MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE — Uruguay
Oil power plant in Montevideo, Uruguay. Approximate location -34.8861, -56.1977.
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MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE is a 80 MW oil power plant in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is operated by Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 60k homes (estimated). It ranks #10 of 73 Uruguay power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 2.2% 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 URY0000820.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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
Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Uruguay oil capacity
- 20.7% of 386 MW across 4 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 oil 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 oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 34.9°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 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.
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 #2 largest oil power plant of 4 in Uruguay by capacity.
Uruguay has 4 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 386 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- ZENDALEATHER · Gas · 3.7 MW · Montevideo
- CTR · Gas · 212 MW · Canelones
- 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 -34.8861, -56.1977 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE?
MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE is a 80 MW oil power plant in Montevideo, Uruguay, commissioned in 2010.
Who operates MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE?
MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLE is operated by Administracion Nacional De Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas [100%].