Yacyretá hydroelectric plant

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Yacyretá hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica de Yacyreta) is an operating hydroelectric power plant on the border of Corrientes, Argentina and , Paraguay.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Yacyretá hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Operating	1994	3100 MW	20 x 155 MW	Conventional storage	Entidad Binacional Yacyreta (EBY) [100%]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Yacyretá hydroelectric plant

Cross-border location 1	Cross-border location 2	River	Complex	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Departamento Ituzaingó, Corrientes, Argentina	Misiones, Paraguay	Río Paraná	Yacyreta Complex	-27.4823, -56.7212 (exact)

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