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This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, 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 and the wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources.
As of 2021, the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam in China. The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines each having 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 7,965 MW. As of 2019, no power station comparable to Three Gorges is under construction, as the largest under construction power station is the hydroelectric Baihetan Dam (16,000 MW).[2]
The proposed 20,000 MW Australia's Darwin Solar Park, for the Australia-Asia Power Link, would be slightly below the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam.[3][4] The proposed Grand Inga Dam in the Democratic Republic of 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.[5][6][7] Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project, presumes an installed capacity up to 87,100 MW.
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Annual generation (TWh) | Type | Notes | Refs |
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1. | Three Gorges Dam | China | 30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E | 22,500 | 78.79 (2022)[8] | Hydro | [1] | |
2. | Baihetan Dam | China | 27°13′07″N 102°54′22″E | 16,000 | 40.06 (2022)[8] | Hydro | [9][10] | |
3. | Gonghe Talatan | China | 36°10′54″N 100°34′41″E | 15,600 | Solar | [citation needed] | ||
4. | Itaipu Dam | Brazil Paraguay |
25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W | 14,000 | 83.88 (2023)[11] | Hydro | [12][13][unreliable source?][14][15] | |
5. | Xiluodu | China | 28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E | 13,860 | 57.8 (2022)[8] | Hydro | [16][17] | |
6. | Belo Monte | Brazil | 03°07′27″S 51°42′01″W | 11,233 | 39.5 (average) | Hydro | Installation of the 18th and final turbine was completed in November 2019. | [18][19] |
7. | Guri | Venezuela | 07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W | 10,235 | 47 (average) | Hydro | [20][unreliable source?] | |
8. | Wudongde Dam | China | 26°19′29.4″N 102°38′2.2″E | 10,200 | 36.61 (2022)[8] | Hydro | [21] | |
9. | Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | 25°03′35″N 55°07′02″E | 8,695 | Natural gas | [22] | ||
10. | Tucuruí | Brazil | 03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W | 8,370 | 21.4 (average) | Hydro | [12][16] | |
- | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | Japan | 37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E | 7,965 | 60.3 (1999) 0 (2012–Present) |
Nuclear | Suspended in 2011. Restart date unknown.[Note 1] | [23][24][unreliable source?][25][26] |
11. | Jiuquan (Gansu) | China | 40°12′00″N 96°54′00″E | 7,965 | Wind | [27] | ||
12. | Xiangjiaba | China | 28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E | 7,798 | 31.55 (2022)[8] | Hydro | [28][29][30] | |
13. | Kori | South Korea | 35°19′40″N 129°18′03″E | 7,489 | 53.05 (2023)[31] | Nuclear | Largest operational nuclear power station since September 2019. | |
14. | Hanul | South Korea | 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E | 7,268 | 54.62 (2023)[31] | Nuclear | [32] | |
15. | Grand Coulee | United States | 47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W | 6,809 | 20.24 (average) | Hydro | Largest in North America since 1949. | [33][unreliable source?][34] |
16. | Tuoketuo | China | 40°11′49″N 111°21′52″E | 6,720 | 33.32 | Coal | Largest coal-fired power station since 2017. | [35][36] |
17. | Bruce | Canada | 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W | 6,610 | 42.33 (2023)[37] | Nuclear | Uprated from 6,408MWe to 6,610MWe in November 2022 | [38][39] |
18. | Longtan | China | 25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E | 6,426 | 18.7 (estimate) | Hydro | [16][40] | |
19. | Sayano-Shushenskaya | Russia | 52°49′33″N 91°22′13″E | 6,400 | 29.4 (2021[41]) | Hydro | [42][43] | |
20. | Hongyanhe | China | 39°48′7″N 121°28′30″E | 6,366 | Nuclear | [44] |
At any point in time since the early 20th century, the largest power station in the world has been a hydroelectric power plant.
