Argentina added 40.9 MW of distributed generation capacity in the first half of 2026, increasing its cumulative installed capacity by 34.5%, from 118.6 MW at the end of 2025 to 159.5 MW in June. During the same period, the number of user generators increased by 25.8%, from 3,762 to 4,734, according to the latest report from the country’s Secretariat of Energy.
The country now has 159.5 MW of cumulative installed distributed generation capacity across more than 4,700 projects that have completed installation, connected to the grid through bi-directional meters and achieved user-generator status.
In June alone, Argentina added 186 user generators and 6.9 MW of capacity. This represented a monthly growth of 4% in the number of connected installations and 4.5% in cumulative capacity compared to May, when the country had 4,548 user generators and 152.6 MW installed.
The report also identifies 1,041 pending applications for a total of 43.8 MW. Once all projects are completed, the cumulative distributed generation capacity under the national program would exceed 203 MW.
The province of Córdoba continues to lead the country with 1,735 user generators and 50.9 MW of installed capacity. The province of Buenos Aires is in second place with 1,072 users and 27.9 MW, followed by Entre Ríos with 524 installations totaling 20.4 MW.
Misiones is next with 16.3 MW, followed by San Juan with 10.4 MW and La Rioja with 9.4 MW. Córdoba accounts for approximately 32% of the national installed capacity, followed by Buenos Aires (17.5%), Entre Ríos (12.8%) and Misiones (10.2%). Together, Córdoba and Buenos Aires represent almost half of the country’s connected distributed generation capacity.
Buenos Aires has the largest pipeline, with 315 applications pending, ahead of Córdoba (205) and San Juan (150). However, in terms of capacity, San Juan leads with 11 MW pending connection, followed by Córdoba with 9.3 MW and Buenos Aires with 7.1 MW. Entre Ríos has another 4.4 MW in the pipeline and La Rioja another 4.1 MW.
Residential systems account for the largest share of installations, with 2,443 user generators, or 51.6% of the total. However, they represent only 12.7 MW, or about 8% of the installed capacity.
Commercial and industrial systems account for 2,025 installations but almost 127.4 MW, which represents approximately 80% of the cumulative capacity. Public entities account for 122 installations totaling 10.9 MW, while the ‘other’ category includes 143 systems with a combined capacity of 8.7 MW.
At the end of June, the National Distributed Generation Platform listed 350 registered electricity distributors and cooperatives, one more than in the previous report. These entities oversee the procedures established in Law 27.424, from capacity reservation requests to bidirectional meter installation and user generator certification.
The report also highlights two grid-connected projects. The Chubut Province Legislature operates a 150 kW system consisting of 260 PV modules in Rawson. The installation achieves its own consumption of 60% of the electricity it generates, reduces electricity consumption from the electricity grid by 26.3% (133,407 kWh per year) and avoids an estimated 118.7 tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions annually.
The second project is a 3.48 kW residential system in El Cazador, in the Escobar district of Buenos Aires province. The six-module installation produces a house of 120 square meters, occupied by four people and equipped with a swimming pool. According to the report, electricity consumption from the grid reduces by approximately 50%.
