Saujil — Argentina
Solar power plant in Catamarca, Argentina. Approximate location -28.165, -66.225.
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Saujil is a 27 MW solar power plant in Catamarca, Argentina. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 11k homes (estimated). It ranks #143 of 275 Argentina power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 3.4% 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 WKS0071209.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is a source-verified 2026 capacity claim: 27 MW for Saujil Photovoltaic Solar Park.
GEM · 2026 · operating plant capacity
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000806958; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 27 MW, Saujil is below the median solar plant in Argentina (30 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Argentina solar capacity
- 5.0% of 540 MW across 7 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 solar plants in Argentina
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 28.2°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 6% 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: 48/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (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 a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #5 largest solar power plant of 7 in Argentina by capacity.
Argentina has 7 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 540 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- CT TEREVINTOS · Oil · 8 MW · Catamarca
- CAPITAL CATAMARCA - PREDIO CHOYA · Oil · 5.7 MW · Catamarca
- CAPITAL CATAMARCA - PREDIO RIPIERA · Oil · 4.7 MW · Catamarca
- CAPITAL CATAMARCA - PREDIO EX CARCEL · Oil · 7.1 MW · Catamarca
- CT CATAMARCA · Oil · 19.2 MW · Catamarca
- CT PARQUE INDUSTRIAL CATAMARCA · Oil · 15 MW · Catamarca
Location
Coordinates -28.165, -66.225 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Saujil?
Saujil is a 27 MW solar power plant in Catamarca, Argentina.