2012, accessed on May 15, 2019 (Spanish). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ The World Factbook. CIA , accessed October 29, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Represas - Aprovechamientos Hidroeléctricos Río Santa Cruz. www.minem.gob.ar, accessed April 30, 2019 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} La Obra. www.represaspatagonia.com.ar, accessed April 30, 2019 (Spanish). 
4. ↑ Central Hidroeléctrica El Tambolar. EPSE, accessed April 30, 2019 (Spanish). 
5. ↑ La Palca. EPSE, accessed April 30, 2019 (Spanish). 
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Observatorio de Energías Renovables en América Latina y el Caribe Argentina. (PDF) www.renenergyobservatory.org, July 1, 2013, accessed June 12, 2019 (Spanish). 
7. ↑ Central La Calera. Empresa Provincial de Energía de Córdoba (EPEC), accessed June 12, 2019 (Spanish).