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Power Plants in Uruguay

Uruguay has 19 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 93rd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 13 operating and 6 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 2.7 GW across 13 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is HIF Global Lucía solar farm (1.2 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (4), UTE (3) and Enertrag Ltd (2) — Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas alone is named on 21% of them. Half of Uruguay's power plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 13 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Rincón Del Bonete hydroelectric plant, dating from 1945. 6 are in the pipeline, led by HIF Global Lucía solar farm (1.2 GW), under construction. They account for 73% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Uruguay.

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19
Power Plant in Uruguay
#93
of 155 countries
2.7 GW
Operating capacity
6
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Uruguay

Who owns Uruguay's power plants

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

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Rincón Del Bonete hydroelectric plant (1945) · newest UPM Paso de los Toros power station (2023) · 13 of 19 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Uruguay?
OverWatts maps 19 power plants in Uruguay — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 93rd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Uruguay?
HIF Global Lucía solar farm, at 1.2 GW, operated by HIF Global.
How much power-generation capacity do Uruguay's power plants have?
About 2.7 GW operating across 13 plants, with a further 3.2 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Uruguay?
Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 19 (21%). Next are UTE (3), Enertrag Ltd (2) and UPM SA (2).
How old are Uruguay's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 13 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Rincón Del Bonete hydroelectric plant (1945); 3 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Uruguay?
6 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are HIF Global Lucía solar farm (1.2 GW), Elena wind farm (1.1 GW) and Aguaí II solar farm (329 MW).

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Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335