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Argentina Ushuaia power plant development

Entities: Ushuaia · Austral Petróleo, Gas y Electricidad S.A. · Logística Antártica S.A. · Gabriela Castillo · China

Overview

In mid‑July Argentine officials inspected the newly approved 60‑MW combined‑cycle plant in Ushuaia, confirming that construction would follow the environmental impact study and meet rising electricity demand. By late July a 6,200‑tonne cargo arrived at the Port of Ushuaia in 1,840 packages containing turbines, generators, transformers and metal structures. The delivery was hailed as a historic milestone by Terra Ignis Energía president Maximiliano Dalessio and by Energy Minister Gabriela Castillo as the fulfillment of years of planning.

A ten‑day operation coordinated by Logística Antártica, Austral Petróleo Gas y Electricidad and provincial and municipal agencies is moving and storing the equipment near the city’s sanitary landfill, with traffic impacts expected on main arteries. The governor and the energy minister reiterated the plant’s importance for reliable power in the coming decades.

Separately, the provincial government approved a US$153,014.40 purchase of emergency generators to address a severe winter power emergency, underscoring short‑term needs while the new thermoelectric unit and its backup system are being installed.

On 29 July 2026 the unloading, transport and storage of the equipment began. Fifteen trucks and five trailers will complete more than 250 trips from the port to the plant site along Avenida Perito Moreno, moving conventional loads from 07:00‑19:00 and oversized pieces from 09:00‑17:00. Energy Minister Gabriela Castillo described the start as a "historic day" for the city’s energy future.

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  1. 1 day ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Ushuaia power plant begins historic equipment unloading operation

    Ushuaia’s new power plant starts a ten‑day, 6,200‑ton equipment unloading operation, involving Logística Antártica, Austral Petróleo, and Energy Minister Gabriela Castillo, who called it historic.

  2. 4 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 9 sources
    Ushuaia receives 6,200‑tonne shipment for new thermoelectric plant

    A ship arrived in Ushuaia with 6,200 tonnes of equipment for a new thermoelectric plant, hailed as historic by Terra Ignis president and the energy minister. A ten‑day logistics operation will move over 1,800 c

  3. 7 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Argentina readies historic logistics operation for equipment arrival at Ushuaia power plant

    Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego government, led by Energy Minister Gabriela Castillo, is preparing a historic logistics operation to handle a 6,200‑tonne Chinese shipment for the new Ushuaia power plant, involving

  4. 14 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Argentina advances power plant projects in Ushuaia and Salto Grande

    Argentina inspects the new Ushuaia power plant for environmental compliance and reviews studies to modernize the Salto Grande hydro dam, highlighting strategic energy upgrades.

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