Argentina · -32.232, -64.442Embalse
Embalse, nuclear power plant in Argentina, operates one pressurized heavy water reactor with 608 MW net installed capacity and has been in service since 1984.
Unit Embalse has been operating for 42 years, since 1984. Its 608 MW net are enough to supply about 1,920,000 households.
- Country
- Argentina
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- PHWR
- Net capacity
- 608 MWe
- First grid connection
- 1984
- Operator
- Nucleoelectrica Argentina
- Owner
- Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA
- Status
- Operating
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Argentina · Vendor: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited · every PHWR reactor · how a PHWR works
Operating capacity
608 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
1 operating
First start-up
1984
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embalse | Pressurized heavy water (PHWR · CANDU) | CANDU 6 | Operating | 608 | 2,064 | Mar 31, 1974 | Apr 25, 1983 | 2049 (planned) | 80.2 % (2024) |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Embalse, a 608 MWe PHWR (CANDU 6), started construction in 1974, was connected to the grid in 1983 and is still operating, with a 80.2% load factor in 2024.
Operator: Nucleoelectrica Argentina.
Owner: Nucleoelectrica Argentina SA.