List of power stations in Argentina

Atucha

Embalse

Yacyretá

Salto Grande

Piedra del Aguila

El Chocón

Alicurá

Futaleufú

Planicie Banderita

San Nicolás

Dock Sud

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Location of power stations in Argentina
Nuclear, gas, coal, hydroelectric

This page shows a list of power stations in Argentina .

Thermal plants

Station	Capacity (MW)	Location	Coordinates	Refs
Costanera	1,250	Buenos Aires [1]
Calchines	40	Santa Fe		[1]
Güemes	250	Salta		[1]
Necochea	135	Buenos Aires		[1]
Piedrabuena	620	Buenos Aires		[1]
San Nicolas	650	Buenos Aires		[1] [2]
Sorrento	216	Santa Fe		[1] [3]
Arturo Zanichelli	216	Cordoba		[1]

Gas turbines

Station	Capacity (MW)	Location	Coordinates	Refs
Costanera	859	Buenos Aires		[4]
Dock Sud	775			[5] [6]
Genelba	670			[5]
La Plata	131			[5]
Manuel Belgrano	830			[5]
Pilar
San Nicolas CCGT	845	Rosario		[7]
Termoandes	633	Salta		[8]
Agual del Cajon	703	Neuquen		[9]
Central Bicentario	496	Cordoba		[9]
José de San Martín	830	Santa Fe		[9]
Loma de la Lata	550	Neuquen		[9]

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stations over 1 MW.

