List of largest power stations

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, hydroelectric, solar, and wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources.

Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the world's largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power-producing facility ever built, at 22,500 MW

As of 2025^[update], the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam in China, completed in 2012. The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines for a total capacity of 22,500 MW.^[1] The eight largest power stations are also hydroelectric dams, beginning with Baihetan Dam, at 16,000 MW, also in China.^[2] The largest natural gas plant is Jebel Ali, UAE (8,695 MW) and the largest coal plant is Tuoketuo, China (6,720 MW). The largest nuclear plant is Kori, South Korea (7,489 MW) following the 2011 suspension of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Japan (7,965 MW).

In renewables, as of 2025^[update], the largest solar farm is Gonghe Talatan Solar Park, China (15,600 MW) and the largest wind farm is Gansu, China (7,965 MW).

As of 2025^[update], The Medog Dam, currently under construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Mêdog County, China, expected to be completed by 2033, is planned to have a capacity of 60 GW, three times that of the Three Gorges Dam. ^[3]

The capacity of 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.^[4][5][6] Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project, 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	Refs
1.	Three Gorges Dam	China	30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E	22,500	78.79 (2022)[7]	Hydro		[1]
2.	Baihetan Dam	China	27°13′07″N 102°54′22″E	16,000	40.06 (2022)[7]	Hydro		[8][9]
4.	Itaipu Dam	Brazil Paraguay	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W	14,000	83.88 (2023)[10]	Hydro		[11][12][unreliable source?][13][14]
5.	Xiluodu	China	28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E	13,860	57.8 (2022)[7]	Hydro		[15][16]
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.	[17][18]
7.	Guri	Venezuela	07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W	10,235	47 (average)	Hydro		[19][unreliable source?]
8.	Wudongde Dam	China	26°19′29.4″N 102°38′2.2″E	10,200	36.61 (2022)[7]	Hydro		[20]
9.	Jebel Ali	United Arab Emirates	25°03′35″N 55°07′02″E	8,695		Natural gas		[21]
10.	Tucuruí	Brazil	03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W	8,370	21.4 (average)	Hydro		[11][15]
-	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 scheduled to April 2025.[Note 1]	[22][23][unreliable source?][24][25]
11.	Jiuquan (Gansu)	China	40°12′00″N 96°54′00″E	7,965		Wind		[26]
12.	Xiangjiaba	China	28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E	7,798	31.55 (2022)[7]	Hydro		[27][28][29]
13.	Kori	South Korea	35°19′40″N 129°18′03″E	7,489	53.05 (2023)[30]	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)[30]	Nuclear		[31]
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.	[32][unreliable source?][33]
16.	Tuoketuo	China	40°11′49″N 111°21′52″E	6,720	33.32	Coal	Largest coal-fired power station since 2017.	[34][35]
17.	Bruce	Canada	44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W	6,610	42.33 (2023)[36]	Nuclear	Uprated from 6,408 MWe to 6,610 MWe in November 2022.	[37][38]
18.	Longtan	China	25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E	6,426	18.7 (estimate)	Hydro		[15][39]
19.	Sayano-Shushenskaya	Russia	52°49′33″N 91°22′13″E	6,400	29.4 (2021[40])	Hydro		[41][42]
20.	Hongyanhe	China	39°48′7″N 121°28′30″E	6,366		Nuclear		[43]

1. Present States of Operation (All units) Suspended (Periodic Inspection) Nuclear Regulation Authority

Timeline of the largest power plants in the world

At all times since the early 20th century, the largest power station in the world has been a hydroelectric power plant.

