List of largest power stations in the world

Three Gorges Dam, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW.

This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and the wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources.

At present, the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam in China. The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines each of a capacity of 700 MW and two 50 MW turbines,[1] totalling the installed capacity to 22,500 MW, more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (Japan) at 8,212 MW. As of 2012 no power station comparable to Three Gorges is under construction, as the largest under construction power stations are hydroelectric Baihetan Dam (13,050 MW)[2] and Belo Monte Dam (11,000 MW).[3]

Although currently only a proposal, the Grand Inga Dam in the Congo would surpass all existing power stations, including the Three Gorges Dam, if construction commences as planned. The design targets to top 39,000 MW in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges.[4][5][6] Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant, presumes an installed capacity up to 87,100 MW.

Top 20 largest power producing facilities

Rank Station Country Location Capacity
(MW)
Annual generation
(TWh)
Type Notes and Refs
1. Three Gorges Dam  China 30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E / 30.82083; 111.00222 (Three Gorges Dam) 22,500 98.8 (2014) Hydro [1][7]
2. Itaipu Dam  Brazil
 Paraguay
25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W / -25.40861; -54.58917 (Itaipu Dam) 14,000 98.63 (2013) Hydro [8][9][10]
3. Xiluodu  China 28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E / 28.26444°N 103.64639°E / 28.26444; 103.64639 (Xiluodu Dam) 13,860 57.1 (estimated) Hydro [11][12]
4. Guri  Venezuela 07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W / 7.76639; -62.99917 (Guri Dam) 10,200 47 (average) Hydro [13]
5. Tucuruí  Brazil 03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W / 3.83139°S 49.64333°W / -3.83139; -49.64333 (Tucuruí Dam) 8,370 21.4 (1999) Hydro [8][11]
6. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa  Japan 37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E / 37.42917°N 138.59528°E / 37.42917; 138.59528 (Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant) 7,965 60.3 (1999) Nuclear [Note 1][14][15][16][17]
Suspended in 2011
7. Grand Coulee  United States 47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W / 47.95639°N 118.98222°W / 47.95639; -118.98222 (Grand Coulee Dam) 6,809 21 (2008) Hydro [18][19]
8. Longtan  China 25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E / 25.02722°N 107.04750°E / 25.02722; 107.04750 (Longtan Dam) 6,426 18.7 Hydro [11][20]
9. Sayano-Shushenskaya  Russia 54°49′33″N 91°22′13″E / 54.82583°N 91.37028°E / 54.82583; 91.37028 6,400 23.5 Hydro [21]
10. Bruce  Canada 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W / 44.32528; -81.59944 (Bruce Nuclear Generating Station) 6,300 45 (2013) Nuclear [22]
11. Krasnoyarsk  Russia 55°56′05″N 92°17′40″E / 55.93472°N 92.29444°E / 55.93472; 92.29444 (Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam) 6,000 23.0 (2014) Hydro [23]
12. Hanul  South Korea 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E / 37.09278; 129.38361 (Hanul Nuclear Power Plant) 5,881 48.16 Nuclear [24][25]
13. Hanbit  South Korea 35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E / 35.41500°N 126.42389°E / 35.41500; 126.42389 (Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant) 5,875 47.62 Nuclear [24][25]
14. Zaporizhia  Ukraine 47°30′44″N 34°35′09″E / 47.51222°N 34.58583°E / 47.51222; 34.58583 (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant) 5,700 48.16 (average) Nuclear [26]
15. Robert-Bourassa  Canada 53°47′43″N 77°26′26″W / 53.79528°N 77.44056°W / 53.79528; -77.44056 (Robert-Bourassa GS) 5,616 26.5 Hydro
16. Shoaiba  Saudi Arabia 20°40′48″N 39°31′24″E / 20.68000°N 39.52333°E / 20.68000; 39.52333 (Shoaiba power and desalination plant) 5,600 ? (average) Fuel oil [27]
17. Surgut-2  Russia 61°16′46″N 73°30′45″E / 61.27944°N 73.51250°E / 61.27944; 73.51250 (Surgut-2 Power Station) 5,597 39.85 (2013) Natural gas [28]
18. Taichung  Taiwan 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E / 24.21278; 120.48111 (Taichung Power Plant) 5,500 42 (average) Coal [29][30]
19. Gravelines  France 51°00′55″N 02°08′10″E / 51.01528°N 2.13611°E / 51.01528; 2.13611 (Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant) 5,460 38.5 (average) Nuclear [31]
20. Churchill Falls  Canada 53°31′43″N 63°57′57″W / 53.52861°N 63.96583°W / 53.52861; -63.96583 (Churchill Falls Generating Station) 5,428 35 Hydro  
  1. Present States of Operation (All units) Suspended (Periodic Inspection) Nuclear Regulation Authority

Timeline of the largest power plants in the world

Held record Name of power station Capacity
(MW)
Location Notes
From To
1922 Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations 450 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada [32]
1969 1969 St. Clair Power Plant 1,954 Michigan, United States [33]
1969 1971 Lakeview Generating Station 2,400 Mississauga, Ontario Canada
1971 1984 Churchill Falls Generating Station 5,428 Labrador, Newfoundland Canada
1984 2012 Itaipu Dam 14,000 Iguazu Falls, Paraná River, Brazil / Paraguay
2012 present Three Gorges Dam 22,500 Three Gorges, Yichang, Hubei province, China