Hydroelectric station	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	River	Notes
Yacyretá	27°28′58″S56°43′30″W / 27.48278°S 56.72500°W / -27.48278; -56.72500 (Yacyreta Dam)	3,100	1994	Paraná River	Shared with Paraguay
Salto Grande	31°16′29″S57°56′18″W / 31.27472°S 57.93833°W / -31.27472; -57.93833 (Salto Grande Dam)	1,890	1979	Uruguay River	Shared with Uruguay
Piedra del Águila	40°11′25″S69°59′29″W / 40.19028°S 69.99139°W / -40.19028; -69.99139 (Piedra del Águila Dam)	1,400	1992	Limay River
El Chocón	39°15′57″S68°45′23″W / 39.26583°S 68.75639°W / -39.26583; -68.75639 (El Chocon Dam)	1,260	1973	Limay River
Condor Cliff		1,140	Under construction	Santa Cruz River
Alicurá	40°35′10″S70°45′09″W / 40.58611°S 70.75250°W / -40.58611; -70.75250 (Alicurá Dam)	1,050	1985	Limay River
Río Grande	32°13′27.5″S64°37′56″W / 32.224306°S 64.63222°W / -32.224306; -64.63222	750	1986	Tercero River	Pumped-storage power plant
La Barrancosa		600	Under construction	Santa Cruz River
Futaleufú	43°07′37.6″S71°38′12.7″W / 43.127111°S 71.636861°W / -43.127111; -71.636861	472	1978	Futaleufú River
Planicie Banderita (Cerros Colorados)	38°33′37.1″S68°28′28.3″W / 38.560306°S 68.474528°W / -38.560306; -68.474528	472	1978	Neuquén River
Pichi Picún Leufú	40°00′41.1″S69°59′24.9″W / 40.011417°S 69.990250°W / -40.011417; -69.990250	285	2000	Limay River
Los Reyunos	34°36′07.8″S68°38′24.2″W / 34.602167°S 68.640056°W / -34.602167; -68.640056	224	1983	Diamante River	Pumped-storage power plant
Agua del Toro	34°35′04.7″S69°02′10.2″W / 34.584639°S 69.036167°W / -34.584639; -69.036167	150	1982	Diamante River
Arroyito	39°06′25.2″S68°35′07.8″W / 39.107000°S 68.585500°W / -39.107000; -68.585500	127.8	1979	Limay River
Los Caracoles	31°31′01.3″S68°58′04.5″W / 31.517028°S 68.967917°W / -31.517028; -68.967917	121.4	2009	San Juan River
Cacheuta (Potrerillos)	33°01′38.8″S69°06′45.3″W / 33.027444°S 69.112583°W / -33.027444; -69.112583	120	2003	Mendoza River
Urugua-í	25°52′33.7″S54°33′45.6″W / 25.876028°S 54.562667°W / -25.876028; -54.562667	120	1991	Urugua-í River
Nihuil II (Aisol)	34°54′44.5″S68°37′24.9″W / 34.912361°S 68.623583°W / -34.912361; -68.623583	110	1968	Atuel River
Manuel Belgrano (Cabra Corral)	25°16′11.6″S65°19′48.1″W / 25.269889°S 65.330028°W / -25.269889; -65.330028	100.5	1973	Salado River
Nihuil I (El Nihuil)	34°59′41.3″S68°37′50″W / 34.994806°S 68.63056°W / -34.994806; -68.63056	72	1947	Atuel River
El Tambolar		75	Under construction	San Juan River
Punta Negra	31°30′59.7″S68°48′53.2″W / 31.516583°S 68.814778°W / -31.516583; -68.814778	62	2015	San Juan River
Álvarez Condarco (Potrerillos)	33°02′39.8″S69°03′04.5″W / 33.044389°S 69.051250°W / -33.044389; -69.051250	61	2003	Mendoza River
Casa de Piedra	38°12′52.5″S67°11′26.9″W / 38.214583°S 67.190806°W / -38.214583; -67.190806	60	1996	Colorado River
Los Molinos I	31°50′16.9″S64°26′43.5″W / 31.838028°S 64.445417°W / -31.838028; -64.445417	52	1953	Segundo River
Florentino Ameghino	43°41′57.7″S66°28′56.2″W / 43.699361°S 66.482278°W / -43.699361; -66.482278	46.8	1963	Chubut River
Quebrada de Ullum	31°28′27.1″S68°38′52″W / 31.474194°S 68.64778°W / -31.474194; -68.64778	45	1980	San Juan River
Nihuil III (Tierras Blancas)	34°52′56.7″S68°34′30.8″W / 34.882417°S 68.575222°W / -34.882417; -68.575222	42	1971	Atuel River
Ullum	31°27′20.1″S68°45′21.9″W / 31.455583°S 68.756083°W / -31.455583; -68.756083	42		San Juan River
Benjamín Reolín	32°11′27.7″S64°19′23.2″W / 32.191028°S 64.323111°W / -32.191028; -64.323111	33		Tercero River
Las Maderas	24°26′37″S65°13′07.8″W / 24.44361°S 65.218833°W / -24.44361; -65.218833	30.6		Perico River
Batiruana (Escaba)	27°38′13.7″S65°44′51.8″W / 27.637139°S 65.747722°W / -27.637139; -65.747722	24	1948	Marapa River
San Roque	31°21′11.9″S64°23′37.5″W / 31.353306°S 64.393750°W / -31.353306; -64.393750	24	1944	Primero River
Nihuil IV (Valle Grande)	34°50′00″S68°30′52.1″W / 34.83333°S 68.514472°W / -34.83333; -68.514472	18	1965	Atuel River
