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 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 and Refs
1.	Three Gorges Dam	China	30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E	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	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	13,860	55.2 (2015)	Hydro	[11][12]
4.	Guri	Venezuela	07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W	10,235	47 (average)	Hydro	[13]
5.	Tucuruí	Brazil	03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W / 3.83139°S 49.64333°W	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	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	6,809	21 (2008)	Hydro	[18][19]
8.	Xiangjiaba	China	28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E / 28.64917°N 104.37056°E	6,448	30.7 (2015)	Hydro	[20][21]
9.	Longtan	China	25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E / 25.02722°N 107.04750°E	6,426	18.7	Hydro	[11][22]
10.	Sayano-Shushenskaya	Russia	54°49′33″N 91°22′13″E / 54.82583°N 91.37028°E	6,400	24.9 (2013)	Hydro	[23][24]
11.	Bruce	Canada	44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W	6,238	45 (2013)	Nuclear	[25]
12.	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	55°56′05″N 92°17′40″E / 55.93472°N 92.29444°E	6,000	23.0 (2014)	Hydro	[26]
13.	Hanul	South Korea	37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E	5,881	48.16	Nuclear	[27][28]
14.	Hanbit	South Korea	35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E / 35.41500°N 126.42389°E	5,875	47.62	Nuclear	[27][28]
15.	Nuozhadu Dam	China	22°33′51″N 100°30′46″E / 22.56417°N 100.51278°E	5,850	23.9 (estimate)	Hydro	[29]
16.	Zaporizhia	Ukraine	47°30′44″N 34°35′09″E / 47.51222°N 34.58583°E	5,700	48.16 (average)	Nuclear	[30]
17.	Robert-Bourassa	Canada	53°47′43″N 77°26′26″W / 53.79528°N 77.44056°W	5,616	26.5	Hydro
18.	Shoaiba	Saudi Arabia	20°40′48″N 39°31′24″E / 20.68000°N 39.52333°E	5,600		Fuel oil	[31]
19.	Surgut-2	Russia	61°16′46″N 73°30′45″E / 61.27944°N 73.51250°E	5,597	39.85 (2013)	Natural gas	[32]
20.	Taichung	Taiwan	24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E	5,500	42 (average)	Coal	[33][34]

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	1924	Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations	450	Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	[35]
1924	1939	Wilson Dam	663	U.S.	[36]
1939	1949	Hoover Dam	705	Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, U.S.	[37][38]
1949	1960	Grand Coulee Dam	2,280	U.S.
1960	1966	Volga Hydroelectric Station	2,300-2,563	Volgograd, Russia	[39]
1966	1971	Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station	4,515	Bratsk, Russia	[40]
1971	1979	Churchill Falls Generating Station	5,428	Canada
1979	1986	Grand Coulee Dam	5,585-6,809	U.S.	[41]
1986	1989	Guri Dam	10,235	Necuima Canyon, Venezuela
1989	2007	Itaipu Dam	10,500-14,000	Iguazu Falls, Paraná River, Brazil / Paraguay
2007	present	Three Gorges Dam	14,100-22,500	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	5,500	[33][34]
2.	Bełchatów	Poland	51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E / 51.26639°N 19.33056°E	5,420	[42]
3.	Tuoketuo	China	40°11′49″N 111°21′52″E / 40.19694°N 111.36444°E	5,400	[43]
4. - 7.	Guodian Beilun	China	29°56′37″N 121°48′57″E / 29.94361°N 121.81583°E	5,000	[44]
4. - 7.	Waigaoqiao	China	31°21′21″N 121°35′54″E / 31.35583°N 121.59833°E	5,000	[45]
4. - 7.	Guohoa Taishan	China	21°52′00″N 112°55′22″E / 21.86667°N 112.92278°E	5,000	[46]
4. - 7.	Jiaxing	China	30°37′46″N 121°8′49″E / 30.62944°N 121.14694°E	5,000	[47]
8.	Paiton	Indonesia	7°42′43″S 113°34′48″E / 7.71194°S 113.58000°E	4,870	[48][49]
9.	Yingkou	China	40°18′17″N 122°06′17″E / 40.30472°N 122.10472°E	4,840
10.	Vindhyachal	India	24°05′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E	4,760
11.	Shengtou	China	39°21′51″N 112°33′04″E / 39.36417°N 112.55111°E	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	5,600	[31]
2.	Kashima	Japan	35°52′47″N 140°41′22″E / 35.87972°N 140.68944°E	4,400	[50]
3.	Hirono	Japan	37°14′18″N 141°01′04″E / 37.23833°N 141.01778°E	3,800	[51]