Non-renewable power stations

Coal

Taichung, the largest coal-fired power station, at 5,500 MWe
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Taichung  Taiwan 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E / 24.21278; 120.48111 (Taichung Power Plant) 5,500 [29][30]
2. Bełchatów  Poland 51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E / 51.26639°N 19.33056°E / 51.26639; 19.33056 (Bełchatów Power Station) 5,420 [34]
3. Tuoketuo  China 40°11′49″N 111°21′52″E / 40.19694°N 111.36444°E / 40.19694; 111.36444 (Tuoketuo Power Plant) 5,400 [35]
4. Guodian Beilun  China 29°56′37″N 121°48′57″E / 29.94361°N 121.81583°E / 29.94361; 121.81583 (Guodian Beilun Power Station) 5,000 [36]
3. Waigaoqiao  China 31°21′21″N 121°35′54″E / 31.35583°N 121.59833°E / 31.35583; 121.59833 (Waigaoqiao Power Station) 5,000 [37]
5. Guohoa Taishan  China 21°52′00″N 112°55′22″E / 21.86667°N 112.92278°E / 21.86667; 112.92278 (Guohoa Taishan Power Station) 5,000 [38]
6. Jiaxing  China 30°37′46″N 121°8′49″E / 30.62944°N 121.14694°E / 30.62944; 121.14694 (Jiaxing Power Station) 5,000 [39]
7. Paiton  Indonesia 7°42′43″S 113°34′48″E / 7.71194°S 113.58000°E / -7.71194; 113.58000 (Paiton Power Station) 4,870 [40][41]
8. Yingkou  China 40°18′17″N 122°06′17″E / 40.30472°N 122.10472°E / 40.30472; 122.10472 (Yingkou Power Station) 4,840
9. Vindhyachal  India 24°05′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E / 24.09722; 82.67361 (Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station) 4,760
10. Shengtou  China 39°21′51″N 112°33′04″E / 39.36417°N 112.55111°E / 39.36417; 112.55111 (Shengtou Power Station) 4,600

Fuel oil

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Shoaiba  Saudi Arabia 20°40′48″N 139°31′24″E / 20.68000°N 139.52333°E / 20.68000; 139.52333 (Shoaiba power and desalination plant) 5,600 [27]
2. Kashima  Japan 35°52′47″N 140°41′22″E / 35.87972°N 140.68944°E / 35.87972; 140.68944 (Kashima Power Station) 4,400 [42]
3. Hirono  Japan 37°14′18″N 141°01′04″E / 37.23833°N 141.01778°E / 37.23833; 141.01778 (Hirono Power Station) 3,800 [43]
4. Surgut-1  Russia 61°16′46″N 73°29′20″E / 61.27944°N 73.48889°E / 61.27944; 73.48889 (Surgut-1 Power Station) 3,268 [44]

Natural gas

Surgut-2, the world's largest natural gas power station
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Surgut-2  Russia 61°16′46″N 73°30′45″E / 61.27944°N 73.51250°E / 61.27944; 73.51250 (Surgut-2 Power Station) 5,597 [28][45]
2. Jebel Ali  United Arab Emirates 25°03′35″N 55°07′02″E / 25.05972°N 55.11722°E / 25.05972; 55.11722 (Jebel Ali Power Station) 5,163 [46]
3. Futtsu  Japan 35°20′35″N 139°50′02″E / 35.34306°N 139.83389°E / 35.34306; 139.83389 (Futtsu Power Station) 5,040 [43]
4. Kawagoe  Japan 35°00′25″N 136°41′20″E / 35.00694°N 136.68889°E / 35.00694; 136.68889 (Chita Power Station) 4,802 [45]
5. Higashi-Niigata  Japan 4,600 [47]
6. Tatan  Taiwan 25°01′34″N 121°02′50″E / 25.02611°N 121.04722°E / 25.02611; 121.04722 (Tatan Power Plant) 4,384 [48]
7. Himeji  Japan   3,992 [49]
8. Chita  Japan 34°59′12″N 136°50′37″E / 34.98667°N 136.84361°E / 34.98667; 136.84361 (Chita Power Station) 3,966 [50]
9. Chiba  Japan 35°33′57″N 140°06′20″E / 35.56583°N 140.10556°E / 35.56583; 140.10556 (Chiba Power Station) 3,882 [43]
10. Anegasaki  Japan 35°29′06″N 140°01′00″E / 35.48500°N 140.01667°E / 35.48500; 140.01667 (Anegasaki Power Station) 3,606 [43]

Nuclear

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the largest nuclear power station (suspended since 2011)
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa  Japan 37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E / 37.42917°N 138.59528°E / 37.42917; 138.59528 (Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant) 7,965 [15][16][17]
2. Bruce  Canada 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W / 44.32528; -81.59944 (Bruce Nuclear Generating Station) 6,232 [51][52]
3. Zaporizhia  Ukraine 47°30′44″N 34°35′09″E / 47.51222°N 34.58583°E / 47.51222; 34.58583 (Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant) 6,000 [26][53]
4. Hanul  South Korea 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E / 37.09278; 129.38361 (Uljin Nuclear Power Plant) 5,881 [25]
5. Hanbit  South Korea 35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E / 35.41500°N 126.42389°E / 35.41500; 126.42389 (Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant) 5,875 [25]
6. Gravelines  France 51°00′55″N 02°08′10″E / 51.01528°N 2.13611°E / 51.01528; 2.13611 (Gravelines Nuclear Power Station) 5,706 [31]
7. Paluel  France 49°51′29″N 00°38′08″E / 49.85806°N 0.63556°E / 49.85806; 0.63556 (Paluel Nuclear Power Plant) 5,528 [31]
8. Cattenom  France 49°24′57″N 06°13′05″E / 49.41583°N 6.21806°E / 49.41583; 6.21806 (Cattenom Nuclear Power Station) 5,448 [31]
9. Ōi  Japan 35°32′26″N 135°39′07″E / 35.54056°N 135.65194°E / 35.54056; 135.65194 (Ōi Nuclear Power Station) 4,710 [17]
10. Fukushima Daini  Japan 37°19′10″N 141°01′16″E / 37.31944°N 141.02111°E / 37.31944; 141.02111 (Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant) 4,400 [17]

Oil shale

See also: Oil shale
Eesti Power Station, the world's largest oil shale-fired power station
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Eesti  Estonia 59°16′10″N 27°54′08″E / 59.26944°N 27.90222°E / 59.26944; 27.90222 (Eesti Power Plant) 1,615 [54][55]
2. Balti  Estonia 59°21′12″N 28°07′22″E / 59.35333°N 28.12278°E / 59.35333; 28.12278 (Narva Power Plant) 765 [54][55]
3. Huadian  China 100 [56]
4. Mishor Rotem  Israel 31°03′19″N 35°11′04″E / 31.05528°N 35.18444°E / 31.05528; 35.18444 (Mishor Rotem Power Station) 13
5. Dotternhausen Rohrbach Zement Factory  Germany   9.9 [57]

