Argentina has 236 power plants in this atlas, with 32,913 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is COSTANERA (1,982 MW, coal; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are oil, gas and hydro. Grid operators listed here include CAMMESA. Electricity is regulated by ENReGE. Renewables supplied 34.4% of its electricity in 2024.
Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.
Grid operators and electricity market in Argentina
Gas supplies most power, with hydro, nuclear and fast-growing wind. ENReGE replaced the separate electricity (ENRE) and gas (ENARGAS) regulators in 2026. Distribution outside Buenos Aires is regulated by provincial bodies.
Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.
What does “Wholesale market” mean?
Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.
References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.
Argentina is in South America. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.
Capital
Buenos Aires
Languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Region
South America
Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.
The source inventory contains 236 records for Argentina. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.
Inventory coverage
236 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 236 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