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	5,597	[32][52]
2.	Jebel Ali	United Arab Emirates	25°03′35″N 55°07′02″E / 25.05972°N 55.11722°E	5,163	[53]
3.	Futtsu	Japan	35°20′35″N 139°50′02″E / 35.34306°N 139.83389°E	5,040	[51]
4.	Kawagoe	Japan	35°00′25″N 136°41′20″E / 35.00694°N 136.68889°E	4,802	[52]
5.	Higashi-Niigata	Japan		4,600	[54]
6.	Tatan	Taiwan	25°01′34″N 121°02′50″E / 25.02611°N 121.04722°E	4,384	[55]
7.	Himeji	Japan		3,992	[56]
8.	Chita	Japan	34°59′12″N 136°50′37″E / 34.98667°N 136.84361°E	3,966	[57]
9.	Chiba	Japan	35°33′57″N 140°06′20″E / 35.56583°N 140.10556°E	3,882	[51]
10.	Anegasaki	Japan	35°29′06″N 140°01′00″E / 35.48500°N 140.01667°E	3,606	[51]

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	7,965	[15][16][17]
2.	Bruce	Canada	44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W	6,232	[58][59]
3.	Zaporizhia	Ukraine	47°30′44″N 34°35′09″E / 47.51222°N 34.58583°E	6,000	[30][60]
4.	Hanul	South Korea	37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E	5,881	[28]
5.	Hanbit	South Korea	35°24′54″N 126°25′26″E / 35.41500°N 126.42389°E	5,875	[28]
6.	Gravelines	France	51°00′55″N 02°08′10″E / 51.01528°N 2.13611°E	5,706	[61]
7.	Paluel	France	49°51′29″N 00°38′08″E / 49.85806°N 0.63556°E	5,528	[61]
8.	Cattenom	France	49°24′57″N 06°13′05″E / 49.41583°N 6.21806°E	5,448	[61]
9.	Ōi	Japan	35°32′26″N 135°39′07″E / 35.54056°N 135.65194°E	4,710	[17]
10.	Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station	United States	37°19′10″N 141°01′16″E / 37.31944°N 141.02111°E	4,400	[17]

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	1,615	[62][63]
2.	Balti	Estonia	59°21′12″N 28°07′22″E / 59.35333°N 28.12278°E	765	[62][63]
3.	Huadian	China		100	[64]
4.	Mishor Rotem	Israel	31°03′19″N 35°11′04″E / 31.05528°N 35.18444°E	13
5.	Dotternhausen Rohrbach Zement Factory	Germany		9.9	[65]

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	1,500	[note 1]
2.	Kirov	Russia	58°37′16″N 49°35′47″E / 58.62111°N 49.59639°E	300	[66]
3.	Keljonlahti	Finland	62°11′33″N 25°44′14″E / 62.19250°N 25.73722°E	209	[67]
4.	Toppila	Finland	65°02′15″N 25°26′07″E / 65.03750°N 25.43528°E	190	[67]
5.	Haapavesi	Finland	64°07′19″N 25°24′47″E / 64.12194°N 25.41306°E	154	[68]
6.	West Offaly	Ireland	53°16′22″N 08°02′20″W / 53.27278°N 8.03889°W	150	[69]
7.	Edenderry	Ireland	53°17′27″N 07°05′13″W / 53.29083°N 7.08694°W	120	[70]
8.	Lough Ree	Ireland	53°40′28″N 07°59′02″E / 53.67444°N 7.98389°E	100	[69]
9.	Väo	Estonia	59°26′14″N 24°54′23″E / 59.43722°N 24.90639°E	25	[71]