Peat

See also: Peat
Shatura, largest peat-fired power station at 1,500 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Shatura  Russia 55°35′00″N 39°33′40″E / 55.58333°N 39.56111°E / 55.58333; 39.56111 (Shatura Power Station) 1,500 [note 1]
2. Kirov  Russia 58°37′16″N 49°35′47″E / 58.62111°N 49.59639°E / 58.62111; 49.59639 (Kirov Power Station) 300 [58]
3. Keljonlahti  Finland 62°11′33″N 25°44′14″E / 62.19250°N 25.73722°E / 62.19250; 25.73722 (Keljonlahti Power Station) 209 [59]
4. Toppila  Finland 65°02′15″N 25°26′07″E / 65.03750°N 25.43528°E / 65.03750; 25.43528 (Toppila Power Station) 190 [59]
5. Haapavesi  Finland 64°07′19″N 25°24′47″E / 64.12194°N 25.41306°E / 64.12194; 25.41306 (Haapavesi Power Station) 154 [60]
6. West Offaly  Ireland 53°16′22″N 08°02′20″W / 53.27278°N 8.03889°W / 53.27278; -8.03889 (West Offaly Power Station) 150 [61]
7. Edenderry  Ireland 53°17′27″N 07°05′13″W / 53.29083°N 7.08694°W / 53.29083; -7.08694 (Edenderry Power Station) 120 [62]
8. Lough Ree  Ireland 53°40′28″N 07°59′02″E / 53.67444°N 7.98389°E / 53.67444; 7.98389 (Lough Ree Power Station) 100 [61]
9. Väo  Estonia 59°26′14″N 24°54′23″E / 59.43722°N 24.90639°E / 59.43722; 24.90639 (Väo Power Plant) 25 [63]
  1. Natural gas primary fuel (78,0 %), peat secondary (11,5 %)

Renewable power stations

Biomass

Tilbury B Power Station, since 2011 the largest biofuel power station at 750 MWe
Rank Station Country Geographic coordinate system Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Drax  United Kingdom 53°44′9″N 0°59′47″W / 53.73583°N 0.99639°W / 53.73583; -0.99639 (Drax power station) 1320 wood pellet [64]
2. Tilbury B  United Kingdom 51°27′18″N 0°23′30″E / 51.45500°N 0.39167°E / 51.45500; 0.39167 (Tilbury B Power Station) 750 wood pellet [64][65][note 1]
3. Ironbridge B  United Kingdom 52°37′48″N 2°30′43″E / 52.63000°N 2.51194°E / 52.63000; 2.51194 (Ironbridge B Power Station) 600 wood pellet [64]
4. Alholmens Kraft  Finland 63°42′07″N 22°42′35″E / 63.70194°N 22.70972°E / 63.70194; 22.70972 (Alholmens Kraft Power Station) 265 forest residue [66]
5. Maasvlakte 3  Netherlands 51°54′45″N 4°1′16″E / 51.91250°N 4.02111°E / 51.91250; 4.02111 (Maasvlakte 3 Power Station) 220 biomass [64][note 2]
6. Połaniec  Poland 50°08′05″N 21°20′14″E / 50.13472°N 21.33722°E / 50.13472; 21.33722 (Połaniec Power Station) 205 woodchips [64]
7. Atikokan Generating Station  Canada 48°50′17″N 91°34′15″W / 48.83806°N 91.57083°W / 48.83806; -91.57083 (Atikokan Generating Station) 205 biomass [67]
8. Rodenhuize  Belgium 51°8′4.88″N 3°46′35.94″E / 51.1346889°N 3.7766500°E / 51.1346889; 3.7766500 (Rodenhuize Power Station) 180 wood pellet [68]
9. Ashdown Paper Mill  United States 157 black liquor [69]
10. Wisapower  Finland 150 [64]
  1. stopped production in 2013
  2. installed capacity is 1100 MW with cofiring 80% coal and 20% biomass

Geothermal

Hellisheidi Power Station, the fourth largest geothermal power station at 303 MWe
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. The Geysers  United States 38°47′26″N 122°45′21″W / 38.79056°N 122.75583°W / 38.79056; -122.75583 (The Geysers) 1,808 [70]
2. Cerro Prieto  Mexico 32°23′57″N 115°14′19″W / 32.39917°N 115.23861°W / 32.39917; -115.23861 (Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station) 958 [71][72][73]
3. Larderello  Italy 769 [74]
4. Hellisheiði  Iceland 64°02′14″N 21°24′03″W / 64.03722°N 21.40083°W / 64.03722; -21.40083 (Hellisheidi Power Station) 303
5. Olkaria  Kenya 260
6. Darajat  Indonesia 255
7. Malitbog  Philippines 11°09′07″N 124°38′58″E / 11.15194°N 124.64944°E / 11.15194; 124.64944 (Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station) 233 [75]
8. Wayang Windu  Indonesia 07°12′00″S 107°37′30″E / 7.20000°S 107.62500°E / -7.20000; 107.62500 (Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station) 227 [76]
9. Kamojang  Indonesia 203
10. Navy  United States 240 [70]

Hydroelectric

Conventional

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Three Gorges  China 30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E / 30.82083; 111.00222 (Three Gorges Dam) 22,500 [1]
2. Itaipu  Brazil
 Paraguay
25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W / -25.40861; -54.58917 (Itaipu Dam) 14,000 [8][9]
3. Xiluodu  China 28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E / 28.26444°N 103.64639°E / 28.26444; 103.64639 (Xiluodu Dam) 13,860 [77]
4. Guri  Venezuela 07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W / 7.76639; -62.99917 (Guri Dam) 10,200 [13]
5. Tucuruí  Brazil 03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W / 3.83139°S 49.64333°W / -3.83139; -49.64333 (Tucuruí Dam) 8,370
6. Grand Coulee  United States 47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W / 47.95639°N 118.98222°W / 47.95639; -118.98222 (Grand Coulee Dam) 6,809 [18]
7. Longtan  China 25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E / 25.02722°N 107.04750°E / 25.02722; 107.04750 (Longtan Dam) 6,426 [78]
8. Sayano-Shushenskaya  Russia 52°49′31″N 91°22′15″E / 52.82528°N 91.37083°E / 52.82528; 91.37083 (Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam) 6,400
9. Krasnoyarsk  Russia 55°56′05″N 92°17′40″E / 55.93472°N 92.29444°E / 55.93472; 92.29444 (Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam) 6,000 [79]
10. Robert-Bourassa  Canada 53°47′43″N 77°26′26″W / 53.79528°N 77.44056°W / 53.79528; -77.44056 (Robert-Bourassa GS) 5,616

