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La Viña Dam16 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

La Viña Dam is a 16 MW hydro power plant in Argentina, with no specified operator and commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #82 of 111 hydro plants in Argentina, it accounts for 0.05% of the country's total hydro capacity of 30,334 MW. The largest hydro plant in Argentina is Corpus Christi Dam at 3,800 MW, making La Viña Dam 237.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Central Hidroeléctrica Río Grande (750 MW, Hydro), Rio Grande Hydroelectric Complex (750 MW, Hydro), and Central Hidroeléctrica La Viña (16 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Córdoba province of Argentina.

Capacity
16 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Argentina National Water Company
Location
-31.8711°, -65.0350°

Argentina, South America

Context & rankings
  • 236. largest of 368 plants in Argentina
  • #20,855 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,779 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Argentina
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Argentina National Water Company operates 1 plants totalling 16 MW

Regional density

28 plants within 100 km, 4,075 MW combined

Nearest plant: Los Molinos Dam (50.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: -31.871111, -65.035000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

La Viña Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 56 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

ArgentinaEnergy Profile

368
Total Plants
70.2 GW
Total Capacity
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