CTR — Uruguay

CTR is a 212 MW gas power station in Canelones, Uruguay. It is operated by Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 239k homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 73 Uruguay power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1992, it is around 34 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Uruguay's electricity; the national grid averages 80 gCO₂/kWh (97.8% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id URY0000819.

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

Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

Key facts

Share of Uruguay gas capacity

79.8% of 266 MW across 3 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 gas plants in Uruguay

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 34.8°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 57% 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: 27/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~1% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #1 largest gas power plant of 3 in Uruguay by capacity.

Uruguay has 3 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 266 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• ZENDALEATHER · Gas · 3.7 MW · Montevideo
• MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE · Oil · 80 MW · Montevideo
• PUNTA DEL TIGRE 7 Y 8 · Gas · 50 MW · San Jose
• PUNTA DEL TIGRE A · Oil · 300 MW · San Jose
• PARQUE EÓLICO MAGDALENA · Wind · 17.2 MW · San Jose
• SANTA FE · Wind · 1.8 MW · San Jose

Location

Coordinates -34.8265, -56.2366 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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