Pumped-storage

Upper reservoir of Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station at 1,932 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Bath County  United States 38°12′32″N 79°48′00″W / 38.20889°N 79.80000°W / 38.20889; -79.80000 (Bath County Pumped-storage Station) 3,003 [80]
2. Huizhou  China 23°16′07″N 114°18′50″E / 23.26861°N 114.31389°E / 23.26861; 114.31389 (Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station) 2,448 [81]
3. Guangdong  China 23°45′52″N 113°57′12″E / 23.76444°N 113.95333°E / 23.76444; 113.95333 (Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station) 2,400 [82][83]
4. Okutataragi  Japan 35°14′13″N 134°49′55″E / 35.23694°N 134.83194°E / 35.23694; 134.83194 (Okutataragi Hydroelectric Power Station) 1,932
5. Ludington  United States 43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W / 43.89361°N 86.44528°W / 43.89361; -86.44528 (Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant) 1,872 [84]

Run-of-the-river

Chief Joseph, the largest run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station at 2,620 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Chief Joseph  United States 47°59′43″N 119°38′00″W / 47.99528°N 119.63333°W / 47.99528; -119.63333 (Chief Joseph Dam) 2,620
2. John Day  United States 45°52′49″N 120°41′40″W / 45.88028°N 120.69444°W / 45.88028; -120.69444 (John Day Dam) 2,160 [85]
3. Beauharnois  Canada 45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W / 45.31389; -73.90889 (Beauharnois Pumped-storage Station) 1,903 [86]
4. The Dalles  United States 45°36′44″N 121°08′04″W / 45.61222°N 121.13444°W / 45.61222; -121.13444 (The Dalles Dam) 1,779.8 [85]
5. Inga dams  DRC 5°31′S 13°37.3′E / 5.517°S 13.6217°E / -5.517; 13.6217 (Inga dams) 1,775
6. Nathpa Jhakri  India 31°33′50″N 77°58′49″E / 31.56389°N 77.98028°E / 31.56389; 77.98028 (Nathpa Jhakri Dam) 1,500 [87]

Tide

Rance, second largest tidal power station at 240 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Sihwa Lake  South Korea 37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E / 37.31306°N 126.61278°E / 37.31306; 126.61278 (Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station) 254
2. Rance  France 48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W / 48.61806°N 2.02333°W / 48.61806; -2.02333 (Rance Tidal Power Station) 240
3. Annapolis Royal  Canada 44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W / 44.75194°N 65.51111°W / 44.75194; -65.51111 (Annapolis Royal Generating Station) 20
4. Jiangxia  China 28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E / 28.34278°N 121.24028°E / 28.34278; 121.24028 (Jiangxia Tidal Power Station) 3.9 [88]
5. Kislaya Guba  Russia 69°22′37″N 33°04′34″E / 69.37694°N 33.07611°E / 69.37694; 33.07611 (Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station) 1.7

Solar power

Flat-panel photovoltaic

Finsterwalde, one of the largest PV power stations at 80.7 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Solar Star I and II  United States 34°49′N 118°23′W / 34.817°N 118.383°W / 34.817; -118.383 (Solar Star) 579 [89][90]
2. Topaz  United States 35°23′N 120°4′W / 35.383°N 120.067°W / 35.383; -120.067 (Topaz Solar Farm) 550 [91][92]
3. Desert Sunlight  United States 33°49′33″N 115°24′08″W / 33.82583°N 115.40222°W / 33.82583; -115.40222 (Desert Sunlight Solar Farm) 550
4. Longyangxia Dam Solar Park  China 36°07′20″N 100°55′06″E / 36.12222°N 100.91833°E / 36.12222; 100.91833 (Longyangxia Dam Solar Park) 320 [93][94]
5. Ferme solaire de Cestas  France 300 [95]
6. California Valley Solar Ranch  United States 35°20′N 119°55′W / 35.333°N 119.917°W / 35.333; -119.917 (California Valley Solar Ranch) 292 [96][97][98]
7. Agua Caliente  United States 32°57′20″N 113°29′40″W / 32.95556°N 113.49444°W / 32.95556; -113.49444 (Agua Caliente) 290 [99][100]

Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV)

Sevilla, the sixth largest CPV power station at 1.2 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Golmud 2  China 60 79.83 MWp [101]
2. Golmud 1  China 50 57.96 MWp [102]
3. Touwsrivier  South Africa 33°24′51.67″S 19°55′0.86″E / 33.4143528°S 19.9169056°E / -33.4143528; 19.9169056 (Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project) 36 [103][104][105][106]
4. Alamosa  United States   30 [107]
5. Navarra  Spain   7.8 [108]
6. Hatch  United States   5 [109]
7. Casaquemada  Spain   1.9
8. Sevilla  Spain 37°25′18″N 06°15′25″W / 37.42167°N 6.25694°W / 37.42167; -6.25694 (Sevilla Photovoltaic Power Plant) 1.2
9. Victor Valley College CPV  United States 34°28′31″N 117°15′46″W / 34.47528°N 117.26278°W / 34.47528; -117.26278 (Victor Valley College CPV Farm) 1
9. Questa  United States 36°42′31″N 105°37′09″W / 36.70861°N 105.61917°W / 36.70861; -105.61917 (Questa Photovoltaic Power Plant) 1 [110]

