Neuquen is one of Argentina's most prosperous provinces, its estimated 47.648 billon Peso (about US$10.495
The province generates a significant part of Patagonia's electric power through the hydroelectric plants of Piedra del Águila, El Chocón, Pichi Picún Leufú, Planicie Banderita (in the Cerros Colorados Complex), and Alicurá.