Argentina

RIO CORRALITO — 13 MW Hydroelectric

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RIO CORRALITO is a 13 MW hydro power plant located in Argentina. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
13 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1962

Year online

Owner
AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A.

Operator

Location
-24.98, -65.69

Coordinates

Insights

#256
largest in Argentina
#5,093
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#22,077
largest worldwide
1962
22 yrs older than avg
12
operated by AES ARGENTINA GENERACION…
10
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
13 MW
Commissioned
1962
Status
Operational
Owner
AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A.
Country
Argentina
Coordinates
-24.983, -65.686

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,110 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
88,805 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

241
cars / year
148
homes / year
50,458
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

RIO CORRALITO is a 13.2 MW hydro power plant in Argentina, operated by AES ARGENTINA GENERACION S.A. since 1962.

Ranked #88 of 111 hydro plants in Argentina. Its 13.2 MW represents 0.04% of Argentina’s total hydro capacity of 30,334 MW. The largest hydro plant in Argentina is Corpus Christi Dam at 3,800 MW, making RIO CORRALITO 287 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Cabra Corral Hydroelectric Power Plant (102 MW, Hydro), CABRA CORRAL (102 MW, Hydro), and Central Hidroeléctrica Cabra Corral (100.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Salta Province, approximately 90 km northwest of Salta City.

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