World Power Plants

TARTAGAL17 MW Natural Gas

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TARTAGAL is a 17 MW gas power plant in Argentina, operated by AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A. It is one of 82 gas plants in Argentina, which together produce 23,690 MW. Ranked #78 of 82 gas plants in Argentina. Its 17 MW represents 0.07% of Argentina's gas capacity. The largest gas plant in Argentina is Costanera power station at 2,324 MW, making TARTAGAL 136.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include CENTRAL TERMICA PIQUIRENDA SA (30.44 MW, Oil) and CT TARTAGAL (10 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the Salta Province, approximately 22.5 km from the nearest major city.

Capacity
17 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A.
Location
-22.5099°, -63.7970°

Argentina, South America

Context & rankings
  • 230. largest of 368 plants in Argentina
  • #20,632 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,289 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Argentina
Operator portfolio

AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A. operates 11 plants totalling 2,761 MW

Regional density

3 plants within 100 km, 55 MW combined

Nearest plant: CT TARTAGAL (3.5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -22.509900, -63.797000
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
32.8 Kt
67 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
7.1K
cars per year
4.4K
homes per year
1.5M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Argentina
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ArgentinaEnergy Profile

368
Total Plants
70.2 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasCoalNuclear
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