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
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1. | Tuoketuo | China | 40°11′49″N 111°21′52″E | 6,720 | [35][36] |
2. | Taean | South Korea | 36°54′20.2″N 126°14′4.9″E | 6,100 | [57] |
3. | Dangjin | South Korea | 37°03′19″N 126°30′35″E | 6,040 | [58][57] |
4. | Taichung | Taiwan | 24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E | 5,500 | [59][60] Uses bituminous coal |
5. | Waigaoqiao | China | 31°21′21″N 121°35′54″E | 5,160 | [61] |
6. | Bełchatów | Poland | 51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E | 5,102 | [62] Uses lignite |
7. | Yeongheung | South Korea | 37°14′17″N 126°26′09″E | 5,080 | [63] |
8. | Guodian Beilun | China | 29°56′37″N 121°48′57″E | 5,060 | [64] |
9. | Guohua Taishan | China | 21°52′00″N 112°55′22″E | 5,000 | [65][66] |
Jiaxing | 30°37′46″N 121°08′49″E | ||||
10. | Vindhyachal | India | 24°05′53″N 82°40′18″E | 4,760 | [67] |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Shoaiba | Saudi Arabia | 20°40′48″N 39°31′24″E | 5,600 | [68] |
2. | Ghazlan | Saudi Arabia | 26°51′15″N 49°53′56″E | 4,528[69] | [70] |
3. | Kashima | Japan | 35°52′47″N 140°41′22″E | 4,400[71] | [72] |
4. | Anegasaki | Japan | 35°29′06″N 140°01′00″E | 3,600[69] | [72] |
5. | Qurayyah | Saudi Arabia | 25°50′40″N 50°7′31″E | 3,927[69] | [73][74] |
6. | Yokohama | Japan | 35°28′36″N 139°40′44″E | 3,379[69] | [72] |
7. | Hirono | Japan | 37°14′18″N 141°01′04″E | 3,200[71] | [72] |
8. | Sabiya I | Kuwait | 2,400 | [75] | |
8. | Az Zour South | Kuwait | 2,400 | [76] | |
8. | Doha West | Kuwait | 2,400 | [77] |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Plant | United Arab Emirates | 25°03′35″N 55°07′02″E | 8,695 | [22] |
2. | Surgut-2 | Russia | 61°16′46″N 73°30′45″E | 5,687[78] | [79][80] |
3. | Futtsu | Japan | 35°20′35″N 139°50′02″E | 5,040 | [72] |
4. | Tatan | Taiwan | 25°01′34″N 121°02′50″E | 4,986 | [81] |
5. | Kawagoe | Japan | 35°00′25″N 136°41′20″E | 4,802 | [80] |
6. | Burullus Power Station(German) | Egypt | 31°31′46″N 30°48′32″E | 4,800 | [82] |
7. | Higashi-Niigata | Japan | 37°59′58″N 139°14′29″E | 4,780 | [83] |
8. | Chiba | Japan | 35°33′57″N 140°06′20″E | 4,380 | [72] |
9. | Himeji | Japan | 34°46′24″N 134°41′38″E | 4,086 | [84][85] |
10. | Phú Mỹ | Vietnam | 10°36′20″N 107°02′12″E | 3,900 | [86] |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa | Japan | 37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E | 7,965 (out of service since 2011) | [24][25][26] |
1. | Kori | South Korea | 35°19′40″N 129°18′03″E | 7,489 | [87] |
2. | Hanul | South Korea | 37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E | 7,268 | [32] |
3. | Bruce | Canada | 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W | 6,610 | [88] |
4. | Hongyanhe | China | 39°48′7″N 121°28′30″E | 6,366 | [44] |
5. | Fuqing | China | 25°26′45″N 119°26′50″E | 6,120 | [89] |
6. | Tianwan | China | 34°41′13″N 119°27′35″E | 6,100 | [90] |
7. | Yangjiang | China | 21°42′35″N 112°15′38″E | 6,000 | [89] |
8. | Hanbit | South Korea | 35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E | 5,875 | [32] |
- | Zaporizhzhia | Ukraine | 47°30′44″N 34°35′09″E | 5,700 (out of service since 2022) | [91][92] |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Eesti | Estonia | 59°16′10″N 27°54′08″E | 1,615 | [93][94] |
2. | Balti | Estonia | 59°21′12″N 28°07′22″E | 765 | [93][94] |
3. | Auvere | Estonia | 59°21′12″N 28°7′22″E | 300 | |
4. | Huadian | China | 100 | [95] | |
5. | Kohtla-Järve | Estonia | 59°23′45″N 27°14′31″E | 39 |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Shatura | Russia | 55°35′00″N 39°33′40″E | 1,500 | [note 1][citation needed] |
2. | Kirov | Russia | 58°37′16″N 49°35′47″E | 300 | [96] |
3. | Keljonlahti | Finland | 62°11′33″N 25°44′14″E | 209 | [97] |
4. | Toppila | Finland | 65°02′15″N 25°26′07″E | 190 | [97] |
5. | Haapavesi | Finland | 64°07′19″N 25°24′47″E | 154 | [99] |
