page_title: Environmental issues in Uruguay
section_title: Hydro Energy
hierarchical_section_title: Environmental issues in Uruguay / Energy / Hydro Energy
caption_attribution_description: Español: Compuertas de la represa de Salto Grande desde la costa del río Uruguay en el departamento Concordia, provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina. El límite internacional con Uruguay se encuentra en la pared indicada con el número 10.
context_page_description: This page covers environmental issues in Uruguay.
context_section_description: Hydroelectric energy used to produce over half of the sustainable electrical energy for Uruguay. The largest dams are located on the Uruguay River, the biggest being the Salto Grande Dam.
  Two more dams will be built in Uruguay, without the moving of any housing or population. Even though these two dams are being constructed, the country intends to move away from hydroelectric energy because of climate change. More and more droughts affect the region and becoming too dependent on these dams has forced Uruguay to purchase great amounts of fossil fuels from other countries to produce electricity.
caption: Salto Grande Dam
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