Held record		Name of power station	Capacity (MW)	Location	Notes
From	To
1891	1895	Deptford Power Station	0.8	London, United Kingdom	[44]
1895	1904	Edward Dean Adams Power Plant	37	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	[45]
1904	1911	Niagara Power Plant	104	Niagara Falls, New York, United States	[46]
1911	1913	Vemork	108	Rjukan, Telemark, Norway	[47][48]
1913	1914	Lock and Dam No. 19	142	Hamilton, Illinois / Keokuk, Iowa, United States	[49]
1914	1924	Niagara Power Plant	201	Niagara Falls, New York, USA	[46]
1924	1939	Sir Adam Beck Station I	348.6-498[50]	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	[51]
1939	1949	Hoover Dam	705	Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, United States	[52][53]
1949	1959	Grand Coulee Dam	2,280	Washington, United States
1959	1963	Volga Hydroelectric Station	2,300–2,563	Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union	[54]
1963	1971	Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station	2,750–4,500	Bratsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union	[55]
1971	1983	Krasnoyarsk Dam	5,000–6,000	Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union	[56]
1983	1986	Grand Coulee Dam	6,181–6,809	Washington, United States	[57]
1986	1989	Guri Dam	10,235	Necuima Canyon, Venezuela
1989	2007	Itaipu Dam	10,500–14,000	Paraná River, Brazil / Paraguay
2007	present	Three Gorges Dam	14,100–22,500	Three Gorges, Yichang, Hubei Province, China

Non-renewable power stations

Coal

See also: Coal and List of coal-fired power stations

Taichung, the fourth largest coal-fired power station, at 5,500 MWe

Rank	Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Tuoketuo	China	40°11′49″N 111°21′52″E	6,720	[34][35]
2.	Taean	South Korea	36°54′20.2″N 126°14′4.9″E	6,100	[58]
3.	Dangjin	South Korea	37°03′19″N 126°30′35″E	6,040	[59][58]
4.	Taichung	Taiwan	24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E	5,500	[60][61] Uses bituminous coal
5.	Waigaoqiao	China	31°21′21″N 121°35′54″E	5,160	[62]
6.	Bełchatów	Poland	51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E	5,102	[63] Uses lignite
7.	Yeongheung	South Korea	37°14′17″N 126°26′09″E	5,080	[64]
8.	Guodian Beilun	China	29°56′37″N 121°48′57″E	5,060	[65]
9.	Guohua Taishan	China	21°52′00″N 112°55′22″E	5,000	[66][67]
	Jiaxing		30°37′46″N 121°08′49″E
10.	Vindhyachal	India	24°05′53″N 82°40′18″E	4,760	[68]

Fuel oil

See also: Fuel oil

Rank	Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Shoaiba	Saudi Arabia	20°40′48″N 39°31′24″E	5,600	[69]
2.	Ghazlan [no]	Saudi Arabia	26°51′15″N 49°53′56″E	4,528[70]	[71]
3.	Kashima	Japan	35°52′47″N 140°41′22″E	4,400[72]	[73]
4.	Anegasaki	Japan	35°29′06″N 140°01′00″E	3,600[70]	[73]
5.	Qurayyah	Saudi Arabia	25°50′40″N 50°7′31″E	3,927[70]	[74][75]
6.	Yokohama [ja]	Japan	35°28′36″N 139°40′44″E	3,379[70]	[73]
7.	Hirono	Japan	37°14′18″N 141°01′04″E	3,200[72]	[73]
8.	Sabiya I	Kuwait		2,400	[76]
8.	Az Zour South	Kuwait		2,400	[77]
8.	Doha West	Kuwait		2,400	[78]

Natural gas

See also: Natural gas and List of natural gas power stations

Surgut-2, the world's second-largest natural gas power station

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	[21]
2.	Surgut-2	Russia	61°16′46″N 73°30′45″E	5,687[79]	[80][81]
3.	Futtsu	Japan	35°20′35″N 139°50′02″E	5,040	[73]
4.	Tatan	Taiwan	25°01′34″N 121°02′50″E	4,986	[82]
5.	Kawagoe	Japan	35°00′25″N 136°41′20″E	4,802	[81]
6.	Burullus Power Station(German)	Egypt	31°31′46″N 30°48′32″E	4,800	[83]
7.	Higashi-Niigata	Japan	37°59′58″N 139°14′29″E	4,780	[84]
8.	Chiba	Japan	35°33′57″N 140°06′20″E	4,380	[73]
9.	Himeji	Japan	34°46′24″N 134°41′38″E	4,086	[85][86]
10.	Phú Mỹ	Vietnam	10°36′20″N 107°02′12″E	3,900	[87]