Concentrated solar thermal

Solnova, one of the largest CSP power station at 150 MWe
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Ivanpah  United States 35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W / 35.567; -115.467 (Ivanpah Solar Power Facility) 377 [111]
2. SEGS  United States 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W / 35.03167; -117.34806 (Solar Energy Generating Systems) 354 [112]
3. Solana  United States 32°55′N 112°58′W / 32.917°N 112.967°W / 32.917; -112.967 (Solana Generating Station) 280 [113]
4. Genesis  United States 33°38′38″N 114°59′17″W / 33.64389°N 114.98806°W / 33.64389; -114.98806 (Genesis Solar) 250 [114]
5. Solaben  Spain 39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W / 39.22472°N 5.39056°W / 39.22472; -5.39056 (Solaben Solar Power Station) 200
6. Ouarzazate  Morocco 30°59′40″N 06°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W / 30.99444; -6.86333 (Ouarzazate Solar Power Station) 160 [115]
7. Solnova  Spain 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W / 37.41667; -6.28889 (Solnova Solar Power Station) 150
(7.) Andasol  Spain 37°13′43″N 03°04′07″W / 37.22861°N 3.06861°W / 37.22861; -3.06861 (Andasol Solar Power Station) 150 [116][117]
(7.) Extresol  Spain 38°39′N 6°44′W / 38.650°N 6.733°W / 38.650; -6.733 (Extresol Solar Power Station) 150 [118][119]
10. Crescent Dunes  United States 38°14′N 117°22′W / 38.233°N 117.367°W / 38.233; -117.367 (Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project) 110 [120]

Wave

Aguçadoura, the largest wave farm at 2.25 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Aguçadoura  Portugal 41°25′57″N 08°50′33″W / 41.43250°N 8.84250°W / 41.43250; -8.84250 (Aguçadoura Wave Farm) 2.25 [121][122]
2. Islay Limpet  United Kingdom 55°41′24″N 06°31′15″W / 55.69000°N 6.52083°W / 55.69000; -6.52083 (Islay Limpet) 0.5 [123][124]
3. Mutriku Breakwater  Spain 43°18′26″N 2°23′6″W / 43.30722°N 2.38500°W / 43.30722; -2.38500 0.3 [125][126][127]
4. SDE Sea  Israel 32°05′59″N 34°46′24″E / 32.09972°N 34.77333°E / 32.09972; 34.77333 (SDE Sea Waves Power Plant) 0.04 [128]
5. Azura wave power device  United States 0.2 [129]

Wind

See also: Wind power

Onshore

Shepherds Flat Wind Farm, the fifth largest wind farm at 845 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. Gansu  China 40°12′00″N 96°54′00″E / 40.20000°N 96.90000°E / 40.20000; 96.90000 (Gansu Wind Farm) 5,160 [130]
2. Muppandal  India 8°15′39″N 77°32′19″E / 8.260706°N 77.538575°E / 8.260706; 77.538575 1,500 [131]
3. Jaisalmer  India 26°55′12″N 70°54′00″E / 26.92000°N 70.90000°E / 26.92000; 70.90000 (Jaisalmer Wind Park) 1,064 [130]
4. Alta  United States 35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W / 35.02111°N 118.32056°W / 35.02111; -118.32056 (Alta Wind Energy Center) 1,020 [130]
5. Shepherds Flat  United States 45°42′00″N 120°03′36″W / 45.70000°N 120.06000°W / 45.70000; -120.06000 (Shepherds Flat Wind Farm) 845 [132]
6. Roscoe  United States 32°26′41″N 100°34′23″W / 32.44472°N 100.57306°W / 32.44472; -100.57306 (Roscoe Wind Farm) 781.5 [133][134]
7. Horse Hollow  United States 32°19′00″N 99°59′59″W / 32.31667°N 99.99972°W / 32.31667; -99.99972 (Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center) 735.5 [135][136]
8. Capricorn Ridge  United States 31°54′08″N 100°53′56″W / 31.90222°N 100.89889°W / 31.90222; -100.89889 (Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm) 662.5 [137]

Offshore

Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, one of the largest offshore wind farms at 315 MW
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
1. London Array  United Kingdom 51°38′38″N 1°33′13″E / 51.64389°N 1.55361°E / 51.64389; 1.55361 (London Array) 630 [138]
2. Gwynt y Môr  United Kingdom 53°27′00″N 03°35′00″W / 53.45000°N 3.58333°W / 53.45000; -3.58333 (Gwynt y Môr) 576 [139]
3. Greater Gabbard  United Kingdom 51°52′48″N 1°56′24″E / 51.88000°N 1.94000°E / 51.88000; 1.94000 (Greater Gabbard wind farm) 504 [140]
4. Anholt  Denmark 56°36′00″N 11°12′36″E / 56.60000°N 11.21000°E / 56.60000; 11.21000 (Anholt Offshore Wind Farm) 400 [141][142]
5. BARD Offshore 1  Germany 54°22′N 5°59′E / 54.367°N 5.983°E / 54.367; 5.983 (BARD Offshore 1) 400 [143][144]
6. West of Duddon Sands  United Kingdom 53°59′02″N 3°27′50″W / 53.98389°N 3.46389°W / 53.98389; -3.46389 (West of Duddon Sands) 389 [145][146]
7. Walney  United Kingdom 54°2′38″N 3°31′19″W / 54.04389°N 3.52194°W / 54.04389; -3.52194 (Walney Wind Farm) 367 [147][148]
8. Thorntonbank  Belgium 51°33′00″N 2°56′00″E / 51.55000°N 2.93333°E / 51.55000; 2.93333 (Thorntonbank phases 1&2&3) 325 [149][150]
9. Sheringham Shoal  United Kingdom 53°7′N 1°8′E / 53.117°N 1.133°E / 53.117; 1.133 (Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm) 315 [151][152]
10. Thanet  United Kingdom 51°25′50″N 1°37′59″E / 51.43056°N 1.63306°E / 51.43056; 1.63306 (Thanet Wind Farm) 300 [153][154]

List of largest power station and unit within each country

The following table lists the largest operating power station, and the largest single generating unit within each country.

