Salto Grande hydroelectric plant

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Salto Grande hydroelectric plant (Complejo Hidroeléctrico de Salto Grande) is an operating hydroelectric power plant on the border of Entre Ríos Province, Argentina and , Uruguay.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Salto Grande hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1][2] 1979[3] 1890 MW[2] 14 x 135 MW[4][2] Conventional storage[5] Comisión Técnica Mixta (CTM) [100%][1][6] Comisión Técnica Mixta (CTM)[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Salto Grande hydroelectric plant

Cross-border location 1 Cross-border location 2 River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Distrito Suburbios, Departamento Concordia, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina[7] Salto, Uruguay[7] Río Uruguay[5] -31.2751, -57.9385 (exact)[7]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fuentes de Generación". UTE. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221211124725/https://www.argentina.gob.ar/economia/energia/energia-electrica/hidroelectrica/centrales-hidroelectricas. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203193119/https://www.saltogrande.org/historia.php. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221119203353/https://cicplata.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Hidroelectricidad-Uruguay_Julio-Patrone.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221024140130/https://www.saltogrande.org/generacion.php. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627160706/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/salto-grande-hydroelectric-complex-modernisation/. Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Salto+Grande+Dam,+Uruguay/@-31.2748421,-57.9413488,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x95adc140ec37d16d:0x74b3dd0c627ce454!8m2!3d-31.2748467!4d-57.9391601. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)