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	1320	wood pellet	[72]
2.	Tilbury B	United Kingdom	51°27′18″N 0°23′30″E / 51.45500°N 0.39167°E	750	wood pellet	[72][73][note 1]
3.	Ironbridge B	United Kingdom	52°37′48″N 2°30′43″E / 52.63000°N 2.51194°E	600	wood pellet	[72]
4.	Alholmens Kraft	Finland	63°42′07″N 22°42′35″E / 63.70194°N 22.70972°E	265	forest residue	[74]
5.	Maasvlakte 3	Netherlands	51°54′45″N 4°1′16″E / 51.91250°N 4.02111°E	220	biomass	[72][note 2]
6.	Połaniec	Poland	50°08′05″N 21°20′14″E / 50.13472°N 21.33722°E	205	woodchips	[72]
7.	Atikokan Generating Station	Canada	48°50′17″N 91°34′15″W / 48.83806°N 91.57083°W	205	biomass	[75]
8.	Rodenhuize	Belgium	51°8′4.88″N 3°46′35.94″E / 51.1346889°N 3.7766500°E	180	wood pellet	[76]
9.	Ashdown Paper Mill	United States		157	black liquor	[77]
10.	Wisapower	Finland		150		[72]

1. stopped production in 2013
2. installed capacity is 1100 MW with cofiring 80% coal and 20% biomass

Geothermal

Hellisheidi Power Station, the fifth 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	1,808	[78]
2.	Cerro Prieto	Mexico	32°23′57″N 115°14′19″W / 32.39917°N 115.23861°W	958	[79][80][81]
3.	Larderello	Italy		769	[82]
4.	Olkaria	Kenya		540
5.	Hellisheiði	Iceland	64°02′14″N 21°24′03″W / 64.03722°N 21.40083°W	303
6.	Darajat	Indonesia		255
7.	Malitbog	Philippines	11°09′07″N 124°38′58″E / 11.15194°N 124.64944°E	233	[83]
8.	Wayang Windu	Indonesia	07°12′00″S 107°37′30″E / 7.20000°S 107.62500°E	227	[84]
9.	Kamojang	Indonesia		203
10.	Navy	United States		240	[78]

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	22,500	[1]
2.	Itaipu	Brazil  Paraguay	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W	14,000	[8][9]
3.	Xiluodu	China	28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E / 28.26444°N 103.64639°E	13,860	[85]
4.	Guri	Venezuela	07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W	10,233	[13]
5.	Tucuruí	Brazil	03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W / 3.83139°S 49.64333°W	8,370
6.	Grand Coulee	United States	47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W / 47.95639°N 118.98222°W	6,809	[18]
7.	Xiangjiaba	China	28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E / 28.64917°N 104.37056°E	6,448	[20][21]
8.	Longtan	China	25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E / 25.02722°N 107.04750°E	6,426	[86]
9.	Sayano-Shushenskaya	Russia	52°49′31″N 91°22′15″E / 52.82528°N 91.37083°E	6,400
10.	Krasnoyarsk	Russia	55°56′05″N 92°17′40″E / 55.93472°N 92.29444°E	6,000	[87]

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	3,003	[88]
2.	Huizhou	China	23°16′07″N 114°18′50″E / 23.26861°N 114.31389°E	2,448	[89]
3.	Guangdong	China	23°45′52″N 113°57′12″E / 23.76444°N 113.95333°E	2,400	[90][91]
4.	Okutataragi	Japan	35°14′13″N 134°49′55″E / 35.23694°N 134.83194°E	1,932
5.	Ludington	United States	43°53′37″N 86°26′43″W / 43.89361°N 86.44528°W	1,872	[92]