Country Largest facility Capacity
(MW)
Fuel type Location Largest unit
(name of power station)
Unit capacity
(MW)
Fuel type Location Refs
Afghanistan Afghanistan Naghlu 100 Hydro 34°38′28″N 69°43′01″E / 34.64111°N 69.71694°E / 34.64111; 69.71694 (Naghlu Dam)         [155]
Algeria Algeria Hadjret En-Nouss 1,260 Gas 36°34′36″N 02°04′47″E / 36.57667°N 2.07972°E / 36.57667; 2.07972 (Hadjret En-Nouss CCGT Power Plant) Skikda 440 Gas 36°52′44″N 06°56′12″E / 36.87889°N 6.93667°E / 36.87889; 6.93667 (SKS Skikda CCGT Power Plant) [156][157]
Argentina Argentina Yacyretá 3,100 Hydro 27°28′58″S 56°43′30″W / 27.48278°S 56.72500°W / -27.48278; -56.72500 (Yacyreta Dam) Atucha II - CNAII 745/692 Nuclear 32°13′54″S 64°26′38″W / 32.23167°S 64.44389°W / -32.23167; -64.44389 (Atucha II Nuclear Power Plant) [158][159][160]
Armenia Armenia Hrazdan 1,590 Gas/Oil 40°33′59″N 44°45′03″E / 40.56639°N 44.75083°E / 40.56639; 44.75083 (Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant)
Australia Australia Eraring 2,880 Coal 33°03′44″S 151°31′13″E / 33.06222°S 151.52028°E / -33.06222; 151.52028 (Eraring Power Station) Kogan Creek 750 Coal 26°54′59″S 150°44′57″E / 26.91639°S 150.74917°E / -26.91639; 150.74917 (Kogan Creek Power Station) [161][162]
Austria Austria Simmering 1,700 Gas 48°10′52″N 16°26′06″E / 48.18111°N 16.43500°E / 48.18111; 16.43500 (Simmering Power Station) Dürnrohr 405 Coal 48°19′32″N 15°55′25″E / 48.32556°N 15.92361°E / 48.32556; 15.92361 (Dürnrohr Creek Power Station) [163][164]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 2,400 Oil 40°46′49″N 46°59′30″E / 40.78028°N 46.99167°E / 40.78028; 46.99167 (Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant)
Bangladesh Bangladesh Ghorasal 950 Gas 23°58′47″N 90°38′13″E / 23.97972°N 90.63694°E / 23.97972; 90.63694 (Ghorasal Gas Power Plant) Meghnaghat 450 Gas 23°36′29″N 90°36′4″E / 23.60806°N 90.60111°E / 23.60806; 90.60111 (Ghorasal Gas Power Plant) [165][166]
Belgium Belgium Doel 2,919 Nuclear 51°19′29″N 04°15′31″E / 51.32472°N 4.25861°E / 51.32472; 4.25861 (Doel Nuclear Power Plant) Tihange Unit 3 1,065 Nuclear 50°32′5″N 5°16′21″E / 50.53472°N 5.27250°E / 50.53472; 5.27250 (Tihange Nuclear Power Station) [167][168]
Brazil Brazil Itaipu 14,000 Hydro 25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W / -25.40861; -54.58917 (Itaipu Dam) Angra II 1,350 Nuclear 23°00′30″S 44°27′26″W / 23.00833°S 44.45722°W / -23.00833; -44.45722 (Angra Nuclear Power Plant) [169]
Bulgaria Bulgaria Kozloduy 2,000 Nuclear 43°44′46″N 23°46′14″E / 43.74611°N 23.77056°E / 43.74611; 23.77056 (Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant)
Myanmar Burma Yeywa 790 Hydro  21°41′20″N 96°25′17″E / 21.68889°N 96.42139°E / 21.68889; 96.42139 (Yeywa Dam) Yeywa 197 Hydro   [170]
Canada Canada Bruce 6,300 Nuclear 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W / 44.32528; -81.59944 Darlington 881 Nuclear 43°52′09″N 78°43′27″W / 43.86917°N 78.72417°W / 43.86917; -78.72417 [51][52][171]
Chile Chile Ventanas 875 Coal 32°45′04″S 71°28′57″W / 32.75111°S 71.48250°W / -32.75111; -71.48250 Atacama 370 Gas    
China China Three Gorges 22,500 Hydro 30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E / 30.82083; 111.00222 (Three Gorges Dam) Taishan (under construction) 1,750 Nuclear 21°55′04″N 112°58′55″E / 21.91778°N 112.98194°E / 21.91778; 112.98194 (Taishan Nuclear Power Plant) [172]
Colombia Colombia San Carlos 1,240 Hydro  6°12′39″N 74°50′26″W / 6.21083°N 74.84056°W / 6.21083; -74.84056 (San Carlos Hydroelectric Power Plant)    
Czech Republic Czech Republic Temelín 2,030 Nuclear 49°10′48″N 14°22′34″E / 49.18000°N 14.37611°E / 49.18000; 14.37611 (Temelín Nuclear Power Station) Temelín 1,015 Nuclear   [173]
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Inga II 1,424 Hydro 5°31′36″S 13°37′14″E / 5.52667°S 13.62056°E / -5.52667; 13.62056 (Inga II Power Station)         [174]
Denmark Denmark Asnæs 1,057 Coal 53°39′41″N 11°04′44″E / 53.66139°N 11.07889°E / 53.66139; 11.07889          
Egypt Egypt Aswan 2,100 Hydro   El-Kureimat 650 Gas    
Ethiopia Ethiopia Gilgel Gibe III 1,870 Hydro 6°50′50″N 37°18′05″E / 6.84722°N 37.30139°E / 6.84722; 37.30139 (Gilgel Gibe III Dam)          
Finland Finland Olkiluoto 1,760 Nuclear 61°14′13″N 21°26′27″E / 61.23694°N 21.44083°E / 61.23694; 21.44083 Olkiluoto (Unit 3 – under construction) 1,600 Nuclear 61°14′13″N 21°26′27″E / 61.23694°N 21.44083°E / 61.23694; 21.44083  
France France Gravelines 5,460 Nuclear 51°00′55″N 02°08′10″E / 51.01528°N 2.13611°E / 51.01528; 2.13611 Flamanville (Unit 3 – under construction) 1,600 Nuclear 49°32′11″N 01°52′54″W / 49.53639°N 1.88167°W / 49.53639; -1.88167 [31]
