UTE

The National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions (Spanish: Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas), better known as UTE, is Uruguay's government-owned power company. It was established in 1912,[1] following approval of Law 4273 establishing it as a monopoly.[2]

For other uses, see Ute (disambiguation).
Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas
TypeState-owned enterprise
IndustryElectric utility
FoundedOctober 21, 1912 (1912-10-21)
FounderJosé Batlle y Ordóñez
Headquarters
Montevideo
,
Uruguay
Area served
Uruguay
ServicesElectric power generation and transmission
OwnerGovernment of Uruguay
WebsiteUTE

In 1931 the monopoly on communications was also granted to UTE, until the founding of ANTEL in 1974.

In 1980 an organic law was passed.[3]

See also

References
  1. History of UTE Archived February 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. State-owned companies (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 18. Retrieved 3 Apr 2013.
  3. Ley 15031 Archived July 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)



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