Uruguay has 73 power plants in this atlas, with 4,209 MW of reported capacity. The largest listed plant is SALTO GRANDE (945 MW, hydro; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are wind, solar and biomass. Grid operators listed here include ADME. Electricity is regulated by URSEA. Renewables supplied 98.9% 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.
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.
Uruguay 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
Montevideo
Languages
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 73 records for Uruguay. 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
73 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.
Browse 73 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.
