How wind power grew in Argentina
Argentina's first wind project for public supply was a diesel-wind hybrid at Río Mayo in Chubut, built in late 1989 with four 30 kW turbines. Local electricity cooperatives brought the first large machines in 1994. Comodoro Rivadavia installed two 250 kW turbines, and Cutral Có in Neuquén one of 400 kW. By 1997 Comodoro's Antonio Morán farm was the largest in South America, at 6.5 MW.
A 1998 law declared wind power of national interest, but the 2001 economic crisis froze the sector. A 500 kV line joined Patagonia to the national grid in 2006. Law 27.191 of 2015 set a goal of 20% renewable electricity by the end of 2025, and the RenovAr auctions followed. Rounds 1, 1.5 and 2 awarded 4,466.5 MW to 147 projects, 34 of them wind. Vestas said in June 2026 that it had more than 3,000 MW operating in Argentina and 640 MW being built.
Argentina had 4,496 MW of wind and 1,240 turbines at the end of 2025. Wind generated 18,628 GWh in 2025, about 13% of demand. Qualifying renewables met 18.9% of demand in 2025, just short of the 20% goal. Transmission limits growth: in one corporate-market round reported in May 2024, only 1,300 MW of a planned 3,700 MW received grid priority. New farms include Las Campanas in Neuquén, 185 MW, due on the grid in 2026.
Sources: Academia Argentina de Ciencias · Government of Argentina · Forbes Argentina · EconoJournal · CAMMESA · EconoJournal · Economía Sustentable
Where Argentina's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Gas | 53.6% |
| Hydro | 17.1% |
| Wind | 12.2% |
| Nuclear | 7.0% |
| Other fossil fuels | 3.9% |
| Solar | 3.4% |
| Bioenergy | 1.9% |
| Coal | 0.9% |
Wind farms in Argentina
We track 78 wind farms in Argentina: 5.0 GW operating and 8.6 GW under construction, consented or planned. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
Every renewable explained: Wind · Solar · Hydro · Bioenergy · Geothermal · Marine. Renewables in every country.