Nuclear

See also: Nuclear power and List of nuclear power stations

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the largest nuclear power station (suspended since 2011)

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)	[23][24][25]
1.	Kori	South Korea	35°19′40″N 129°18′03″E	7,489	[88]
2.	Hanul	South Korea	37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E	7,268	[31]
3.	Bruce	Canada	44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W	6,610	[89]
4.	Hongyanhe	China	39°48′7″N 121°28′30″E	6,366	[43]
5.	Fuqing	China	25°26′45″N 119°26′50″E	6,120	[90]
6.	Tianwan	China	34°41′13″N 119°27′35″E	6,100	[91]
7.	Yangjiang	China	21°42′35″N 112°15′38″E	6,000	[90]
8.	Hanbit	South Korea	35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E	5,875	[31]
-	Zaporizhzhia	Ukraine	47°30′44″N 34°35′09″E	5,700 (out of service since 2022)	[92][93]

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	1,615	[94][95]
2.	Balti	Estonia	59°21′12″N 28°07′22″E	765	[94][95]
3.	Auvere	Estonia	59°21′12″N 28°7′22″E	300
4.	Huadian	China		100	[96]
5.	Kohtla-Järve	Estonia	59°23′45″N 27°14′31″E	39

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	1,500	[note 1][citation needed]
2.	Kirov	Russia	58°37′16″N 49°35′47″E	300	[97]
3.	Keljonlahti	Finland	62°11′33″N 25°44′14″E	209	[98]
4.	Toppila	Finland	65°02′15″N 25°26′07″E	190	[98]
5.	Haapavesi	Finland	64°07′19″N 25°24′47″E	154	[100]

1. Natural gas primary fuel (78.0%), peat secondary (11.5%)

Renewable power stations

Biomass

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	[101]
Alholmens Kraft	Finland	63°42′07″N 22°42′35″E	265	forest residue	[102]
Maasvlakte 3	Netherlands	51°54′45″N 4°1′16″E	220	biomass	[103][note 1]
Połaniec	Poland	50°26′14″N 21°20′14″E	225	woodchips	[103]
Atikokan Generating Station	Canada	48°50′17″N 91°34′15″W	205	biomass	[104]
Rodenhuize	Belgium	51°8′4.88″N 3°46′35.94″E	180	wood pellet	[105]
Kymijärvi II	Finland		160	RDF	[106]
Ashdown Paper Mill	United States		157	black liquor	[107]
Wisapower	Finland		150	black liquor	[103]
Vaasa	Finland		140	biomass	[106]

1. installed capacity is 1100 MW with cofiring 80% coal and 20% biomass

Geothermal

See also: Geothermal power and List of geothermal power stations

Hellisheiði Power Station, the eighth largest geothermal power station at 303 MWe

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
The Geysers	United States	38°47′26″N 122°45′21″W	1,517	[108]
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	32°23′57″N 115°14′19″W	820	[109][110][111]
Larderello	Italy	43°13′56″N 10°53′07″E	769	[112]
Olkaria	Kenya	0°53′14″S 36°18′25″E	727	[113]
Imperial Valley	United States	33°09′48″N 115°37′00″W	403.4	[114]
Sarulla	Indonesia	1°53′14″N 99°01′24″E	330	[115][116]
Tiwi	Philippines	13°27′34″N 123°38′21″E	330	[117][118]
Hellisheiði	Iceland	64°02′14″N 21°24′03″W	303
Coso	United States	36°01′00″N 117°47′51″W	270	[119]
Darajat	Indonesia	7°13′05″S 107°43′38″E	255

Hydroelectric

Conventional

See also: List of largest hydroelectric power stations and List of conventional hydroelectric power stations

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
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	[9][120]
Itaipu	Brazil Paraguay	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W	14,000	[11][12]
Xiluodu	China	28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E	13,860	[121]
Belo Monte	Brazil	03°07′27″S 51°42′01″W	11,233	[17]
Guri	Venezuela	07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W	10,235	[19]
Wudongde	China	26°19′29.4″N 102°38′2.2″E	10,200	[122]
Tucuruí	Brazil	03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W	8,370
Xiangjiaba	China	28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E	7,798	[27][28]
Grand Coulee	United States	47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W	6,809	[32]

