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- ARGENTINA-

The Electric Power System

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Basic facts

Area: 2,780,400 km²

Population: > 40 million

Number of electricity consumers: 97,7%

Number of TSOs: 8

Numbe of DSOs: 43

Peak load: 24,500 MW

Average interruption of electricity: -

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Basic facts3

Generators:192 Generators24 Auto-generators3 Co-generators

Transmission:8 HV Companies43 AditionalCompanies

Distribution:78 Companies

Traders:6 Companies

2640 Big Consumers

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Global map of the gridand its interconnections

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Interconnectors:

Uruguay

Brazil

Chile

Paraguay

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Grid facts and characteristics

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ELECTRICITY MARKET

Installed Generation 31,000 MW

Transmission Lines

500 KV 14,000 km

330 KV 1,120 km

220 KV 2,835 km

132 KV 27,730 km

DemandEnergy 121,200 GWh/year

Maximum 24,500 MW

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Grid facts and characteristics

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The electricity grid in Argentina is sub-divided into transmission grids (maximum voltage) and distribution grids (high, medium and low voltage)

Length (Km)

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Structure of electrical power supply

TSO

500 kV

220 kV

132 kV

33/13,2 kV

380 V

Industry

Households

Utilities

TS

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rid

DS

O-G

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Bulk-Industry

DSO

Dispersed

Generation

Conventional

Generation

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High voltage grid map

500 kV

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Power structure of the country9

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Installed capacity withreference to primary resources

(2014)

10

MW

MW

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Energy production withreference to primary resources

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Development of generation capacity since 1992

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Consumption per customer groups

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Renewables

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Location of potential renewable energysources

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PATAGONIAWind Potential> 200.000 MW

SOLAR

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Development of wind power16

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Development of photovoltaic power

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RES installed capacity and production since 2011

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Electricity market organisation19

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REGULATION CONTROL

DISPATCH & ADMINISTRATION

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Electricity market organisation20

Transmission

DistributionGeneration Limits

Operation

Transaction

DispatchTransactions Transactions

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Power balance in 2014

Generation 129,815(GWh)

Consumption 131,205 (GWh)

Imports 1,390 ( GWh)

Exports 6 (GWh)

Losses 4,293 (GWh)

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Energy exchanges in 201422