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{{Short description|Uruguay's government-owned power company}}
{{Other uses|Ute (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas
| logo = UTE logo 2022.svg
| image = Palacio_de_la_Luz_(vista_desde_la_esquina_de_Paraguay_y_Gral._Caraballo),_Montevideo,_Uruguay.jpg
| image_caption = UTE headquarters building
| type = [[State-owned enterprise]]
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| foundation = {{Start date|1912|10|21}}
| founder = [[José Batlle y Ordóñez]]
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| location_city = [[Montevideo]]
| location_country = [[Uruguay]]
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| area_served = [[Uruguay]]
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| industry = [[Electric utility]]
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| services = [[Electric power generation]] and [[Electric power transmission|transmission]]
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| owner = [[Government of Uruguay]]
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| homepage = {{URL|www.ute.com.uy|UTE}}
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The '''National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions''' ({{langx|es|Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas}}), better known as '''UTE''', is [[Uruguay]]'s [[Government-owned corporation|government-owned]] [[Electric power|power]] company. It was established in 1912,<ref>[http://www.ute.com.uy/empresa/informacion/historia.htm History of UTE] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218083417/http://www.ute.com.uy/empresa/informacion/historia.htm |date=February 18, 2012 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> following approval of Law 4273 establishing it as a monopoly.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ccee.edu.uy/ensenian/catderpu/material/entidades.PDF|title=State-owned companies|access-date=3 Apr 2013|page=18|language=es}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.ute.com.uy/pags/Institucional/documentos/Ley_15_031.pdf Ley 15031] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701033836/http://www.ute.com.uy/pags/Institucional/documentos/Ley_15_031.pdf |date=July 1, 2013 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Electricity sector in Uruguay]]
*[[Energy in Uruguay]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ute.com.uy/empresa/entorno/Energias_Renovables/eolica/General%20Information%20_english_.pdf Information about UTE in English]


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[[Category:Electric power companies of Uruguay]]
[[Category:Government-owned companies of Uruguay]]
[[Category:Economy of Montevideo]]
[[Category:Companies based in Montevideo]]
[[Category:1912 establishments in Uruguay]]
[[Category:Energy companies established in 1912]]
[[Category:Public utilities established in 1912]]


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