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Cleanest power plants in Argentina — largest zero-carbon

The largest zero-carbon power plants in Argentina (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal) by capacity — clean-energy leaders. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1YACYRETAHydroArgentina1,550
2PIEDRA DEL AGUILA (CPSA)HydroArgentina1,400
3EL CHOCONHydroArgentina1,200
4ALICURAHydroArgentina1,040
5SALTO GRANDE (MITAD ARGENTINA)HydroArgentina945
6RIO GRANDEHydroArgentina750
7ATUCHA IINuclearArgentina745
8EMBALSENuclearArgentina656
9FUTALEUFUHydroArgentina472
10PLANICIE BANDERITAHydroArgentina472
11ATUCHA INuclearArgentina370
12CauchariSolarArgentina300
13H. PICHI PICUN LEUFUHydroArgentina285
14LOS REYUNOSHydroArgentina224
15NIHUIL IIHydroArgentina133.1
16AGUA DEL TOROHydroArgentina130
17ARROYITOHydroArgentina128
18CH LOS CARACOLESHydroArgentina125
19CACHEUTA (NUEVA)HydroArgentina120
20URUGUA-IHydroArgentina120
21CABRA CORRALHydroArgentina104
22CafayateSolarArgentina100
23Iglesia-GuañizuilSolarArgentina80
24NIHUIL IHydroArgentina74.2
25CASA DE PIEDRAHydroArgentina60
26FLORENTINO AMEGHINOHydroArgentina60
27LOS MOLINOS IHydroArgentina59
28NIHUIL IIIHydroArgentina52
29ALVAREZ CONDARCOHydroArgentina50.7
30PARQUE EOLICO LOMA BLANCA IV (ENARSA)WindArgentina50
31PARQUE EOLICO RAWSON I (ENARSA)WindArgentina48.6
32QUEBRADA DE ULLUMHydroArgentina45
33ULLUMHydroArgentina42
34BENJAMIN REOLINHydroArgentina38.4
35Caldenes del OesteSolarArgentina30
36LAS MADERASHydroArgentina30
37PARQUE EOLICO RAWSON II (ENARSA)WindArgentina28.8
38SaujilSolarArgentina27
39PARQUE EOLICO ARAUCO SAPEM IWindArgentina25.2
40PARQUE EOLICO ARAUCO SAPEM IIWindArgentina25.2
41ESCABAHydroArgentina24
42SAN ROQUEHydroArgentina24
43NIHUIL IVHydroArgentina22.4
44PUEBLO VIEJOHydroArgentina19.2
45RIO HONDOHydroArgentina17.5
46CASSAFFOUSTHHydroArgentina17.3
47EL CARRIZALHydroArgentina17
48COMODORO RIVADAVIA - ANTONIO MORANWindArgentina16.6
49LA VIÑAHydroArgentina16
50EL TIGREHydroArgentina14.4
51EL CADILLALHydroArgentina14
52RIO CORRALITOHydroArgentina13.2
53EL TUNALHydroArgentina10.8
54FITZ SIMONHydroArgentina10.8
55CUESTA DEL VIENTOHydroArgentina10.5
56SALTO ANDERSENHydroArgentina7.9
57LOS CORONELES (EX 25 DE MAYO)HydroArgentina6.6
58PARQUE EOLICO DIADEMAWindArgentina6.3
59PIEDRAS MORASHydroArgentina6.3
60JULIAN ROMEROHydroArgentina6.2
61GENERAL SAN MARTINHydroArgentina6
62CIPOLLETTIHydroArgentina5.8
63GUILLERMO CESPEDESHydroArgentina5.2
64LOS MOLINOS IIHydroArgentina4.5
65PARQUE EOLICO EL TORDILLOWindArgentina3
66PICO TRUNCADO - JORGE ROMANUTTIWindArgentina2.4
67CHIMBERA 1SolarArgentina2
68LOS QUIROGAHydroArgentina2
69MAYOR BURATOVICHWindArgentina2
70GENERAL ACHAWindArgentina1.8
71PUNTA ALTA - CENTENARIOWindArgentina1.8
72PLANTA PILOTO FOTOVOLTAICA SAN JUAN 1SolarArgentina1.2

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in cleanest power plants in argentina — largest zero-carbon?

YACYRETA (Argentina) ranks #1 with 1,550 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 72 power plants in Argentina.

Which plants make the top three?

1. YACYRETA (1,550); 2. PIEDRA DEL AGUILA (CPSA) (1,400); 3. EL CHOCON (1,200).