UTE

Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas
Company typeState-owned enterprise
IndustryElectric utility
FoundedOctober 21, 1912 (1912-10-21)
FounderJosé Batlle y Ordóñez
Headquarters,
Area served
Uruguay
ServicesElectric power generation and transmission
OwnerGovernment of Uruguay
WebsiteUTE

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]

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]

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References

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  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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