Run-of-the-river

See also: Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity and List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations

Chief Joseph, fourth largest run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station at 2,620 MW

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
Jirau	Brazil	9°15′0″S 64°24′0″W	3,750	[123]
Santo Antonio	Brazil	8°48′6″S 63°57′3″W	3,568	[124]
Gezhouba Water Control & Hydroelectric Project	China	30°44′23″N 111°16′20″E	2,715	[125]
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	[126]

Tide

See also: Tidal power and List of tidal power stations

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	254
2.	Rance	France	48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W	240
3.	MeyGen	UK	58°39′30″N 3°7′30″W	6.0
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

Solar power

See also: Solar power and Lists of solar power stations

Photovoltaic

See also: PV system and List of photovoltaic power stations

Satellite image of the Bhadla Solar Park in India, one of the world's largest solar parks

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
Gonghe Talatan Solar Park	China	36°10′54″N 100°34′41″E	15,600	[128][129]
Ningdong Solar Park	China	37.97216°N 106.87157°E / 37.97216; 106.87157 (Ningdong Solar Park)	13,640
Urtmorin Solar Park	China	36.8135°N 93.4281°E / 36.8135; 93.4281 (Urtmorin Solar Park)	6,100
Midong Solar Park	China	44.725°N 87.679°E / 44.725; 87.679 (Midong Solar Park)	5,000	[130][131]
Hobq Solar Park	China	40.3967°N 108.88052°E / 40.3967; 108.88052 (Hobq Solar Park 1) 40.30244°N 109.72149°E / 40.30244; 109.72149 (Hobq Solar Park 2)	4,000
Ruoqiang Solar Park	China	38.9050°N 88.2522°E / 38.9050; 88.2522 (Ruoqiang Solar Park)	4,000
Otog Front Banner Solar Park	China	38.43564°N 106.88427°E / 38.43564; 106.88427 (Otag Front Banner Solar Park)	4,000
Gelmud East Solar Park	China	36.3711°N 95.1934°E / 36.3711; 95.1934 (Gelmud East Solar Park)	3,550
Denlingha Solar Park	China	33.2221°N 97.1239°E / 33.2221; 97.1239 (Delingha Solar Park)	3,350
Mori Solar Park	China	44.0157°N 90.2041°E / 44.0157; 90.2041 (Mori Solar Park)	3,000

Concentrated solar thermal

See also: Concentrated solar power and List of solar thermal power stations

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site concentrated solar power plant in the world

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV	United Arab Emirates	24.7547°N 55.365°E / 24.7547; 55.365 (DEWA solar power park)	700	[132][133][134]
Ouarzazate	Morocco	30°59′40″N 06°51′48″W	510	[135]
Ivanpah	United States	35°34′N 115°28′W	392	[136]
Solana	United States	32°55′N 112°58′W	280	[137]
Genesis	United States	33°38′38″N 114°59′17″W	280	[138]
Mojave Solar Project	United States	35°00′40″N 117°19′30″W	280	[139][140][141]
Solaben	Spain	39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W	200	[142]
SEGS	United States	35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W	160	[143]
Solnova	Spain	37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W	150
Andasol	Spain	37°13′43″N 03°04′07″W	150	[144][145]

Wind

See also: Wind power

Onshore

Main article: List of onshore wind farms

Shepherds Flat Wind Farm, the sixth-largest wind farm at 845 MW

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
Gansu	China	40°12′00″N 96°54′00″E	7,965	[26]
Markbygden Wind Farm	Sweden	65°25′N 20°40′E	2,000	[146]
Alta	United States	35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W	1,548	[26]
Muppandal Wind Farm	India	8.260706°N 77.538575°E / 8.260706; 77.538575	1,500	[147]
Jaisalmer	India	26°55′12″N 70°54′00″E	1,064	[26]
Fosen Vind	Norway	63°43′0″N 10°15′0″E	1,057	[148][149]
Western Spirit Wind	United States		1,050	[150]
Great Prairie Wind	United States		1,027	[151]
Traverse Wind Project	United States		998	[152]
Los Vientos Wind Farm	United States	26°19′51″N 97°35′09″W	912	[153]

