List of power stations in Argentina


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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]
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 stations over 1 MW.

Hydroelectric station Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed River Notes
Yacyretá 27°28′58″S 56°43′30″W / 27.48278°S 56.72500°W 3,100 1994 Paraná River Shared with Paraguay
Salto Grande 31°16′29″S 57°56′18″W / 31.27472°S 57.93833°W 1,890 1979 Uruguay River Shared with Uruguay
Piedra del Águila 40°11′25″S 69°59′29″W / 40.19028°S 69.99139°W 1,400 1992 Limay River
El Chocón 39°15′57″S 68°45′23″W / 39.26583°S 68.75639°W 1,260 1973 Limay River
Condor Cliff 1,140 Under construction Santa Cruz River
Alicurá 40°35′10″S 70°45′09″W / 40.58611°S 70.75250°W 1,050 1985 Limay River
Río Grande 32°13′27.5″S 64°37′56″W / 32.224306°S 64.63222°W 750 1986 Tercero River Pumped-storage power plant
La Barrancosa 600 Under construction Santa Cruz River
Futaleufú 43°07′37.6″S 71°38′12.7″W / 43.127111°S 71.636861°W 472 1978 Futaleufú River
Planicie Banderita
(Cerros Colorados) 		38°33′37.1″S 68°28′28.3″W / 38.560306°S 68.474528°W 472 1978 Neuquén River
Pichi Picún Leufú 40°00′41.1″S 69°59′24.9″W / 40.011417°S 69.990250°W 285 2000 Limay River
Los Reyunos 34°36′07.8″S 68°38′24.2″W / 34.602167°S 68.640056°W 224 1983 Diamante River Pumped-storage power plant
Agua del Toro 34°35′04.7″S 69°02′10.2″W / 34.584639°S 69.036167°W 150 1982 Diamante River
Arroyito 39°06′25.2″S 68°35′07.8″W / 39.107000°S 68.585500°W 127.8 1979 Limay River
Los Caracoles 31°31′01.3″S 68°58′04.5″W / 31.517028°S 68.967917°W 121.4 2009 San Juan River
Cacheuta (Potrerillos) 33°01′38.8″S 69°06′45.3″W / 33.027444°S 69.112583°W 120 2003 Mendoza River
Urugua-í 25°52′33.7″S 54°33′45.6″W / 25.876028°S 54.562667°W 120 1991 Urugua-í River
Nihuil II (Aisol) 34°54′44.5″S 68°37′24.9″W / 34.912361°S 68.623583°W 110 1968 Atuel River
Manuel Belgrano
(Cabra Corral) 		25°16′11.6″S 65°19′48.1″W / 25.269889°S 65.330028°W 100.5 1973 Salado River
Nihuil I (El Nihuil) 34°59′41.3″S 68°37′50″W / 34.994806°S 68.63056°W 72 1947 Atuel River
El Tambolar 75 Under construction San Juan River
Punta Negra 31°30′59.7″S 68°48′53.2″W / 31.516583°S 68.814778°W 62 2015 San Juan River
Álvarez Condarco (Potrerillos) 33°02′39.8″S 69°03′04.5″W / 33.044389°S 69.051250°W 61 2003 Mendoza River
Casa de Piedra 38°12′52.5″S 67°11′26.9″W / 38.214583°S 67.190806°W 60 1996 Colorado River
Los Molinos I 31°50′16.9″S 64°26′43.5″W / 31.838028°S 64.445417°W 52 1953 Segundo River
Florentino Ameghino 43°41′57.7″S 66°28′56.2″W / 43.699361°S 66.482278°W 46.8 1963 Chubut River
Quebrada de Ullum 31°28′27.1″S 68°38′52″W / 31.474194°S 68.64778°W 45 1980 San Juan River
Nihuil III (Tierras Blancas) 34°52′56.7″S 68°34′30.8″W / 34.882417°S 68.575222°W 42 1971 Atuel River
Ullum 31°27′20.1″S 68°45′21.9″W / 31.455583°S 68.756083°W 42 San Juan River
Benjamín Reolín 32°11′27.7″S 64°19′23.2″W / 32.191028°S 64.323111°W 33 Tercero River
Las Maderas 24°26′37″S 65°13′07.8″W / 24.44361°S 65.218833°W 30.6 Perico River
Batiruana (Escaba) 27°38′13.7″S 65°44′51.8″W / 27.637139°S 65.747722°W 24 1948 Marapa River
San Roque 31°21′11.9″S 64°23′37.5″W / 31.353306°S 64.393750°W 24 1944 Primero River
Nihuil IV (Valle Grande) 34°50′00″S 68°30′52.1″W / 34.83333°S 68.514472°W 18 1965 Atuel River
El Carrizal 33°17′57.1″S 68°43′11.8″W / 33.299194°S 68.719944°W 17 1971 Tunuyán River
Ingeniero Cassafousth 32°10′30.7″S 64°22′27.1″W / 32.175194°S 64.374194°W 16.2 1954 Tercero River
