The Latin American Energy Capital Electric has two hydroelectric plants, Acaray that was launched in 1968 and Itaipu , built between 1976 and 1982 , is the largest dam in the world, considered one of the wonders of the modern world, this makes the electricity is one of the economic pillars of the city.
It is an agricultural area with exploitation of soybean , palm , mint , corn , coffee , cotton , rice , beans , wheat and spurge . Also engaged in livestock.
The sector industry has two industrial parks, where they settle in the production of textiles, plastics, fertilizers and agro-industry. In addition the town boasts a thriving tobacco industry and brewing. The sector mining part of the local economy thanks to the extraction of limestone on the banks of River Acaray . The real estate sector is developed by large enterprises as the Parana Country Club and Santa Elena.
But is the sector of services which provides higher returns to the city, thanks to a growing financial and commercial activity, nevertheless, the highest percentage of the labor force works hernandariense in Ciudad del Este , a city 15 km