Station | Country | Geographic coordinate system | Capacity (MW) | Main fuel | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drax (units 1–4) | UK | 53°44′8.9″N 0°59′47.0″W | 2,595 | pellet fuel | [100] |
Alholmens Kraft | Finland | 63°42′07″N 22°42′35″E | 265 | forest residue | [101] |
Maasvlakte 3 | Netherlands | 51°54′45″N 4°1′16″E | 220 | biomass | [102][note 1] |
Połaniec | Poland | 50°26′14″N 21°20′14″E | 225 | woodchips | [102] |
Atikokan Generating Station | Canada | 48°50′17″N 91°34′15″W | 205 | biomass | [103] |
Rodenhuize | Belgium | 51°8′4.88″N 3°46′35.94″E | 180 | wood pellet | [104] |
Kymijärvi II | Finland | 160 | RDF | [105] | |
Ashdown Paper Mill | United States | 157 | black liquor | [106] | |
Wisapower | Finland | 150 | black liquor | [102] | |
Vaasa | Finland | 140 | biomass | [105] |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
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Three Gorges | China | 30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E | 22,500 | [1] |
Baihetan Dam | China | 27°13′07″N 102°54′22″E | 16,000 | [10][119] |
Itaipu | Brazil Paraguay | 25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W | 14,000 | [12][13] |
Xiluodu | China | 28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E | 13,860 | [120] |
Belo Monte | Brazil | 03°07′27″S 51°42′01″W | 11,233 | [18] |
Guri | Venezuela | 07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W | 10,235 | [20] |
Wudongde | China | 26°19′29.4″N 102°38′2.2″E | 10,200 | [121] |
Tucuruí | Brazil | 03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W | 8,370 | |
Xiangjiaba | China | 28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E | 7,798 | [28][29] |
Grand Coulee | United States | 47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W | 6,809 | [33] |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jirau | Brazil | 9°15′0″S 64°24′0″W | 3,750 | [122] |
Santo Antonio | Brazil | 8°48′6″S 63°57′3″W | 3,568 | [123] |
Gezhouba Water Control & Hydroelectric Project | China | 30°44′23″N 111°16′20″E | 2,715 | [124] |
Chief Joseph | United States | 47°59′43″N 119°38′00″W | 2,620 | |
John Day | United States | 45°52′49″N 120°41′40″W | 2,160 | [125] |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sihwa Lake | South Korea | 37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E | 254 | |
2. | Rance | France | 48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W | 240 | |
3. | Annapolis Royal | Canada | 44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W | 20 (out of service since 2019) | [126] |
4. | Jiangxia | China | 28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E | 3.9 | [127] |
5. | Kislaya Guba | Russia | 69°22′37″N 33°04′34″E | 1.7 |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gonghe Talatan Solar Park | China | 36°10′54″N 100°34′41″E | 15,600 | [128][129] |
Midong Solar Park | China | 44.725°N 87.679°E | 3,500 | [130][131] |
Bhadla Solar Park | India | 27°32′23″N 71°54′55″E | 2,245 | [132][133][134] |
Pavagada Solar Park | India | 14°05′49″N77°16′13″E | 2,050 | [135][136] |
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | United Arab Emirates | 24°45′N 55°23′E | 2,027 | [137][138][139] |
Al Dhafra Solar project | United Arab Emirates | 24°7′58.61″N 54°33′6.99″E | 2,000 | [140][141] |
Benban Solar Park | Egypt | 24°27′21.6″N 32°44′20.4″E | 1,650 | [142] |
Tengger Desert Solar Park | China | 37°33′00″N 105°03′14″E | 1,547 | [143][144] |
Sudair Solar PV Project | Saudi Arabia | 25°47.212′N 45°33.8522′E | 1,500 | [145] |
Kalyon Karapınar Solar Power Plant | Turkey | 37°47′26″N 33°35′4.92″E | 1,350 | [146] |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV | United Arab Emirates | 24.7547°N 55.365°E | 700 | [147][148][149] |
Ouarzazate | Morocco | 30°59′40″N 06°51′48″W | 510 | [150] |
Ivanpah | United States | 35°34′N 115°28′W | 392 | [151] |
Solana | United States | 32°55′N 112°58′W | 280 | [152] |
Genesis | United States | 33°38′38″N 114°59′17″W | 280 | [153] |