La Viña 31°52′15.3″S 65°02′07.5″W / 31.870917°S 65.035417°W 16 1959 Río de los Sauces River
Pueblo Viejo 15 1968 Pueblo Viejo River
Río Hondo 27°31′21.7″S 64°53′10.7″W / 27.522694°S 64.886306°W 15 1967 Dulce River
El Tigre 34°36′31.4″S 68°36′48.5″W / 34.608722°S 68.613472°W 14 1983 Diamante River
Celestino Gelsi (El Cadillal) 26°37′11.6″S 65°11′12.2″W / 26.619889°S 65.186722°W 12.6 1966 Salí River
Cuesta del Viento 30°11′45.9″S 69°03′45.3″W / 30.196083°S 69.062583°W 10.55 1997 Jáchal River
Martín Miguel de Güemes
(El Tunal) 		25°13′39.2″S 64°28′35.6″W / 25.227556°S 64.476556°W 10.52 1972 Salado River
Fitz Simon (Embalse) 32°10′43″S 64°25′16″W / 32.17861°S 64.42111°W 10.5 1955 Tercero River
Los Divisaderos 37°52′18.4″S 67°41′22.5″W / 37.871778°S 67.689583°W 10 1980 Colorado River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Salto Andersen 38°49′17″S 64°49′01.8″W / 38.82139°S 64.817167°W 7.86 2011 Colorado River
Río Reyes 24°10′10.2″S 65°29′30.2″W / 24.169500°S 65.491722°W 7 Reyes River
Los Coroneles 34°36′00.3″S 68°31′41.6″W / 34.600083°S 68.528222°W 6.64 1970 Diamante River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
General San Martín 33°02′41.4″S 68°55′19″W / 33.044833°S 68.92194°W 6.48 1950 Mendoza River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Piedras Moras 32°10′03.5″S 64°14′37.5″W / 32.167639°S 64.243750°W 6.3 1979 Tercero River
Julián Romero 38°50′11.9″S 68°02′15.4″W / 38.836639°S 68.037611°W 6.2 Neuquén River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
César Cipolletti 38°54′47.3″S 67°56′31.2″W / 38.913139°S 67.942000°W 5.4 1956 Neuquén River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Guillermo Céspedes 39°33′35.8″S 65°40′55″W / 39.559944°S 65.68194°W 5.2 1963 Negro River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Los Molinos II 31°50′35.5″S 64°24′53.8″W / 31.843194°S 64.414944°W 4.5 1954 Segundo River
La Calera 31°21′08.6″S 64°20′00.2″W / 31.352389°S 64.333389°W 4 1911 Primero River
La Florida 33°06′48.3″S 66°00′09.4″W / 33.113417°S 66.002611°W 2.4 1953 Quinto River
Loma Atravesada 41°49′05.2″S 71°31′57.8″W / 41.818111°S 71.532722°W 2 Azul River
Los Quiroga 27°41′30.4″S 64°18′30″W / 27.691778°S 64.30833°W 2 1963 Dulce River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
La Lujanita 33°02′19.6″S 68°54′19.5″W / 33.038778°S 68.905417°W 1.7 Mendoza River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
General Roca 39°01′24.3″S 67°34′10″W / 39.023417°S 67.56944°W 1.2 Negro River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Saladillo 33°10′41.5″S 65°54′23.5″W / 33.178194°S 65.906528°W 1.2 2011 Quinto River
Salto de la Loma 30°13′15.4″S 68°46′16.8″W / 30.220944°S 68.771333°W 1.2 Jáchal River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Cruz del Eje 30°45′54.9″S 64°45′17.6″W / 30.765250°S 64.754889°W 1.1 1943 Cruz del Eje River
Luján de Cuyo 33°03′09.1″S 68°58′54.3″W / 33.052528°S 68.981750°W 1 2013 Mendoza River Hydroelectric plant on irrigation canal
Reactor Coordinates Net capacity (MW) Gross capacity (MW) Commercial operation date
Atucha I 33°58′00.2″S 59°12′26.7″W / 33.966722°S 59.207417°W 335 362 24 Jun, 1974
Atucha II 33°58′01.7″S 59°12′17.5″W / 33.967139°S 59.204861°W 692 745 27 Jun, 2014
Embalse 32°13′53.5″S 64°26′37.2″W / 32.231528°S 64.443667°W 600 648 20 Jan, 1984
Wind farm Coordinates Aerogenerators Capacity (MW) Year completed Notes
Loma Blanca IV 43°06′35.1″S 65°15′11.9″W / 43.109750°S 65.253306°W 17 x 3 MW 51 2013 Aug
Malaspina I 44°58′28.5″S 67°03′42.9″W / 44.974583°S 67.061917°W 25 x 2 MW 50 Under construction
