CT MATHEU — Argentina

CT MATHEU is a 41 MW gas power plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It ranks #124 of 275 Argentina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. In context, gas supplies about 52.7% of Argentina's electricity; the national grid averages 346 gCO₂/kWh (41.6% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id ARG0000163.

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

At 41 MW, CT MATHEU is below the median gas plant in Argentina (125 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #79 largest gas power plant of 95 in Argentina by capacity.

Argentina has 95 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 22,760 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Parque Pilar thermal power plant · Gas · 99.6 MW · Buenos Aires
• CT SAN MARTIN NORTE III · Oil · 5.1 MW · Buenos Aires
• CT SAN MIGUEL NORTE III · Oil · 11.5 MW · Buenos Aires
• Luján power station · Gas · 127 MW · Buenos Aires
• Manuel Belgrano I power station · Gas · 868 MW · Buenos Aires
• Manuel Belgrano II power station · Gas · 810 MW · Buenos Aires

Location

Coordinates -34.3931, -58.8372 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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