Germany Germany Jänschwalde 3,000 Coal            
Ghana Ghana Akosombo 1,020 Hydro 61°17′59″N 00°03′34″E / 61.29972°N 0.05944°E / 61.29972; 0.05944          
Hong Kong Hong Kong Castle Peak 4,108 Coal 22°22′32″N 113°55′12″E / 22.37556°N 113.92000°E / 22.37556; 113.92000 (Castle Peak Power Station)          
Hungary Hungary Paks 2,000 Nuclear 46°34′21″N 18°51′15″E / 46.57250°N 18.85417°E / 46.57250; 18.85417 (Paks Nuclear Power Plant)
India India Vindhyachal 4,760 Coal 24°05′53″N 82°40′18″E / 24.09806°N 82.67167°E / 24.09806; 82.67167 (Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station) Kudankulam 1,000 Nuclear 08°10′03″N 77°42′46″E / 8.16750°N 77.71278°E / 8.16750; 77.71278 (Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant) [175]
Indonesia Indonesia Suralaya 4,025 Coal 26°46′52″S 151°54′54″E / 26.78111°S 151.91500°E / -26.78111; 151.91500 (Suralaya Power Station) Paiton 850 Coal    
Iran Iran Damavand 2,868 Gas         [176][177]
Iraq Iraq Al-Shemal 2,100 Oil            
Israel Israel Orot Rabin 2,590 Coal  32°28′12″N 34°53′16″E / 32.47000°N 34.88778°E / 32.47000; 34.88778 (Orot Rabin) Rutenberg 575 Coal  31°37′48″N 34°31′18″E / 31.63000°N 34.52167°E / 31.63000; 34.52167 (Rutenberg Power Station)  
Italy Italy Alessandro Volta 3,600 Gas 42°21′33″N 11°31′47″E / 42.35917°N 11.52972°E / 42.35917; 11.52972 (Alessandro Volta Power Plant)          
Japan Japan Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 8,212 Nuclear 37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E / 37.42917°N 138.59528°E / 37.42917; 138.59528 (Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant) Hekinan Power Station 1,000 Coal 34°50′07″N 136°57′39″E / 34.83528°N 136.96083°E / 34.83528; 136.96083 (Hekinan Power Station) [178]
Kenya Kenya Gitaru 225 Hydro 00°47′48″S 37°44′50″E / 0.79667°S 37.74722°E / -0.79667; 37.74722 (Gitaru Hydroelectric Power Station)         [179]
Latvia Latvia Pļaviņas 883.5 Hydro 56°35′00″N 25°14′30″E / 56.58333°N 25.24167°E / 56.58333; 25.24167 (Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station)          
Lithuania Lithuania Elektrėnai 1,800 Gas 54°46′15″N 24°38′46″E / 54.77083°N 24.64611°E / 54.77083; 24.64611 (Elektrėnai Power Plant)
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Bitola 675 Coal 41°03′29″N 21°29′00″E / 41.05806°N 21.48333°E / 41.05806; 21.48333 (REK Bitola)
Malaysia Malaysia Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz 2,420 Gas   Tuanku Jaafar 750 Gas 02°31′59″N 101°47′28″E / 2.53306°N 101.79111°E / 2.53306; 101.79111 (Tuanku Jaafar Power Station) [180]
Mexico Mexico Manuel Moreno Torres 2,430 Hydro 16°56′30″N 93°06′02″W / 16.94167°N 93.10056°W / 16.94167; -93.10056 (Manuel Moreno Torres) Laguna Verde 665 Nuclear   [181]
Morocco Morocco Jorf Lasfar 1,356 Coal 33°06′17″N 08°38′12″W / 33.10472°N 8.63667°W / 33.10472; -8.63667          
Mozambique Mozambique Cahora Bassa 2,075 Hydro 15°35′09″S 32°42′17″E / 15.58583°S 32.70472°E / -15.58583; 32.70472 (Cahora Bassa Dam)    
Nepal Nepal Kali Gandaki 144 Hydro            
Netherlands Netherlands Claus 1,900 Gas 51°09′21″N 05°54′25″E / 51.15583°N 5.90694°E / 51.15583; 5.90694 (Claus Power Station)          
New Zealand New Zealand Huntly 950 Coal/Gas 37°32′38″S 175°9′10″E / 37.54389°S 175.15278°E / -37.54389; 175.15278 (Huntly Power Station) Huntly Unit 5 400 Gas 37°32′38″S 175°9′10″E / 37.54389°S 175.15278°E / -37.54389; 175.15278 (Huntly Power Station)
Nigeria Nigeria Egbin 1,320 Gas 06°33′48″N 03°36′55″E / 6.56333°N 3.61528°E / 6.56333; 3.61528          
Norway Norway Kvilldal 1,240 Hydro            
Pakistan Pakistan Tarbela 3,478 Hydro 34°05′23″N 72°41′54″E / 34.08972°N 72.69833°E / 34.08972; 72.69833 (Tarbela Dam)          
Paraguay Paraguay Itaipu 14,000 Hydro 25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W / -25.40861; -54.58917 (Itaipu Dam)          
Peru Peru Mantaro-Tablachaca 1,008 Hydro   Ventanilla 185 Gas   [182]
Philippines Philippines Santa Rita 1,500 Gas 13°46′13″N 121°02′06″E / 13.77028°N 121.03500°E / 13.77028; 121.03500 (Santa Rita San Lorenzo CCGT) Sual 647 Coal 16°07′27″N 120°06′04″E / 16.12417°N 120.10111°E / 16.12417; 120.10111 (Sual Power Station) [183][184]
Poland Poland Bełchatów 5,420 Coal 51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E / 51.26639°N 19.33056°E / 51.26639; 19.33056 (Bełchatów Power Plant) Bełchatów 858 Coal 51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E / 51.26639°N 19.33056°E / 51.26639; 19.33056 (Bełchatów Power Plant)  
Qatar Qatar Ras Qartas 2,730 Gas 25°56′13″N 51°31′20″E / 25.93694°N 51.52222°E / 25.93694; 51.52222 (Ras Qartas Energy Plant)          
