PARANA — Argentina
Other power plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Approximate location -33.3549, -60.1718.
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PARANA is a 870 MW other power station in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is operated by AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 653k homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 275 Argentina power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2001, it is around 25 years old — relatively modern. 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 ARG0000001.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406701; 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
- 64.5% 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 AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A.. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 33.4°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 64% 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: 25/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #1 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
- AES Paraná power station · Gas · 870 MW · Buenos Aires
- SAN NICOLAS · Coal · 675 MW · Buenos Aires
- TENARIS SIDERCA CETE II · Gas · 163.2 MW · Buenos Aires
- General Rojo power station · Gas · 250 MW · Buenos Aires
- Arroyo Seco Dreyfus power station · Gas · 133 MW · Santa Fe
- San Pedro power station (Argentina) · Gas · 208.5 MW · Buenos Aires
Location
Coordinates -33.3549, -60.1718 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PARANA?
PARANA is a 870 MW other power plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commissioned in 2001.
Who operates PARANA?
PARANA is operated by AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A..