El Carrizal	33°17′57.1″S68°43′11.8″W / 33.299194°S 68.719944°W / -33.299194; -68.719944	17	1971	Tunuyán River
Ingeniero Cassafousth	32°10′30.7″S64°22′27.1″W / 32.175194°S 64.374194°W / -32.175194; -64.374194	16.2	1954	Tercero River
La Viña	31°52′15.3″S65°02′07.5″W / 31.870917°S 65.035417°W / -31.870917; -65.035417	16	1959	Río de los Sauces River
Pueblo Viejo		15	1968	Pueblo Viejo River
Río Hondo	27°31′21.7″S64°53′10.7″W / 27.522694°S 64.886306°W / -27.522694; -64.886306	15	1967	Dulce River
El Tigre	34°36′31.4″S68°36′48.5″W / 34.608722°S 68.613472°W / -34.608722; -68.613472	14	1983	Diamante River
Celestino Gelsi (El Cadillal)	26°37′11.6″S65°11′12.2″W / 26.619889°S 65.186722°W / -26.619889; -65.186722	12.6	1966	Salí River
Cuesta del Viento	30°11′45.9″S69°03′45.3″W / 30.196083°S 69.062583°W / -30.196083; -69.062583	10.55	1997	Jáchal River
Martín Miguel de Güemes (El Tunal)	25°13′39.2″S64°28′35.6″W / 25.227556°S 64.476556°W / -25.227556; -64.476556	10.52	1972	Salado River
Fitz Simon (Embalse)	32°10′43″S64°25′16″W / 32.17861°S 64.42111°W / -32.17861; -64.42111	10.5	1955	Tercero River
Los Divisaderos	37°52′18.4″S67°41′22.5″W / 37.871778°S 67.689583°W / -37.871778; -67.689583	10	1980	Colorado River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Salto Andersen	38°49′17″S64°49′01.8″W / 38.82139°S 64.817167°W / -38.82139; -64.817167	7.86	2011	Colorado River
Río Reyes	24°10′10.2″S65°29′30.2″W / 24.169500°S 65.491722°W / -24.169500; -65.491722	7		Reyes River
Los Coroneles	34°36′00.3″S68°31′41.6″W / 34.600083°S 68.528222°W / -34.600083; -68.528222	6.64	1970	Diamante River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
General San Martín	33°02′41.4″S68°55′19″W / 33.044833°S 68.92194°W / -33.044833; -68.92194	6.48	1950	Mendoza River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Piedras Moras	32°10′03.5″S64°14′37.5″W / 32.167639°S 64.243750°W / -32.167639; -64.243750	6.3	1979	Tercero River
Julián Romero	38°50′11.9″S68°02′15.4″W / 38.836639°S 68.037611°W / -38.836639; -68.037611	6.2		Neuquén River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
César Cipolletti	38°54′47.3″S67°56′31.2″W / 38.913139°S 67.942000°W / -38.913139; -67.942000	5.4	1956	Neuquén River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Guillermo Céspedes	39°33′35.8″S65°40′55″W / 39.559944°S 65.68194°W / -39.559944; -65.68194	5.2	1963	Negro River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Los Molinos II	31°50′35.5″S64°24′53.8″W / 31.843194°S 64.414944°W / -31.843194; -64.414944	4.5	1954	Segundo River
La Calera	31°21′08.6″S64°20′00.2″W / 31.352389°S 64.333389°W / -31.352389; -64.333389	4	1911	Primero River
La Florida	33°06′48.3″S66°00′09.4″W / 33.113417°S 66.002611°W / -33.113417; -66.002611	2.4	1953	Quinto River
Loma Atravesada	41°49′05.2″S71°31′57.8″W / 41.818111°S 71.532722°W / -41.818111; -71.532722	2		Azul River
Los Quiroga	27°41′30.4″S64°18′30″W / 27.691778°S 64.30833°W / -27.691778; -64.30833	2	1963	Dulce River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
La Lujanita	33°02′19.6″S68°54′19.5″W / 33.038778°S 68.905417°W / -33.038778; -68.905417	1.7		Mendoza River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
General Roca	39°01′24.3″S67°34′10″W / 39.023417°S 67.56944°W / -39.023417; -67.56944	1.2		Negro River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Saladillo	33°10′41.5″S65°54′23.5″W / 33.178194°S 65.906528°W / -33.178194; -65.906528	1.2	2011	Quinto River
Salto de la Loma	30°13′15.4″S68°46′16.8″W / 30.220944°S 68.771333°W / -30.220944; -68.771333	1.2		Jáchal River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Cruz del Eje	30°45′54.9″S64°45′17.6″W / 30.765250°S 64.754889°W / -30.765250; -64.754889	1.1	1943	Cruz del Eje River
Luján de Cuyo	33°03′09.1″S68°58′54.3″W / 33.052528°S 68.981750°W / -33.052528; -68.981750	1	2013	Mendoza River	Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal

Nuclear

Reactor	Coordinates	Net capacity (MW)	Gross capacity (MW)	Commercial operation date
Atucha I	33°58′00.2″S59°12′26.7″W / 33.966722°S 59.207417°W / -33.966722; -59.207417	335	362	24 Jun, 1974
Atucha II	33°58′01.7″S59°12′17.5″W / 33.967139°S 59.204861°W / -33.967139; -59.204861	692	745	27 Jun, 2014
Embalse	32°13′53.5″S64°26′37.2″W / 32.231528°S 64.443667°W / -32.231528; -64.443667	600	648	20 Jan, 1984

Wind

Wind farm	Coordinates	Aerogenerators	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Notes
Loma Blanca IV	43°06′35.1″S65°15′11.9″W / 43.109750°S 65.253306°W / -43.109750; -65.253306	17 x 3 MW	51	2013 Aug
Malaspina I	44°58′28.5″S67°03′42.9″W / 44.974583°S 67.061917°W / -44.974583; -67.061917	25 x 2 MW	50	Under construction
Arauco IV	28°42′06.5″S66°45′06.8″W / 28.701806°S 66.751889°W / -28.701806; -66.751889	26 x 1.9 MW	50	Under construction
Rawson I	43°21′00.8″S65°10′36.2″W / 43.350222°S 65.176722°W / -43.350222; -65.176722	27 x 1.8 MW	48.6	2011 Sep
Rawson II	43°21′00.8″S65°10′36.2″W / 43.350222°S 65.176722°W / -43.350222; -65.176722	16 x 1.8 MW	28.8	2012 Jan
Arauco I-II	28°42′06.5″S66°45′06.8″W / 28.701806°S 66.751889°W / -28.701806; -66.751889	12 x 2.1 MW	25.2	2011 May
Arauco III	28°42′06.5″S66°45′06.8″W / 28.701806°S 66.751889°W / -28.701806; -66.751889	12 x 2.1 MW	25.2	2013 Oct
Antonio Morán	45°50′52.8″S67°36′07.2″W / 45.848000°S 67.602000°W / -45.848000; -67.602000 45°51′04.7″S67°29′45.6″W / 45.851306°S 67.496000°W / -45.851306; -67.496000 45°49′55.9″S67°31′32.9″W / 45.832194°S 67.525806°W / -45.832194; -67.525806 45°49′14.2″S67°28′04.3″W / 45.820611°S 67.467861°W / -45.820611; -67.467861	16 x 0.66 MW 8 x 0.75 MW 2 x 0.25 MW	17	1994 Jan-2001 Dec
El Jume	29°25′07.6″S63°42′42.4″W / 29.418778°S 63.711778°W / -29.418778; -63.711778	4 x 2.1 MW	8.4	2015 Oct
Diadema	45°44′48.5″S67°41′36.8″W / 45.746806°S 67.693556°W / -45.746806; -67.693556	7 x 0.9 MW	6.3	2011 Sep
El Tordillo	45°51′01.6″S67°54′28.2″W / 45.850444°S 67.907833°W / -45.850444; -67.907833	2 x 1.5 MW	3	2013 Sep
Jorge Romanutti	46°48′31.7″S67°58′57.1″W / 46.808806°S 67.982528°W / -46.808806; -67.982528	4 x 0.6 MW	2.4	2001 Mar-2005 May
Punta Alta	38°46′59.9″S61°53′54.5″W / 38.783306°S 61.898472°W / -38.783306; -61.898472 38°53′49.7″S61°36′34.8″W / 38.897139°S 61.609667°W / -38.897139; -61.609667	3 x 0.6 MW 1 x 0.4 MW	2.2	1995 Feb-1998 Dec	Out of service
Veladero	29°21′05.8″S69°56′21.4″W / 29.351611°S 69.939278°W / -29.351611; -69.939278	1 x 2 MW	2	2008 Aug
General Acha	37°25′51.6″S64°42′56.7″W / 37.431000°S 64.715750°W / -37.431000; -64.715750	2 x 0.9 MW	1.8	2002 Dec-2004 Feb
Mayor Buratovich	39°13′44.9″S62°38′58.6″W / 39.229139°S 62.649611°W / -39.229139; -62.649611	2 x 0.6 MW	1.2	1997 Oct	Out of service
Tandil	37°24′10.2″S59°01′23″W / 37.402833°S 59.02306°W / -37.402833; -59.02306	2 x 0.4 MW	0.8	1995 May
Claromecó	38°49′45.6″S60°05′09.8″W / 38.829333°S 60.086056°W / -38.829333; -60.086056	1 x 0.75 MW	0.75	1998 Dec	Out of service
Darregueira	37°40′41.3″S63°11′52.5″W / 37.678139°S 63.197917°W / -37.678139; -63.197917	1 x 0.75 MW	0.75	1997 Sep
Necochea	38°36′15.9″S58°47′25.9″W / 38.604417°S 58.790528°W / -38.604417; -58.790528	1 x 0.25 MW	0.25	2010 Nov
Cutral Có	38°58′41″S69°13′51.7″W / 38.97806°S 69.231028°W / -38.97806; -69.231028	1 x 0.4 MW	0.4	1994 Oct
Rada Tilly	45°55′00.6″S67°34′46″W / 45.916833°S 67.57944°W / -45.916833; -67.57944	1 x 0.4 MW	0.4	1996 Mar	Out of service