Romania Romania Turceni 2,640 Coal 44°40′11″N 23°24′28″E / 44.66972°N 23.40778°E / 44.66972; 23.40778 (Turceni Power Station) Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant 706 Nuclear    
Russia Russia Sayano–Shushenskaya 6,400 Hydro 54°49′33″N 91°22′13″E / 54.82583°N 91.37028°E / 54.82583; 91.37028         [21]
Rwanda Rwanda Nyabarongo 28 Hydro  2°15′36″S 29°36′00″E / 2.26000°S 29.60000°E / -2.26000; 29.60000          
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Shoaiba 5,600 Fuel Oil 20°40′48″N 139°31′24″E / 20.68000°N 139.52333°E / 20.68000; 139.52333 (Shoaiba power and desalination plant) 730    
Singapore Singapore Tuas 1,470 Gas 01°17′20″N 103°38′29″E / 1.28889°N 103.64139°E / 1.28889; 103.64139 (Tuas Power Station) Tuas 600 Oil 01°17′20″N 103°38′29″E / 1.28889°N 103.64139°E / 1.28889; 103.64139 (Tuas Power Station) [185][186]
Serbia Serbia TPP Nikola Tesla 3,286 Coal TENT-A: 44°40′11.5″N 20°09′35.5″E / 44.669861°N 20.159861°E / 44.669861; 20.159861 (TPP Nikola Tesla A) TENT B1/B2 620 Coal 44°39′14.4″N 20°00′20.8″E / 44.654000°N 20.005778°E / 44.654000; 20.005778 (TPP Nikola Tesla B) [187][188]
[189][190]
South Africa South Africa Kendal 4,116 Coal 26°05′24″S 28°58′17″E / 26.09000°S 28.97139°E / -26.09000; 28.97139 (Kendal Power Station) Koeberg 930 Nuclear   [191]
South Korea South Korea Hanul 5,906 Nuclear 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E / 37.09278; 129.38361 (Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant)         [24][25]
Spain Spain Almaraz 2,017 Nuclear 39°48′29″N 05°41′49″W / 39.80806°N 5.69694°W / 39.80806; -5.69694 (Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant) Almaraz 1,011 Nuclear 39°48′29″N 05°41′49″W / 39.80806°N 5.69694°W / 39.80806; -5.69694 (Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant) [192]
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Lakvijaya 900 Coal 08°01′06″N 79°43′22″E / 8.01833°N 79.72278°E / 8.01833; 79.72278 (Lakvijaya Power Station) Lakvijaya 300 Coal 08°01′06″N 79°43′22″E / 8.01833°N 79.72278°E / 8.01833; 79.72278 (Lakvijaya Power Station) [193][194]
Sudan Sudan Roseires 1,800 Hydro 11°47′56″N 34°23′17″E / 11.79889°N 34.38806°E / 11.79889; 34.38806 (Roseires Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant)         [195]
Sweden Sweden Ringhals 3,698 Nuclear 57°15′35″N 12°06′39″E / 57.25972°N 12.11083°E / 57.25972; 12.11083         [196][197]
Switzerland Switzerland Bieudron 1,269 Hydro 46°11′07″N 07°14′58″E / 46.18528°N 7.24944°E / 46.18528; 7.24944 (Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station) Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant 1,220 Nuclear 47°36′11″N 08°11′05″E / 47.60306°N 8.18472°E / 47.60306; 8.18472 (Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant) [198][199]
Taiwan Taiwan Taichung 5,832 Coal 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E / 24.21278; 120.48111 (Taichung Power Plant) Kuosheng 985 Nuclear 25°12′10″N 121°39′45″E / 25.20278°N 121.66250°E / 25.20278; 121.66250 (Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant) [30][200]
Tanzania Tanzania Kidatu 204 Hydro 07°38′24″S 36°52′59″E / 7.64000°S 36.88306°E / -7.64000; 36.88306 (Kidatu Dam)         [201][202]
Thailand Thailand Mae Moh 2,180 Coal 18°17′45″N 99°45′07″E / 18.29583°N 99.75194°E / 18.29583; 99.75194          
Turkey Turkey Atatürk 2,400 Hydro 37°28′58″N 38°19′14″E / 37.48278°N 38.32056°E / 37.48278; 38.32056          
Ukraine Ukraine Zaporizhia 5,700 Nuclear 47°30′44″N 35°35′09″E / 47.51222°N 35.58583°E / 47.51222; 35.58583 [26]
United Kingdom United Kingdom Drax 3,960 Coal 53°44′09″N 00°59′47″W / 53.73583°N 0.99639°W / 53.73583; -0.99639          
United States United States Grand Coulee 6,809 Hydro 47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W / 47.95639°N 118.98222°W / 47.95639; -118.98222 (Grand Coulee Dam) Zimmer 1,460 Coal 38°51′59″N 84°13′41″W / 38.86639°N 84.22806°W / 38.86639; -84.22806 (Zimmer Power Plant)  
Uruguay Uruguay Salto Grande 1,890 Hydro 31°16′31″S 57°56′18″W / 31.27528°S 57.93833°W / -31.27528; -57.93833 (Salto Grande Dam)          
Venezuela Venezuela Guri 10,200 Hydro 07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W / 7.76639; -62.99917 (Guri Dam)          
Vietnam Vietnam Sơn La 2,400 Hydro 21°29′47″N 103°59′42″E / 21.49639°N 103.99500°E / 21.49639; 103.99500 (Sơn La Dam) Nhon Trach-2 760 Gas   [203]
Zambia Zambia Kariba 960 Hydro 15°48′30″S 28°25′15″E / 15.80833°S 28.42083°E / -15.80833; 28.42083          
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Hwange 920 Coal 18°23′0″S 26°28′12″E / 18.38333°S 26.47000°E / -18.38333; 26.47000          

See also

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