Offshore

Main article: List of offshore wind farms

Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
Hornsea 2	United Kingdom	53°54′36.0″N 1°33′6.5″E	1,386	[154][155]
Hornsea 1	United Kingdom	53.885°N 1.791°E / 53.885; 1.791 (Hornsea 1)	1,218	[156][157]
Seagreen	United Kingdom	56°35′17″N 1°44′28″W	1,075	[158]
Moray East	United Kingdom	58°10′1.49″N 2°41′54.67″W	950	[159]
Greater Changhua (1 & 2A)	Taiwan	24.1558°N 119.8694°E / 24.1558; 119.8694 (Greater Changhua 1 & 2A (900 MW))	900	[160]
Triton Knoll	United Kingdom	53°24′N 0°54′E	857	[161][162]
Hollandse Kust Noord	Netherlands	52°42′54.4″N 4°15′3.6″E	759	[163]
Borssele I & II	Netherlands	51°42′10″N 3°4′34″E	752	[164][165]
Borssele III & IV	Netherlands	51°42′25.2″N 2°54′44.6″E	735.1	[166][167]
East Anglia ONE	United Kingdom	52°39′57″N 2°17′44″E	714	[168][169]

Hydrogen hybrid

Main article: Hybrid power

Community	Country	Wind MW
Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador[170]	Newfoundland, Canada	0.3
Prince Edward Island Wind-Hydrogen Village[171]	PEI, Canada
Lolland[172]	Denmark
Minot[173]	North Dakota, US
Koluel Kaike[174]	Santa Cruz, Argentina
Ladymoor Renewable Energy Project (LREP)[175]	Scotland
Hunterston Hydrogen Project	Scotland
RES2H2[176]	Greece	0.50
Unst[177]	Scotland	0.03
Utsira[178]	Norway	0.60

Storage power stations

Pumped-storage

See also: Pumped-storage hydroelectricity and List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations

Upper reservoir of Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station at 1,932 MW

Rank	Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Fengning	China	41°40′34″N 116°32′58″E	3,600	[179]
2.	Bath County	United States	38°12′32″N 79°48′00″W	3,003	[180]
3.	Huizhou	China	23°16′07″N 114°18′50″E	2,448	[181]
4.	Guangdong	China	23°45′52″N 113°57′12″E	2,400	[182][183]
5.	Ludington	United States	43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W	2,172	[184]

Battery storage

See also: Battery storage power station

Rank	Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Edwards Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage Project	United States		875	[185]
2.	Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility	United States	36°48′17.54″N 121°46′55.19″W	750	[186]
3.	Manatee Energy Storage Center	United States		409	[187]
4.	Gemini Solar	United States		380	[188]
5.	Desert Peak Energy Storage I	United States		325	[151]
6.	Sunlight Storage II	United States		300	[189]
-	Rodeo Ranch Energy Storage	United States		300	[190]
-	Victorian Big Battery	Australia	38°2′24″S 144°17′24″E	300	[191]
9.	Sonoran Solar Energy	United States		260	[151]
10.	DeCordova Energy Storage Facility	United States		260	[192]

Molten-salt

See also: Thermal energy storage § Molten salt technology, and List of solar thermal power stations

Name	Station	Country	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Ouarzazate Solar Power Station	Morocco	30°59′40″N 6°51′48″W	510	[193][194]
2.	Solana Generating Station	US	32°55′N 112°58′W	280	[195][196]
3.	Andasol solar power station	Spain	37°13′42.70″N 3°4′6.73″W	150	[197][198]
4.	Extresol Solar Power Station	Spain	38°39′N 6°44′W	150	[199][200]
5.	Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project	US	38°14′N 117°22′W	125	[201][202]