Solar

Solar plant	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed
Cañada Honda II	31°59′15.6″S68°32′23.4″W / 31.987667°S 68.539833°W / -31.987667; -68.539833	3	2012
Cañada Honda I		2	2012
Chimbera		2	2013
San Juan	31°23′19.9″S68°40′30.8″W / 31.388861°S 68.675222°W / -31.388861; -68.675222	1.2	2011
Santa Fe	32°43′33.2″S60°45′49.7″W / 32.725889°S 60.763806°W / -32.725889; -60.763806	1.1	Under construction
Terrazas del Portezuelo	33°18′07.8″S66°17′11.6″W / 33.302167°S 66.286556°W / -33.302167; -66.286556	1.02	2014
Camino Parque del Buen Ayre	34°31′29″S58°35′33.2″W / 34.52472°S 58.592556°W / -34.52472; -58.592556	0.5	2015

Biomass

Plant	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed
La Florida	26°48′59″S65°05′02.8″W / 26.81639°S 65.084111°W / -26.81639; -65.084111	62	2012
Alto Paraná-Puerto Esperanza	25°59′19.4″S54°38′05.1″W / 25.988722°S 54.634750°W / -25.988722; -54.634750	40
Tabacal	23°15′12.9″S64°14′27.4″W / 23.253583°S 64.240944°W / -23.253583; -64.240944	40	2013
Alto Paraná-Puerto Piray	26°28′38.4″S54°43′02.7″W / 26.477333°S 54.717417°W / -26.477333; -54.717417	40
La Providencia	27°15′52.8″S65°34′02.6″W / 27.264667°S 65.567389°W / -27.264667; -65.567389	38	2009
Santa Bárbara	27°27′32.5″S65°36′22.4″W / 27.459028°S 65.606222°W / -27.459028; -65.606222	16	2010
Papel Misionero	26°56′09.6″S55°07′18.7″W / 26.936000°S 55.121861°W / -26.936000; -55.121861	15
General Deheza	32°45′10.2″S63°47′29.4″W / 32.752833°S 63.791500°W / -32.752833; -63.791500	10.95	2008

Biogas

Plant	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed
San Miguel Norte III-C	34°31′32.9″S58°37′14.6″W / 34.525806°S 58.620722°W / -34.525806; -58.620722	10	2012 Oct
San Martín Norte III-A	34°32′14.5″S58°36′11.1″W / 34.537361°S 58.603083°W / -34.537361; -58.603083	7.1	2012 May

See also

• Latin America portal
• Argentina portal
• Energy portal

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

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