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Power plants in Uruguay

A directory of 73 power plants in Uruguay with a combined installed capacity of 4,209 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

73power plants
4,209MW total capacity
6fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Uruguay)

Wind: 39 plants39WindSolar: 13 plants13SolarBiomass: 10 plants10BiomassHydro: 4 plants4HydroOil: 4 plants4OilGas: 3 plants3Gas

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Uruguay electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

80gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
97.8%low-carbon electricity
97.8%renewables
2.2%fossil fuels
Wind: 41 % of electricity41WindHydro: 27 % of electricity27HydroBioenergy: 25 % of electricity25BioenergySolar: 5 % of electricity5SolarOil: 2 % of electricity2Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Uruguay

#PlantFuelMW
1SALTO GRANDEHydro945
2CONSTITUCIÓNHydro333
3PUNTA DEL TIGRE AOil300
4CTRGas212
5MONTES DEL PLATABiomass180
6UPMBiomass161
7DR. GABRIEL TERRAHydro152
8PAMPAWind142
9RINCÓN DE BAYGORRIAHydro108
10MOTORES CENTRAL BATLLEOil80
11COLONIA ARIASWind70
12VALENTINESWind70
13JUAN PABLO TERRAWind67
14PARQUE EÓLICO ARTILLEROSWind65
15PERALTA I GCEEWind59
16PERALTA II GCEEWind59
17PARQUE EÓLICO CARAPÉ IWind51
18CUCHILLA DEL PERALTA IWind50
19EL NARANJALSolar50
20LA JACINTASolar50

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