List of largest power stations and units within each country

Largest operating power station and largest single generating unit within each country

Country	Largest facility	Location	Capacity (MW)	Fuel type	Largest unit (name of power station)	Location	Unit capacity (MW)	Fuel type	Refs
Afghanistan	Naghlu	34°38′28″N 69°43′01″E	100	Hydro					[203]
Albania	Koman	42°06′23″N 19°49′37″E	600	Hydro					[204]
Algeria	Hadjret En-Nouss	36°34′36″N 02°04′47″E	1,260	Gas	Skikda	36°52′44″N 06°56′12″E	440	Gas	[205][206]
Argentina	Yacyretá	27°28′58″S 56°43′30″W	3,100	Hydro	Atucha II – CNAII	32°13′54″S 64°26′38″W	745	Nuclear	[207][208][209]
Armenia	Hrazdan	40°33′59″N 44°45′03″E	1,590	Gas/Oil
Australia	Eraring	33°03′44″S 151°31′13″E	2,880	Coal	Kogan Creek	26°54′59″S 150°44′57″E	750	Coal	[210][211]
Austria	Simmering	48°10′52″N 16°26′06″E	1,700	Gas	Dürnrohr	48°19′32″N 15°55′25″E	405	Coal	[212][213]
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	40°46′49″N 46°59′30″E	2,400	Fuel oil
Bangladesh	Ashuganj Power Station	24°02′35″N 91°01′06″E	1569.67	Gas	400MW CCPP (East)	24°02′35″N 91°01′06″E	400.16	Gas	[214]
Belarus	Lukoml	54°40′51″N 29°08′05″E	2,890	Gas
Belgium	Tihange	50°32′5″N 5°16′21″E	3,008	Nuclear	Tihange Unit 3	50°32′5″N 5°16′21″E	1,065	Nuclear	[215][216]
Bhutan	Tala	27°02′09″N 89°35′49″E	1,020	Hydro	Tala	27°02′09″N 89°35′49″E	170	Hydro
Brazil	Itaipu	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W	14,000	Hydro	Angra II	23°00′30″S 44°27′26″W	1,350	Nuclear	[217]
Bulgaria	Kozloduy	43°44′46″N 23°46′14″E	2,000	Nuclear
Burma	Yeywa	21°41′20″N 96°25′17″E	790	Hydro	Yeywa		197	Hydro	[218]
Canada	Bruce	44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W	6,610	Nuclear	Darlington	43°52′09″N 78°43′27″W	878	Nuclear	[89][219][220]
Chile	Ventanas	32°45′04″S 71°28′57″W	875	Coal	Atacama		370	Gas
China	Three Gorges	30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E	22,500	Hydro	Taishan	21°55′04″N 112°58′55″E	1,660	Nuclear	[90]
Colombia	Hidroituango	7°08′04″N 75°39′43″W	2,456	Hydro
Costa Rica	Limón	10°3′56″N 84°34′48″W	306	Hydro
Croatia	HE Zakučac	43°27′26″N 15°42′8″E	538	Hydro	HE Zakučac A, B, C, D		134.5	Hydro	[221]
Czech Republic	Temelín	49°10′48″N 14°22′34″E	2,030	Nuclear	Temelín		1,015	Nuclear	[222]
DR Congo	Inga II	5°31′36″S 13°37′14″E	1,424	Hydro					[223]
Denmark	Asnæs	55°39′41″N 11°05′04″E	1,057	Coal
Egypt	Burullus Power Station(German)	31°31′46″N 30°48′32″E	4,800	Gas					[83]
Estonia	Eesti Power Plant	59.269565°N 27.902184°E / 59.269565; 27.902184	1,615	Oil shale
Ethiopia	Koysha Dam	6°34′39.5″N 36°32′54″E	2,160	Hydro					[224]
Finland	Olkiluoto	61°14′13″N 21°26′27″E	3,380	Nuclear	Olkiluoto Unit 3	61°14′13″N 21°26′27″E	1,600	Nuclear