Arauco IV 28°42′06.5″S 66°45′06.8″W / 28.701806°S 66.751889°W 26 x 1.9 MW 50 Under construction
Rawson I 43°21′00.8″S 65°10′36.2″W / 43.350222°S 65.176722°W 27 x 1.8 MW 48.6 2011 Sep
Rawson II 43°21′00.8″S 65°10′36.2″W / 43.350222°S 65.176722°W 16 x 1.8 MW 28.8 2012 Jan
Arauco I-II 28°42′06.5″S 66°45′06.8″W / 28.701806°S 66.751889°W 12 x 2.1 MW 25.2 2011 May
Arauco III 28°42′06.5″S 66°45′06.8″W / 28.701806°S 66.751889°W 12 x 2.1 MW 25.2 2013 Oct
Antonio Morán 45°50′52.8″S 67°36′07.2″W / 45.848000°S 67.602000°W
45°51′04.7″S 67°29′45.6″W / 45.851306°S 67.496000°W
45°49′55.9″S 67°31′32.9″W / 45.832194°S 67.525806°W
45°49′14.2″S 67°28′04.3″W / 45.820611°S 67.467861°W 		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″S 63°42′42.4″W / 29.418778°S 63.711778°W 4 x 2.1 MW 8.4 2015 Oct
Diadema 45°44′48.5″S 67°41′36.8″W / 45.746806°S 67.693556°W 7 x 0.9 MW 6.3 2011 Sep
El Tordillo 45°51′01.6″S 67°54′28.2″W / 45.850444°S 67.907833°W 2 x 1.5 MW 3 2013 Sep
Jorge Romanutti 46°48′31.7″S 67°58′57.1″W / 46.808806°S 67.982528°W 4 x 0.6 MW 2.4 2001 Mar-2005 May
Punta Alta 38°46′59.9″S 61°53′54.5″W / 38.783306°S 61.898472°W
38°53′49.7″S 61°36′34.8″W / 38.897139°S 61.609667°W 		3 x 0.6 MW
1 x 0.4 MW 		2.2 1995 Feb-1998 Dec Out of service
Veladero 29°21′05.8″S 69°56′21.4″W / 29.351611°S 69.939278°W 1 x 2 MW 2 2008 Aug
General Acha 37°25′51.6″S 64°42′56.7″W / 37.431000°S 64.715750°W 2 x 0.9 MW 1.8 2002 Dec-2004 Feb
Mayor Buratovich 39°13′44.9″S 62°38′58.6″W / 39.229139°S 62.649611°W 2 x 0.6 MW 1.2 1997 Oct Out of service
Tandil 37°24′10.2″S 59°01′23″W / 37.402833°S 59.02306°W 2 x 0.4 MW 0.8 1995 May
Claromecó 38°49′45.6″S 60°05′09.8″W / 38.829333°S 60.086056°W 1 x 0.75 MW 0.75 1998 Dec Out of service
Darregueira 37°40′41.3″S 63°11′52.5″W / 37.678139°S 63.197917°W 1 x 0.75 MW 0.75 1997 Sep
Necochea 38°36′15.9″S 58°47′25.9″W / 38.604417°S 58.790528°W 1 x 0.25 MW 0.25 2010 Nov
Cutral Có 38°58′41″S 69°13′51.7″W / 38.97806°S 69.231028°W 1 x 0.4 MW 0.4 1994 Oct
Rada Tilly 45°55′00.6″S 67°34′46″W / 45.916833°S 67.57944°W 1 x 0.4 MW 0.4 1996 Mar Out of service
Solar plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed
Cañada Honda II 31°59′15.6″S 68°32′23.4″W / 31.987667°S 68.539833°W 3 2012
Cañada Honda I 2 2012
Chimbera 2 2013
San Juan 31°23′19.9″S 68°40′30.8″W / 31.388861°S 68.675222°W 1.2 2011
Santa Fe 32°43′33.2″S 60°45′49.7″W / 32.725889°S 60.763806°W 1.1 Under construction
Terrazas del Portezuelo 33°18′07.8″S 66°17′11.6″W / 33.302167°S 66.286556°W 1.02 2014
Camino Parque del Buen Ayre 34°31′29″S 58°35′33.2″W / 34.52472°S 58.592556°W 0.5 2015
Plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed
La Florida 26°48′59″S 65°05′02.8″W / 26.81639°S 65.084111°W 62 2012
Alto Paraná-Puerto Esperanza 25°59′19.4″S 54°38′05.1″W / 25.988722°S 54.634750°W 40
Tabacal 23°15′12.9″S 64°14′27.4″W / 23.253583°S 64.240944°W 40 2013
Alto Paraná-Puerto Piray 26°28′38.4″S 54°43′02.7″W / 26.477333°S 54.717417°W 40
La Providencia 27°15′52.8″S 65°34′02.6″W / 27.264667°S 65.567389°W 38 2009
Santa Bárbara 27°27′32.5″S 65°36′22.4″W / 27.459028°S 65.606222°W 16 2010
Papel Misionero 26°56′09.6″S 55°07′18.7″W / 26.936000°S 55.121861°W 15
General Deheza 32°45′10.2″S 63°47′29.4″W / 32.752833°S 63.791500°W 10.95 2008
Plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed
San Miguel Norte III-C 34°31′32.9″S 58°37′14.6″W / 34.525806°S 58.620722°W 10 2012 Oct
San Martín Norte III-A 34°32′14.5″S 58°36′11.1″W / 34.537361°S 58.603083°W 7.1 2012 May
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