List of power stations in Argentina
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The following page shows an incomplete list of power stations in Argentina
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Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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Hydroelectric
| Station | Capacity (MW) | Community | Coordinates | Status |
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| Alicurá Dam Alicurá Dam The Alicurá Dam is the first of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia , about 100 km from the city of San Carlos de Bariloche and 705 m above mean sea level. It was inaugurated in 1985.The dam is used primarily for the generation of hydroelectricity with an installed... |
1,000 | 40°35′10"S 70°45′09"W | Operational | |
| Arroyito Dam Arroyito Dam The Arroyito Dam is the fifth of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia , approximately at , 315 m above mean sea level. It was inaugurated in 1979.... |
120 | 39°14′00"S 68°40′00"W | Operational | |
| El Chañar Dam Cerros Colorados Complex The Cerros Colorados Complex is a group of dams and hydroelectricity generation facilities on the lower valley of the Neuquén River, in Neuquén, Argentina.-Overview:... |
38°35′53"S 68°23′27"W | Operational | ||
| El Chocón Dam El Chocón Dam The El Chocón Dam is the fourth of the five dams on the Limay River in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia , at , above mean sea level. El Chocón is on the Limay River at about upstream of its confluence with the Neuquén River.... |
1,200 | 39°17′00"S 68°48′00"W | Operational | |
| Futaleufú Hydroelectric Dam Futaleufú River The Futaleufú River is a river fed by the lakes in the Los Alerces National Park in Chubut Province, Argentina, crossing the Andes Mountains and the international border into Chile and opening into the Yelcho Lake.... |
448 | Operational | ||
| Loma de la Lata Dam Cerros Colorados Complex The Cerros Colorados Complex is a group of dams and hydroelectricity generation facilities on the lower valley of the Neuquén River, in Neuquén, Argentina.-Overview:... |
38°32′43"S 68°36′38"W | Operational | ||
| Los Quiroga Dam Los Quiroga Dam The Los Quiroga Dam is a dam on the course of the Dulce River, in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It is located near the provincial capital Santiago del Estero and the city of La Banda... |
150 | Operational | ||
| Los Reyunos Dam Los Reyunos Dam The Los Reyunos Dam is a dam on the Diamante River, in central Mendoza Province, Argentina, some twenty-two miles from the city of San Rafael. The dam, built of stone and compacted clay to minimize execution and cost, is 440 feet high and contains a reservoir covering an area of 1,828 acres .The... |
224 | Operational | ||
| Pichi Picún Leufú Dam Pichi Picún Leufú Dam The Pichi Picún Leufú Dam is the third of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia , near the town of Piedra del Águila, Neuquén, at .... |
261 | 40°40′00"S 69°59′00"W | Operational | |
| Piedra del Águila Dam Piedra del Águila Dam The Piedra del Águila Dam is the second of five dams on the Limay River in northwestern Argentine Patagonia and 590 m above mean sea level, downstream from the confluence of the Limay and the Collón Curá River... |
1,400 | 40°35′10"S 69°59′29"W | Operational | |
| Planicie Banderita Dam Cerros Colorados Complex The Cerros Colorados Complex is a group of dams and hydroelectricity generation facilities on the lower valley of the Neuquén River, in Neuquén, Argentina.-Overview:... |
38°33′35"S 68°28′28"W | Operational | ||
| Portezuelo Grande Dam Cerros Colorados Complex The Cerros Colorados Complex is a group of dams and hydroelectricity generation facilities on the lower valley of the Neuquén River, in Neuquén, Argentina.-Overview:... |
38°27′29"S 68°56′16"W | Operational | ||
| Rio Grande-Cerro Pelado Hydroelectric Complex | 700 | |||
| Salto Grande Dam Salto Grande Dam The Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River, located between Concordia, Argentina, and Salto, Uruguay; thus is shared between the two countries.... |
1,890 | 31°15′15"S 57°55′43"W | Operational | |
| Yacyretá Dam Yacyretá Dam The Yacyretá Dam or Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ-Apipé is a dam and hydroelectric power plant built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ-Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Argentine Province of Corrientes and the Paraguayan City of Ayolas. The dam is named for Yacyretâ Island just upstream,... |
4,050 | 27°28′58"S 56°43′30"W | Operational | |