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Power plants in Argentina

236 power-plant records · 32,913 MW reported capacity

  • Oil 41%
  • Gas 24%
  • Hydro 21%
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Argentina at a glance

Power-plant records
236
Reported capacity
32,913 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
34.4%
Most records
Oil, Gas
Grid operator
CAMMESA
Capital
Buenos Aires

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

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.

How electricity works in Argentina

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

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.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

Who controls the grid

Transener runs the high-voltage grid; CAMMESA dispatches the system and runs the wholesale market. Edenor, Edesur and provincial companies distribute.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

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.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Argentina generates electricity

Electricity generated152.5 TWh
Renewable share34.4%
Low-carbon share41.2%
Carbon intensity344.8 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro29.7 TWh
Wind16.2 TWh
Solar4 TWh
Bioenergy2.6 TWh
Other renewablesNo data
Nuclear10.5 TWh
Coal1.3 TWh
Gas82 TWh
Other fossil6.4 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

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.

5 lack an owner/operator; 143 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Argentina

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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.

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