LUZ DE RÍO — Uruguay
Wind power plant in Florida, Uruguay. Approximate location -33.8855, -56.4428.
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LUZ DE RÍO is a 50 MW wind power plant in Florida, Uruguay. It is operated by Luz de Rio SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 43k homes (estimated). It ranks #21 of 73 Uruguay power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 40.6% 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 URY0000871.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000905389; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, LUZ DE RÍO is well above the median wind plant in Uruguay (42 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Uruguay wind capacity
- 3.6% of 1,382 MW across 39 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 19 dated wind plants in Uruguay are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Uruguay
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Luz de Rio SA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 33.9°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 58% 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.
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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #10 largest wind power plant of 39 in Uruguay by capacity.
Uruguay has 39 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 1,382 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- LUZ DE MAR · Wind · 18 MW · Florida
- LUZ DE LOMA · Wind · 20 MW · Florida
- COLONIA ARIAS · Wind · 70 MW · Florida
- TALAS DEL MACIEL I · Wind · 50 MW · Flores
- PARQUE EÓLICO FLORIDA I · Wind · 50 MW · Florida
- TALAS DEL MACIEL II · Wind · 50 MW · Flores
Location
Coordinates -33.8855, -56.4428 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LUZ DE RÍO?
LUZ DE RÍO is a 50 MW wind power plant in Florida, Uruguay, commissioned in 2014.
Who operates LUZ DE RÍO?
LUZ DE RÍO is operated by Luz de Rio SA [100%].