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Power Plants in Argentina

Argentina has 236 power plants on the map, adding up to about 33 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is oil. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS236

TOTAL CAPACITY33 GW

MOST COMMON FUELOil

By fuel

How Argentina’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Oil96 · 41% · 1 GW

Gas57 · 24% · 13 GW

Hydro50 · 21% · 10 GW

Wind12 · 5% · 212 MW

Coal9 · 4% · 5 GW

Solar7 · 3% · 516 MW

Nuclear3 · 1% · 2 GW

Other2 · 1% · 1 GW

Largest power plants in Argentina

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

1,982 MWCOSTANERACoal1984

1,550 MWYACYRETAHydro1996

1,400 MWPIEDRA DEL AGUILA (CPSA)Hydro1994

1,218 MWNUEVO PUERTOGas1988

1,200 MWEL CHOCONHydro1976

1,050 MWALICURAHydro1987

945 MWSALTO GRANDE (MITAD ARGENTINA)Hydro1980

872 MWDOCK SUDGas1999

868 MWCENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA MANUEL BELGRANOGas2009

865 MWCENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA TIMBUESGas2009

845 MWPARANAOther2001

750 MWRIO GRANDEHydro1986

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