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Power Plants in Uruguay
Uruguay has 73 power plants on the map, adding up to about 4 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is wind. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS73
TOTAL CAPACITY4 GW
MOST COMMON FUELWind
By fuel
How Uruguay’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Wind39 · 53% · 1 GW
Solar13 · 18% · 227 MW
Biomass10 · 14% · 413 MW
Hydro4 · 5% · 2 GW
Oil4 · 5% · 385 MW
Gas3 · 4% · 266 MW
Largest power plants in Uruguay
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
945 MWSALTO GRANDEHydro
333 MWCONSTITUCIÓNHydro
300 MWPUNTA DEL TIGRE AOil
212 MWCTRGas
180 MWMONTES DEL PLATABiomass
161 MWUPMBiomass
152 MWDR. GABRIEL TERRAHydro
142 MWPAMPAWind
108 MWRINCÓN DE BAYGORRIAHydro
80 MWMOTORES CENTRAL BATLLEOil
70 MWCOLONIA ARIASWind
70 MWVALENTINESWind
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