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	2,620
2.	John Day	United States	45°52′49″N 120°41′40″W / 45.88028°N 120.69444°W	2,160	[93]
3.	Beauharnois	Canada	45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W	1,903	[94]
4.	The Dalles	United States	45°36′44″N 121°08′04″W / 45.61222°N 121.13444°W	1,779.8	[93]
5.	Inga dams	DRC	5°31′S 13°37.3′E / 5.517°S 13.6217°E	1,775
6.	Nathpa Jhakri	India	31°33′50″N 77°58′49″E / 31.56389°N 77.98028°E	1,500	[95]

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	254
2.	Rance	France	48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W / 48.61806°N 2.02333°W	240
3.	Annapolis Royal	Canada	44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W / 44.75194°N 65.51111°W	20
4.	Jiangxia	China	28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E / 28.34278°N 121.24028°E	3.9	[96]
5.	Kislaya Guba	Russia	69°22′37″N 33°04′34″E / 69.37694°N 33.07611°E	1.7

Solar power

Flat-panel photovoltaic

Solar Panels at Topaz Solar Power Plant, one of the largest PV power stations

Rank	Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Longyangxia Dam Solar Park	China	36°07′20″N 100°55′06″E / 36.12222°N 100.91833°E	850	[97][98]
2.	Kamuthi Solar Power Project	India	9°24′25″N 78°21′32″E / 9.40694°N 78.35889°E	648	[99][100]
3.	Solar Star I and II	United States	34°49′N 118°23′W / 34.817°N 118.383°W	579	[101][102]
4.	Topaz	United States	35°23′N 120°4′W / 35.383°N 120.067°W	550	[103][104]
5.	Desert Sunlight	United States	33°49′33″N 115°24′08″W / 33.82583°N 115.40222°W	550
6.	Ferme solaire de Cestas	France		300	[105]
7.	California Valley Solar Ranch	United States	35°20′N 119°55′W / 35.333°N 119.917°W	292	[106][107][108]
8.	Agua Caliente	United States	32°57′20″N 113°29′40″W / 32.95556°N 113.49444°W	290	[109][110]

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 [111]
2.	Golmud 1	China		50	57.96 MWp [112]
3.	Touwsrivier	South Africa	33°24′51.67″S 19°55′0.86″E / 33.4143528°S 19.9169056°E	36	[113][114][115][116]
4.	Alamosa	United States		30	[117]
5.	Navarra	Spain		7.8	[118]
6.	Hatch	United States		5	[119]
7.	Casaquemada	Spain		1.9
8.	Sevilla	Spain	37°25′18″N 06°15′25″W / 37.42167°N 6.25694°W	1.2
9.	Victor Valley College CPV	United States	34°28′31″N 117°15′46″W / 34.47528°N 117.26278°W	1
9.	Questa	United States	36°42′31″N 105°37′09″W / 36.70861°N 105.61917°W	1	[120]

Concentrated solar thermal

The three towers, at Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, one of the largest CSP power stations.

Rank	Station	Country	Location	Capacity (MW)	Ref
1.	Ivanpah	United States	35°34′N 115°28′W / 35.567°N 115.467°W	377	[121]
2.	SEGS	United States	35°01′54″N 117°20′53″W / 35.03167°N 117.34806°W	354	[122]
3.	Solana	United States	32°55′N 112°58′W / 32.917°N 112.967°W	280	[123]
4.	Genesis	United States	33°38′38″N 114°59′17″W / 33.64389°N 114.98806°W	250	[124]
5.	Solaben	Spain	39°13′29″N 5°23′26″W / 39.22472°N 5.39056°W	200
6.	Ouarzazate	Morocco	30°59′40″N 06°51′48″W / 30.99444°N 6.86333°W	160	[125]
7.	Solnova	Spain	37°25′00″N 06°17′20″W / 37.41667°N 6.28889°W	150
(7.)	Andasol	Spain	37°13′43″N 03°04′07″W / 37.22861°N 3.06861°W	150	[126][127]
(7.)	Extresol	Spain	38°39′N 6°44′W / 38.650°N 6.733°W	150	[128][129]
10.	Crescent Dunes	United States	38°14′N 117°22′W / 38.233°N 117.367°W	110	[130]

