UTE

For other uses, see Ute (disambiguation).

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]

Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas

UTE headquarters building
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	Electric utility
Founded	October 21, 1912 (1912-10-21)
Founder	José Batlle y Ordóñez
Headquarters	Montevideo , Uruguay
Area served	Uruguay
Services	Electric power generation and transmission
Owner	Government of Uruguay
Website	UTE

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

• Electricity sector in Uruguay
• Energy in Uruguay