National Energy Grid
Argentina
GRID SUMMARY
Argentina relies mostly on hydropower and natural
gas to fuel its electricity sector. In 2000, the
country had 24 gigawatts (GW) of installed generation
capacity, of which about 54% was fossil fuel-based
(primarily natural gas), 42% hydroelectric, and about
4% nuclear. Electric generation in 2000, which totaled
82.8 billion kilowatthours (bkwh), was 52% thermal,
41% hydropower, and 7% nuclear. Argentina has the
third-largest power market in Latin America, behind
Brazil and Mexico.
Argentina has electricity
interconnections with Chile, Brazil, and Uruguay.
The InterAndes Transmission
Line links an Argentine power station to
Chile's northern electric grid. A connection to Brazil
has been used more heavily since the onset
of Brazil's
drought related electricity shortage in 2001.
Country Overview
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Updated: 2007/06/28
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