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	2.25	[131][132]
2.	Islay Limpet	United Kingdom	55°41′24″N 06°31′15″W / 55.69000°N 6.52083°W	0.5	[133][134]
3.	Mutriku Breakwater	Spain	43°18′26″N 2°23′6″W / 43.30722°N 2.38500°W	0.3	[135][136][137]
4.	SDE Sea	Israel	32°05′59″N 34°46′24″E / 32.09972°N 34.77333°E	0.04	[138]
5.	Azura wave power device	United States		0.2	[139]

Wind

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	5,160	[140]
2.	Muppandal	India	8°15′39″N 77°32′19″E / 8.260706°N 77.538575°E	1,500	[141]
3.	Jaisalmer	India	26°55′12″N 70°54′00″E / 26.92000°N 70.90000°E	1,064	[140]
4.	Alta	United States	35°1′16″N 118°19′14″W / 35.02111°N 118.32056°W	1,020	[140]
5.	Shepherds Flat	United States	45°42′00″N 120°03′36″W / 45.70000°N 120.06000°W	845	[142]
6.	Roscoe	United States	32°26′41″N 100°34′23″W / 32.44472°N 100.57306°W	781.5	[143][144]
7.	Horse Hollow	United States	32°19′00″N 99°59′59″W / 32.31667°N 99.99972°W	735.5	[145][146]
8.	Capricorn Ridge	United States	31°54′08″N 100°53′56″W / 31.90222°N 100.89889°W	662.5	[147]
9.	Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm	Romania	44°35′25″N 28°33′55″E / 44.59028°N 28.56528°E	600	[148]
10.	Fowler Ridge Wind Farm	United States	40°36′31″N 87°19′15″W / 40.60861°N 87.32083°W	599.8	[149]

Offshore

Satellite image of the Thames Estuary with London Array top right, and neighbouring wind farm areas

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	630	[150]
2.	Gwynt y Môr	United Kingdom	53°27′00″N 03°35′00″W / 53.45000°N 3.58333°W	576	[151]
3.	Greater Gabbard	United Kingdom	51°52′48″N 1°56′24″E / 51.88000°N 1.94000°E	504	[152]
4.	Anholt	Denmark	56°36′00″N 11°12′36″E / 56.60000°N 11.21000°E	400	[153][154]
5.	BARD Offshore 1	Germany	54°22′N 5°59′E / 54.367°N 5.983°E	400	[155][156]
6.	West of Duddon Sands	United Kingdom	53°59′02″N 3°27′50″W / 53.98389°N 3.46389°W	389	[157][158]
7.	Walney	United Kingdom	54°2′38″N 3°31′19″W / 54.04389°N 3.52194°W	367	[159][160]
8.	Thorntonbank	Belgium	51°33′00″N 2°56′00″E / 51.55000°N 2.93333°E	325	[161][162]
9.	Sheringham Shoal	United Kingdom	53°7′N 1°8′E / 53.117°N 1.133°E	315	[163][164]
10.	Thanet	United Kingdom	51°25′50″N 1°37′59″E / 51.43056°N 1.63306°E	300	[165][166]

