Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas (UTE)

Company description

Uruguay's state-run power firm Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE) is engaged in the generation, distribution and sale of electric power. The firm owns thermoelectric, hydropower, and wind generation assets with a total installed capacity of 1,842MW. It also operates a 4,553km transmission network and an 80,561km distribution network. Eighty-one percent of annual production comes from hydropower. The Montevideo-based company was founded in 1912.

 

Company details

City:
Montevideo
Address:
Palace of Light Paraguay 2431 CP 11,800 Montevideo Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Phone:

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Company updates

  • November 19, 2019

    Uruguay commissions 500 kV Melo - Tacuarembó transmission line

    The National Administration of Electric Power Plants and Transmissions (Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas) of Uruguay has commissioned the 500kV extra-high voltage (EHV)...

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  • January 31, 2017

    Saeta Yield to buy wind farms in Uruguay

    Saeta Yield SA, a spanish renewable energy plants owner, has announced it will acquire the Carape I and II wind farms in Uruguay that have a combined capacity of 95 MW.

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