AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM) — Argentina
Other power plant in Neuquen, Argentina. Approximate location -38.9368, -68.3556.
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AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM) is a 479.2 MW other power station in Neuquen, Argentina. It is operated by CAPEX SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 360k homes (estimated). It ranks #30 of 275 Argentina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1997, it is around 29 years old — long-established. In context, the national grid averages 346 gCO₂/kWh (41.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id ARG0000231.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Argentina other capacity
- 35.5% of 1,349 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest other plants in Argentina
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by CAPEX SA.
Local climate & thermal context
This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 38.9°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 27% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 39/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest other power plant of 2 in Argentina by capacity.
Argentina has 2 other power plants in this dataset, together about 1,349 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- AGUA DEL CAJON (GENERADOR DEL MEM) · Gas · 192 MW · Neuquen
- ARROYITO · Hydro · 128 MW · Neuquen
- ALTO VALLE · Gas · 97.5 MW · Rio Negro
- JULIAN ROMERO · Hydro · 6.2 MW · Rio Negro
- CIPOLLETTI · Hydro · 5.8 MW · Rio Negro
- CT CIPOLLETTI · Oil · 5 MW · Rio Negro
Location
Coordinates -38.9368, -68.3556 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM)?
AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM) is a 479.2 MW other power plant in Neuquen, Argentina, commissioned in 1997.
Who operates AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM)?
AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM) is operated by CAPEX SA.