France	Gravelines	51°00′55″N 02°08′10″E	5,460	Nuclear	Flamanville Unit 3	49°32′11″N 01°52′54″W	1600	Nuclear	[225]
Germany	Neurath	51°02′15″N 06°36′58″W	4,400	Coal
Ghana	Akosombo	6°17′59″N 00°03′34″E	1,020	Hydro
Greece	Agios Dimitrios Power Plant	40.393757°N 21.925106°E / 40.393757; 21.925106	1,585	Coal	Unit V		365	Lignite
Hungary	Paks	46°34′21″N 18°51′15″E	1,889	Nuclear	Paks	46°34′21″N 18°51′15″E	473	Nuclear
Iceland	Kárahnjúkavirkjun	64°56′N 15°48′W	690	Hydro					[226]
India	Vindhyachal	24°05′53″N 82°40′18″E	4,760	Coal	Kudankulam	08°10′03″N 77°42′46″E	917	Nuclear	[227]
Indonesia	Paiton		4,710	Coal	Paiton		800	Coal
Iran	Damavand		2,868	Gas					[228][229]
Iraq	Al-Shemal		2,100	Fuel oil
Israel	Orot Rabin	32°28′12″N 34°53′16″E	2,590	Coal	Rutenberg	31°37′48″N 34°31′18″E	575	Coal
Italy	Alessandro Volta	42°21′33″N 11°31′47″E	3,600	Gas				Fuel oil, gas
Jamaica	South Jamaica Power Centre	17.9004°N 77.1082°W / 17.9004; -77.1082 (South Jamaica Power Centre)	192	Gas
Japan	Kashiwazaki-Kariwa	37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E	7,965	Nuclear	Hekinan Power Station	34°50′07″N 136°57′39″E	1,000	Coal	[230]
Kenya	Gitaru	00°47′48″S 37°44′50″E	225	Hydro					[231]
Kyrgyzstan	Toktogul	41°39′25″N 72°38′9″E	1,260	Hydro	Toktogul	41°39′25″N 72°38′9″E	360	Hydro	[232]
Latvia	Pļaviņas	56°35′00″N 25°14′30″E	883	Hydro
Lebanon	Zouk	33°58′12″N 35°36′14″E	607	Fuel oil	Zouk 4	33°58′12″N 35°36′14″E	172	Fuel oil	[233]
Lithuania	Elektrėnai	54°46′15″N 24°38′46″E	1,800	Gas
Malaysia	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz	03°07′01″N 101°19′19″E	2,420	Gas	Tuanku Jaafar	02°31′59″N 101°47′28″E	750	Gas	[234]
Mexico	Manuel Moreno Torres	16°56′30″N 93°06′02″W	2,430	Hydro	Laguna Verde		665	Nuclear	[235]
Morocco	Jorf Lasfar	33°06′17″N 08°38′12″W	1,356	Coal
Mozambique	Cahora Bassa	15°35′09″S 32°42′17″E	2,075	Hydro
Nepal	Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project	27°50′38″N 86°13′05″E	456	Hydro	Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project		76	Hydro	[236]
Netherlands	Claus	51°09′21″N 05°54′25″E	1,900	Gas
New Zealand	Huntly	37°32′38″S 175°9′10″E	950	Coal/gas	Huntly Unit 5	37°32′38″S 175°9′10″E	400	Gas
Nigeria	Egbin	06°33′48″N 03°36′55″E	1,320	Gas
North Macedonia	Bitola	41°03′29″N 21°29′00″E	675	Coal
Norway	Kvilldal		1,240	Hydro
Pakistan	Tarbela	34°05′23″N 72°41′54″E	4,888	Hydro
Panama	Enel Fortuna		300[237][238]	Hydro
Paraguay	Itaipu	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W	14,000	Hydro
Peru	Mantaro-Tablachaca Hydroelectric Complex(Spanish)	12°17′28″S 74°41′04″W	1,008	Hydro	Ventanilla		185	Gas	[239][240]
Philippines	Sual Power Station	13°46′13″N 121°02′06″E	1,500	Gas	Sual Power Station	16°07′27″N 120°06′04″E	647	Coal	[241][242]
