Casa de Piedra is a 60 MW hydro power plant in Argentina, operated by ENTE CASA DE PIEDRA since 1996. Ranked #50 of 111 hydro plants in Argentina. Its 60 MW represents 0.2% of Argentina's 30,334 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Argentina is Corpus Christi Dam at 3,800 MW, making Casa de Piedra 63.3 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Casa de Piedra Dam (62 MW, Hydro) and Hidroeléctrica Casa de Piedra (60 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Argentina's Patagonian region, approximately 1,000 km southwest of Buenos Aires.
30 years old
Argentina, South America
- 134. largest of 368 plants in Argentina
- #12,271 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,929 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.09% of the installed capacity of Argentina
30 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
ENTE CASA DE PIEDRA operates 1 plants totalling 60 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 376 MW combined
Source: Ministerio de Energía y Minería
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
CASA DE PIEDRA is a hydro power plant producing approximately 210 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Argentina- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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