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Uruguay — Energy Infrastructure

OverWatts maps 26 energy assets in Uruguay across 4 layers — the 119th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 19 power plants, 4 cement plants and 2 LNG terminals. Operating generation capacity is 2.7 GW, led by gas at 31%.

The companies named on the most assets are Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (4), UTE (3) and Administracion Nacional de Combustibles Alcohol y Portland (2), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Uruguay's mapped assets in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 16 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Rincón Del Bonete hydroelectric plant, dating from 1945. 7 projects are under construction or proposed, led by HIF Global Lucía solar farm (1.2 GW).

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26
Total assets
#119
of 157 countries
2.7 GW
operating · 19 power plants
5
LNG Mtpa
7
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.

Electricity generated by fuel · 2025

What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.

Total 11.9 TWhDemand 14.8 TWhClean 98%Intensity 80 gCO₂/kWhNet importer 2.8 TWh

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Power grid 1,323 kmPower Plants 19Cement Plants 4LNG Terminals 2Pipelines 1

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Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

Frequently asked

How many energy assets does Uruguay have?
OverWatts maps 26 in Uruguay across 4 asset classes — the 119th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
How much electricity generation capacity does Uruguay have?
About 2.7 GW operating across 13 plants, mostly gas 31%, biomass 24% and hydro 22%.
Who owns Uruguay's energy infrastructure?
Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (4), followed by UTE (3), Administracion Nacional de Combustibles Alcohol y Portland (2) and Cementos Artigas SA (2).
What energy projects are under construction in Uruguay?
The largest under way or proposed are HIF Global Lucía solar farm (1.2 GW), Elena wind farm (1.1 GW) and Aguaí II solar farm (329 MW).