Poland	Bełchatów	51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E	5,102	Coal	Bełchatów	51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E	858	Coal
Portugal	Pego	39°28′5″N 8°6′33″W	1,473	Coal, natural gas	Sines	37°55′57″N 8°48′14″W	1,180	Coal
Qatar	Ras Qartas	25°56′13″N 51°31′20″E	2,730	Gas
Romania	Turceni	44°40′11″N 23°24′28″E	2,640	Coal	Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant		706	Nuclear
Russia	Sayano-Shushenskaya	54°49′33″N 91°22′13″E	6,400	Hydro	Kostroma Power Station	57°27′22″N 41°10′20″E	1,200	Gas	[41]
Rwanda	Nyabarongo	1°59′19.4″S 29°37′59.3″E	28	Hydro
Saudi Arabia	Shoaiba	20°40′48″N 139°31′24″E	5,600	Fuel oil			730
Serbia	TPP Nikola Tesla	TENT-A: 44°40′11.5″N 20°09′35.5″E	3,286	Coal	TENT B1/B2	44°39′14.4″N 20°00′20.8″E	620	Coal	[243][244] [245][246]
Singapore	Tuas	01°17′20″N 103°38′29″E	1,470	Gas	Tuas	01°17′20″N 103°38′29″E	600	Oil	[247][248]
Slovenia	Krško Nuclear Power Plant	45.9382023°N 15.5154258°E / 45.9382023; 15.5154258 (Krško Nuclear Power Plant)	696	Nuclear					[249]
South Africa	Kusile	23°42′00″S 27°33′00″E	4,800	Coal	Koeberg		930	Nuclear	[250]
South Korea	Kori	35°15′13″N 129°17′40″E	7,411	Nuclear					[251][31]
Spain	Almaraz	39°48′29″N 05°41′49″W	2,017	Nuclear	Almaraz	39°48′29″N 05°41′49″W	1,011	Nuclear	[252]
Sri Lanka	Lakvijaya	08°01′06″N 79°43′22″E	900	Coal	Lakvijaya	08°01′06″N 79°43′22″E	300	Coal	[253][254]
Sudan	Roseires	11°47′56″N 34°23′17″E	1,800	Hydro					[255]
Suriname	Afobaka	4°58′56″N 54°59′32″W	180	Hydro
Sweden	Forsmark	60°24′12″N 18°10′00″E	3,333	Nuclear	Oskarshamn	57°24′56″N 16°40′16″E	1,400	Nuclear	[256][257]
Switzerland	Bieudron	46°11′07″N 07°14′58″E	1,269	Hydro	Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant	47°36′11″N 08°11′05″E	1,220	Nuclear	[258][259]
Taiwan	Taichung	24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E	5,832	Coal	Kuosheng	25°12′10″N 121°39′45″E	985	Nuclear	[61][260]
Tanzania	Kidatu	07°38′24″S 36°52′59″E	204	Hydro					[261][262]
Thailand	Mae Moh	18°17′45″N 99°45′07″E	2,180	Coal
Turkey	Atatürk	37°28′58″N 38°19′14″E	2,400	Hydro
Uganda	Bujagali Power Station	27°50′38″N 86°13′05″E	250	Hydro					[263]
Ukraine	Zaporizhzhia	47°30′44″N 35°35′09″E	5,700	Nuclear					[92]
United Kingdom	Drax	53°44′09″N 00°59′47″W	2,595	Biomass (formerly coal)					[264][265]
United States	Grand Coulee	47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W	6,809	Hydro	Grand Gulf	32°0′26″N 91°2′52″W	1,401	Nuclear
Uruguay	Salto Grande	31°16′31″S 57°56′18″W	1,890	Hydro
Venezuela	Guri	07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W	10,235	Hydro
Vietnam	Sơn La	21°29′47″N 103°59′42″E	2,400	Hydro	Nhon Trach-2		760	Gas	[266]
Zambia	Kariba	15°48′30″S 28°25′15″E	960	Hydro
Zimbabwe	Hwange	18°23′0″S 26°28′12″E	920	Coal

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