List of power stations in Argentina

The following power stations are located in Argentina.

Thermal plants

Station Capacity (MW) Fuel Location Coordinates Refs Costanera 1,250 Coal Buenos Aires Calchines 40 Santa Fe Güemes 250 Salta Necochea 135 Buenos Aires Piedrabuena 620 Buenos Aires San Nicolas 650 Coal Buenos Aires Sorrento 216 Santa Fe Arturo Zanichelli 216 Cordoba

Gas turbines

Station Capacity (MW) Location Coordinates Refs Costanera 859 Buenos Aires Dock Sud 775 Buenos Aires Central Puerto 760 Buenos Aires Genelba 670 La Plata 131 Manuel Belgrano 830 Campana Pilar San Nicolas CCGT 845 Rosario Termoandes 633 Salta Agual del Cajon 703 Neuquen Central Bicentario 496 Cordoba José de San Martín 830 Santa Fe Loma de la Lata 550 Neuquen

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stations over 1 MW.

Hydroelectric station Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed River Notes Yacyretá 3,100 1994 Paraná River Shared with Paraguay Salto Grande 1,890 1979 Uruguay River Shared with Uruguay Piedra del Águila 1,400 1992 Limay River El Chocón 1,260 1973 Limay River Condor Cliff 1,140 Under construction Santa Cruz River Alicurá 1,050 1985 Limay River Río Grande 750 1986 Tercero River Pumped-storage power plant La Barrancosa 600 Under construction Santa Cruz River Futaleufú 472 1978 Futaleufú River Planicie Banderita(Cerros Colorados) 472 1978 Neuquén River Pichi Picún Leufú 285 2000 Limay River Los Reyunos 224 1983 Diamante River Pumped-storage power plant Agua del Toro 150 1982 Diamante River Arroyito 127.8 1979 Limay River Los Caracoles 121.4 2009 San Juan River Cacheuta (Potrerillos) 120 2003 Mendoza River Urugua-í 120 1991 Urugua-í River Nihuil II (Aisol) 110 1968 Atuel River Manuel Belgrano(Cabra Corral) 100.5 1973 Salado River Nihuil I (El Nihuil) 72 1947 Atuel River El Tambolar 75 Under construction San Juan River Punta Negra 62 2015 San Juan River Álvarez Condarco (Potrerillos) 61 2003 Mendoza River Casa de Piedra 60 1996 Colorado River Los Molinos I 52 1953 Segundo River Florentino Ameghino 46.8 1963 Chubut River Quebrada de Ullum 45 1980 San Juan River Nihuil III (Tierras Blancas) 42 1971 Atuel River Ullum 42 San Juan River Benjamín Reolín 33 Tercero River Las Maderas 30.6 Perico River Batiruana (Escaba) 24 1948 Marapa River San Roque 24 1944 Primero River Nihuil IV (Valle Grande) 18 1965 Atuel River El Carrizal 17 1971 Tunuyán River Ingeniero Cassafousth 16.2 1954 Tercero River La Viña 16 1959 Río de los Sauces River Pueblo Viejo 15 1968 Pueblo Viejo River Río Hondo 15 1967 Dulce River El Tigre 14 1983 Diamante River Celestino Gelsi (El Cadillal) 12.6 1966 Salí River Cuesta del Viento 10.55 1997 Jáchal River Martín Miguel de Güemes(El Tunal) 10.52 1972 Salado River Fitz Simon (Embalse) 10.5 1955 Tercero River Los Divisaderos 10 1980 Colorado River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal Salto Andersen 7.86 2011 Colorado River Río Reyes 7 Reyes River Los Coroneles 6.64 1970 Diamante River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal General San Martín 6.48 1950 Mendoza River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal Piedras Moras 6.3 1979 Tercero River Julián Romero 6.2 Neuquén River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal César Cipolletti 5.4 1956 Neuquén River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal Guillermo Céspedes 5.2 1963 Negro River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal Los Molinos II 4.5 1954 Segundo River La Calera 4 1911 Primero River La Florida 2.4 1953 Quinto River Loma Atravesada 2 Azul River Los Quiroga 2 1963 Dulce River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal La Lujanita 1.7 Mendoza River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal General Roca 1.2 Negro River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal Saladillo 1.2 2011 Quinto River Salto de la Loma 1.2 Jáchal River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal Cruz del Eje 1.1 1943 Cruz del Eje River Luján de Cuyo 1 2013 Mendoza River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal

Nuclear

Reactor Coordinates Net capacity (MW) Gross capacity (MW) Commercial operation date Atucha I 335 362 24 Jun, 1974 Atucha II 692 745 27 Jun, 2014 Embalse 600 648 20 Jan, 1984

Wind 4.4 GW in 84 wind farms. Wind farm Coordinates Wind turbines Capacity (MW) Year completed Notes Loma Blanca IV 17 x 3 MW 51 2013 Aug Malaspina I 25 x 2 MW 50 Under construction Arauco I-II 12 x 2.1 MW 25.2 2011 May Arauco III 12 x 2.1 MW 25.2 2013 Oct Arauco IV 200 Bicentenario 35 x 4 MW 126 Bonaerenses I 30 x 3 MW 102 Cañadon Leon 29 x 4 MW 121 Corti 29 x 3 MW 100 El Mataco & San Jorge 51 x 4 MW 202 Fray Güen 24 x 4 MW 100 La Buena Ventura 24 x 4 MW 100 La Elbita 25 x 5 MW 130 32 x 4 MW 121 Los Teros BA 45 x 4 MW 174 2020 Madryn Puerto Madryn 222 Rawson I 27 x 1.8 MW 48.6 2011 Sep Rawson II 16 x 1.8 MW 28.8 2012 Jan El Jume 4 x 2.1 MW 8.4 2015 Oct Diadema 7 x 0.9 MW 6.3 2011 Sep El Tordillo 2 x 1.5 MW 3 2013 Sep Veladero 1 x 2 MW 2 2008 Aug Tandil 2 x 0.4 MW 0.8 1995 May Darregueira 1 x 0.75 MW 0.75 1997 Sep Necochea 1 x 0.25 MW 0.25 2010 Nov Cutral Có 1 x 0.4 MW 0.4 1994 Oct

Former wind farms Wind farm Coordinates Aerogenerators Capacity (MW) Years operating Notes Antonio Morán 16 x 0.66 MW8 x 0.75 MW2 x 0.25 MW 17 1994 Jan-2001 Dec Jorge Romanutti 4 x 0.6 MW 2.4 2001 Mar-2005 May General Acha 2 x 0.9 MW 1.8 2002 Dec-2004 Feb Punta Alta 3 x 0.6 MW1 x 0.4 MW 2.2 1995 Feb-1998 Dec Out of service Mayor Buratovich 2 x 0.6 MW 1.2 1997 Oct Out of service Claromecó 1 x 0.75 MW 0.75 1998 Dec Out of service Rada Tilly 1 x 0.4 MW 0.4 1996 Mar Out of service

Solar 2 GW. Solar plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Cauchari Jujuy 300 2020 Altiplano 208 2021. 4km altitude San Rafael Mendoza 180 2025 Cafayate Salta 100 La Puna Salta 107 2021 Cañada Honda II 3 2012 Cañada Honda I 2 2012 Chimbera 2 2013 San Juan 1.2 2011 Santa Fe 1.1 Under construction Terrazas del Portezuelo 1.02 2014 Camino Parque del Buen Ayre 0.5 2015 Cauchari Solar Plant 300 2020

Biomass

Plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed La Florida 62 2012 Alto Paraná-Puerto Esperanza 40 Tabacal 40 2013 Alto Paraná-Puerto Piray 40 La Providencia 38 2009 Santa Bárbara 16 2010 Papel Misionero 15 General Deheza 10.95 2008

Biogas

Plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed San Miguel Norte III-C 10 2012 Oct San Martín Norte III-A 7.1 2012 May

See also

Electricity sector in Argentina List of power stations in South America List of largest power stations in the world

References