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	Naghlu	100	Hydro	34°38′28″N 69°43′01″E / 34.64111°N 69.71694°E					[167]
Algeria	Hadjret En-Nouss	1,260	Gas	36°34′36″N 02°04′47″E / 36.57667°N 2.07972°E	Skikda	440	Gas	36°52′44″N 06°56′12″E / 36.87889°N 6.93667°E	[168][169]
Argentina	Yacyretá	3,100	Hydro	27°28′58″S 56°43′30″W / 27.48278°S 56.72500°W	Atucha II - CNAII	745/692	Nuclear	32°13′54″S 64°26′38″W / 32.23167°S 64.44389°W	[170][171][172]
Armenia	Hrazdan	1,590	Gas/Oil	40°33′59″N 44°45′03″E / 40.56639°N 44.75083°E
Australia	Eraring	2,880	Coal	33°03′44″S 151°31′13″E / 33.06222°S 151.52028°E	Kogan Creek	750	Coal	26°54′59″S 150°44′57″E / 26.91639°S 150.74917°E	[173][174]
Austria	Simmering	1,700	Gas	48°10′52″N 16°26′06″E / 48.18111°N 16.43500°E	Dürnrohr	405	Coal	48°19′32″N 15°55′25″E / 48.32556°N 15.92361°E	[175][176]
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2,400	Oil	40°46′49″N 46°59′30″E / 40.78028°N 46.99167°E
Bangladesh	Ghorasal	950	Gas	23°58′47″N 90°38′13″E / 23.97972°N 90.63694°E	Meghnaghat	450	Gas	23°36′29″N 90°36′4″E / 23.60806°N 90.60111°E	[177][178]
Belarus	Lukoml	2,890	Gas	54°40′51″N 29°08′05″E / 54.68083°N 29.13472°E
Belgium	Doel	2,919	Nuclear	51°19′29″N 04°15′31″E / 51.32472°N 4.25861°E	Tihange Unit 3	1,065	Nuclear	50°32′5″N 5°16′21″E / 50.53472°N 5.27250°E	[179][180]
Brazil	Itaipu	14,000	Hydro	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W	Angra II	1,350	Nuclear	23°00′30″S 44°27′26″W / 23.00833°S 44.45722°W	[181]
Bulgaria	Kozloduy	2,000	Nuclear	43°44′46″N 23°46′14″E / 43.74611°N 23.77056°E
Burma	Yeywa	790	Hydro	21°41′20″N 96°25′17″E / 21.68889°N 96.42139°E	Yeywa	197	Hydro		[182]
Canada	Bruce	6,300	Nuclear	44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W	Darlington	881	Nuclear	43°52′09″N 78°43′27″W / 43.86917°N 78.72417°W	[58][59][183]
Chile	Ventanas	875	Coal	32°45′04″S 71°28′57″W / 32.75111°S 71.48250°W	Atacama	370	Gas
China	Three Gorges	22,500	Hydro	30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E	Taishan (under construction)	1,750	Nuclear	21°55′04″N 112°58′55″E / 21.91778°N 112.98194°E	[184]
Colombia	San Carlos	1,240	Hydro	6°12′39″N 74°50′26″W / 6.21083°N 74.84056°W
Costa Rica	Limón	306	Hydro	10°3′56″N 84°34′48″W / 10.06556°N 84.58000°W
Czech Republic	Temelín	2,030	Nuclear	49°10′48″N 14°22′34″E / 49.18000°N 14.37611°E	Temelín	1,015	Nuclear		[185]
DR Congo	Inga II	1,424	Hydro	5°31′36″S 13°37′14″E / 5.52667°S 13.62056°E					[186]
Denmark	Asnæs	1,057	Coal	53°39′41″N 11°04′44″E / 53.66139°N 11.07889°E
Egypt	Aswan	2,100	Hydro	23°58′14″N 32°52′40″E / 23.97056°N 32.87778°E	El-Kureimat	650	Gas
Ethiopia	Gilgel Gibe III	1,870	Hydro	6°50′50″N 37°18′05″E / 6.84722°N 37.30139°E
Finland	Olkiluoto	1,760	Nuclear	61°14′13″N 21°26′27″E / 61.23694°N 21.44083°E	Olkiluoto (Unit 3 – under construction)	1,600	Nuclear	61°14′13″N 21°26′27″E / 61.23694°N 21.44083°E