Mojave Solar Project | United States | 35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W | 280 | [154][155][156] |
Solaben | Spain | 39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W | 200 | [157] |
SEGS | United States | 35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W | 160 | [158] |
Solnova | Spain | 37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W | 150 | |
Andasol | Spain | 37°13′43″N 03°04′07″W | 150 | [159][160] |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gansu | China | 40°12′00″N 96°54′00″E | 7,965 | [27] |
Markbygden Wind Farm | Sweden | 65°25′N 20°40′E | 2,000 | [161] |
Alta | United States | 35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W | 1,548 | [27] |
Muppandal Wind Farm | India | 8.260706°N 77.538575°E | 1,500 | [162] |
Jaisalmer | India | 26°55′12″N 70°54′00″E | 1,064 | [27] |
Fosen Vind | Norway | 63°43′0″N 10°15′0″E | 1,057 | [163][164] |
Western Spirit Wind | United States | 1,050 | [165] | |
Great Prairie Wind | United States | 1,027 | [166] | |
Traverse Wind Project | United States | 998 | [167] | |
Los Vientos Wind Farm | United States | 26°19′51″N 97°35′09″W | 912 | [168] |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hornsea 2 | United Kingdom | 53°54′36.0″N 1°33′6.5″E | 1,386 | [169][170] |
Hornsea 1 | United Kingdom | 53.885°N 1.791°E | 1,218 | [171][172] |
Seagreen | United Kingdom | 56°35′17″N 1°44′28″W | 1,075 | [173] |
Moray East | United Kingdom | 58°10′1.49″N 2°41′54.67″W | 950 | [174] |
Greater Changhua (1 & 2A) | Taiwan | 24.1558°N 119.8694°E | 900 | [175] |
Triton Knoll | United Kingdom | 53°24′N 0°54′E | 857 | [176][177] |
Hollandse Kust Noord | Netherlands | 52°42′54.4″N 4°15′3.6″E | 759 | [178] |
Borssele I & II | Netherlands | 51°42′10″N 3°4′34″E | 752 | [179][180] |
Borssele III & IV | Netherlands | 51°42′25.2″N 2°54′44.6″E | 735.1 | [181][182] |
East Anglia ONE | United Kingdom | 52°39′57″N 2°17′44″E | 714 | [183][184] |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Fengning | China | 41°40′34″N 116°32′58″E | 3,600 | [185] |
2. | Bath County | United States | 38°12′32″N 79°48′00″W | 3,003 | [186] |
3. | Huizhou | China | 23°16′07″N 114°18′50″E | 2,448 | [187] |
4. | Guangdong | China | 23°45′52″N 113°57′12″E | 2,400 | [188][189] |
5. | Ludington | United States | 43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W | 2,172 | [190] |
This section needs to be updated. (September 2022) |
Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Edwards Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage Project | United States | 875 | [191] | |
2. | Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility | United States | 36°48′17.54″N 121°46′55.19″W | 750 | [192] |
3. | Manatee Energy Storage Center | United States | 409 | [193] | |
4. | Gemini Solar | United States | 380 | [194] | |
5. | Desert Peak Energy Storage I | United States | 325 | [166] | |
6. | Sunlight Storage II | United States | 300 | [195] | |
- | Rodeo Ranch Energy Storage | United States | 300 | [196] | |
- | Victorian Big Battery | Australia | 38°2′24″S 144°17′24″E | 300 | [197] |
9. | Sonoran Solar Energy | United States | 260 | [166] | |
10. | DeCordova Energy Storage Facility | United States | 260 | [198] | |
Name | Station | Country | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ouarzazate Solar Power Station | Morocco | 30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W | 510 | [199][200] |
2. | Solana Generating Station | US | 32°55′N 112°58′W | 280 | [201][202] |
3. | Andasol solar power station | Spain | 37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W | 150 | [203][204] |
4. | Extresol Solar Power Station | Spain | 38°39′N 6°44′W | 150 | [205][206] |
5. | Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project | US | 38°14′N 117°22′W | 125 | [207][208] |
The following table lists the largest operating power station, and the largest single generating unit within each country.
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