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Overall, Argentina’s thermal power generation capacity grew by a CAGR of 4% from 2010 to 2021, to reach 26,347MW, and generation grew by a CAGR of 3% to reach 90,074GWh in 2021.

Installed capacity is forecast to increase by 900MW from 2022 to 2035, at which point thermal power is expected to account for 41% of total installed generation capacity. Coal capacity rose from 650MW in 2010 to 770MW in 2021 at a CAGR of 2%. It is expected that coal will reach 890MW by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 1% during 2021-2035. Gas capacity was 23,561MW in 2021 and it is expected to reach 24,250MW by the end of 2035. Oil capacity is expected to be 2,106MW by the end of 2035.

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