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Power Stations In Argentina

Argentina has about 236 power plants with a generating capacity of 32.913079 gigawatts. Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, located in South America, with over 44 million people. The country's energy sector is primarily fueled by natural gas and oil, which account for most of its electricity generation. One of Argentina's most significant power stations is the Atucha Nuclear Power Plant, located in Lima, Buenos Aires Province. The plant is a nuclear power station and is the country's only operating nuclear power facility, with two pressurized heavy water reactors producing a total capacity of 935 MW of electricity.

StationPrimary fuelTotal capacity (MW)
COSTANERACoal1982.2
YACYRETAHydro1550
PIEDRA DEL AGUILA (CPSA)Hydro1400
NUEVO PUERTOGas1217.7
EL CHOCONHydro1200
ALICURAHydro1050
SALTO GRANDE (MITAD ARGENTINA)Hydro945
DOCK SUDGas872.3
CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA MANUEL BELGRANOGas868.2
CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA TIMBUESGas865.14
PARANAOther845.26
RIO GRANDEHydro750
ATUCHA IINuclear745
CENTRAL T.GENELBAGas673.6
EMBALSENuclear648
SAN NICOLASCoal644
CENTRAL TERMICA DE CICLO COMBINADO SALTAGas643
CENTRAL BAHIA BLANCA (PIEDRA BUENA) SACoal620
PUERTO NUEVOCoal589
CT ENSENADA DE BARRAGANGas567
VUELTA DE OBLIGADOGas560
LUJAN DE CUYOGas549.76
CENTRAL LOMA DE LA LATA SAGas540
CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA GUILLERMO BROWNGas524
AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM)Other479.2
FUTALEUFUHydro472
PLANICIE BANDERITAHydro472
PILAR BICENTENARIOGas467
CT TUCUMANGas438
CT SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMANGas396.62
ATUCHA INuclear370
CENTRAL TERMICA GÜEMES SACoal361
EX CENTRAL BUENOS AIRESGas321
CauchariSolar300
H. PICHI PICUN LEUFUHydro285
CENTRAL TERMICA BRIGADIER LOPEZ (ENARSA)Gas280
MODESTO MARANZANAGas250
CT PLUSPETROL NORTEGas246
SORRENTOCoal226
LOS REYUNOSHydro224
PILAR ZANICHELLICoal216
NECOCHEACoal206
MAR DEL PLATA (9 DE JULIO)Gas201.3
AGUA DEL CAJON (GENERADOR DEL MEM)Gas192
CENTRAL T.GENELBA PLUSGas164.55
TENARIS SIDERCA CETE IIGas163.2
COMODORO RIVADAVIAGas141.02
SUDOESTEGas140
NIHUIL IIHydro133.12
AGUA DEL TOROHydro130
CT ROCAGas130
VILLA GESELLGas130
ARROYITOHydro128
LA PLATA COGENERACIONGas128
PATAGONIAGas123.7
CH LOS CARACOLESHydro121.4
CACHEUTA (NUEVA)Hydro120
CT INDEPENDENCIAGas120
URUGUA-IHydro120
CABRA CORRALHydro102
ALTO VALLEGas97.5
CafayateSolar80
Iglesia-GuañizuilSolar80
NIHUIL IHydro74.24
GENERAL LEVALLEGas72.78
DEAN FUNESGas70.12
DIQUEGas68.44
FILO MORADOGas67.5
CASA DE PIEDRAHydro60
FLORENTINO AMEGHINOHydro60
GENERACION FRIAS SAGas60
LOS MOLINOS IHydro59.04
NIHUIL IIIHydro52
ALVAREZ CONDARCOHydro50.7
PARQUE EOLICO LOMA BLANCA IV (ENARSA)Wind50
CT BRAGADOGas49.8
PARQUE EOLICO RAWSON I (ENARSA)Wind48.6
VILLA MARIA (LAS PLAYAS)Gas48
PICO TRUNCADO IGas45.6
QUEBRADA DE ULLUMHydro45
LA RIOJAOil42
PUERTO MADRYNGas42
ULLUMHydro42
CT CONCEPCION DEL URUGUAYGas41.78
CT MATHEUGas41
CT LA PLATAOil40.4
CT PARANAGas40
SAN FRANCISCOGas40
CT OLAVARRIAGas38.8
BENJAMIN REOLINHydro38.4
RIO CUARTOGas35.57
MAR DE AJOGas34
CENTRAL TERMICA LA BANDAGas32
CT MEDANITOS (RINCON DE LOS SAUCES)Oil32
C.T. RUFINOOil31.9
PRESIDENTE SARMIENTOGas31.5
BANDERAOil31
CENTRAL TERMICA PIQUIRENDA SAOil30.44
CT FORMOSA IIOil30
Caldenes del OesteSolar30