More Than 4.2 GW of New Nuclear Power Planned in Latin America

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--August 23, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Although renewable energy represents most of Latin America's installed base and leads by far the investments in new capacity, the region has more than 5.3 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear generation installed base and plans to add nearly 4.2 GW by 2036.

The region has a long history in nuclear power generation. In 1974, the 362-megawatt (MW) Atucha I nuclear power began commercial operations in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, using pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) technology. Ten years later, in 1984, the 648-MW Embalse I heavy-water CANDU nuclear power plant was inaugurated in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, and a second PHWR plant started operations in Atucha in 2014, expanding Argentina's nuclear installed base an additional 745 MW.