France	Gravelines	5,460	Nuclear	51°00′55″N 02°08′10″E / 51.01528°N 2.13611°E	Flamanville (Unit 3 – under construction)	1,600	Nuclear	49°32′11″N 01°52′54″W / 49.53639°N 1.88167°W	[61]
Germany	Neurath	4,400	Coal	51°02′15″N 06°36′58″W / 51.03750°N 6.61611°W
Ghana	Akosombo	1,020	Hydro	61°17′59″N 00°03′34″E / 61.29972°N 0.05944°E
Hong Kong	Castle Peak	4,108	Coal	22°22′32″N 113°55′12″E / 22.37556°N 113.92000°E
Hungary	Paks	2,000	Nuclear	46°34′21″N 18°51′15″E / 46.57250°N 18.85417°E
India	Vindhyachal	4,760	Coal	24°05′53″N 82°40′18″E / 24.09806°N 82.67167°E	Kudankulam	1,000	Nuclear	08°10′03″N 77°42′46″E / 8.16750°N 77.71278°E		[187]
Indonesia	Suralaya	4,025	Coal	26°46′52″S 151°54′54″E / 26.78111°S 151.91500°E	Paiton	850	Coal
Iran	Damavand	2,868	Gas						[188][189]
Iraq	Al-Shemal	2,100	Oil
Israel	Orot Rabin	2,590	Coal	32°28′12″N 34°53′16″E / 32.47000°N 34.88778°E	Rutenberg	575	Coal	31°37′48″N 34°31′18″E / 31.63000°N 34.52167°E
Italy	Alessandro Volta	3,600	Gas	42°21′33″N 11°31′47″E / 42.35917°N 11.52972°E
Japan	Kashiwazaki-Kariwa	8,212	Nuclear	37°25′45″N 138°35′43″E / 37.42917°N 138.59528°E	Hekinan Power Station	1,000	Coal	34°50′07″N 136°57′39″E / 34.83528°N 136.96083°E	[190]
Kenya	Gitaru	225	Hydro	00°47′48″S 37°44′50″E / 0.79667°S 37.74722°E					[191]
Latvia	Pļaviņas	883.5	Hydro	56°35′00″N 25°14′30″E / 56.58333°N 25.24167°E
Lebanon	Zouk	607	Fuel Oil	33°58′12″N 35°36′14″E / 33.97000°N 35.60389°E	Zouk 4	172	Fuel Oil	33°58′12″N 35°36′14″E / 33.97000°N 35.60389°E	[192]
Lithuania	Elektrėnai	1,800	Gas	54°46′15″N 24°38′46″E / 54.77083°N 24.64611°E
Macedonia	Bitola	675	Coal	41°03′29″N 21°29′00″E / 41.05806°N 21.48333°E
Malaysia	Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz	2,420	Gas	03°07′01″N 101°19′19″E / 3.11694°N 101.32194°E	Tuanku Jaafar	750	Gas	02°31′59″N 101°47′28″E / 2.53306°N 101.79111°E	[193]
Mexico	Manuel Moreno Torres	2,430	Hydro	16°56′30″N 93°06′02″W / 16.94167°N 93.10056°W	Laguna Verde	665	Nuclear		[194]
Morocco	Jorf Lasfar	1,356	Coal	33°06′17″N 08°38′12″W / 33.10472°N 8.63667°W
Mozambique	Cahora Bassa	2,075	Hydro	15°35′09″S 32°42′17″E / 15.58583°S 32.70472°E
Nepal	Kali Gandaki	144	Hydro
Netherlands	Claus	1,900	Gas	51°09′21″N 05°54′25″E / 51.15583°N 5.90694°E
New Zealand	Huntly	950	Coal/Gas	37°32′38″S 175°9′10″E / 37.54389°S 175.15278°E	Huntly Unit 5	400	Gas	37°32′38″S 175°9′10″E / 37.54389°S 175.15278°E
Nigeria	Egbin	1,320	Gas	06°33′48″N 03°36′55″E / 6.56333°N 3.61528°E
Norway	Kvilldal	1,240	Hydro
Pakistan	Tarbela	3,478	Hydro	34°05′23″N 72°41′54″E / 34.08972°N 72.69833°E
Paraguay	Itaipu	14,000	Hydro	25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W
Peru	Mantaro-Tablachaca	1,008	Hydro		Ventanilla	185	Gas		[195]
Philippines	Santa Rita	1,500	Gas	13°46′13″N 121°02′06″E / 13.77028°N 121.03500°E	Sual	647	Coal	16°07′27″N 120°06′04″E / 16.12417°N 120.10111°E	[196][197]
Poland	Bełchatów	5,420	Coal	51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E / 51.26639°N 19.33056°E	Bełchatów	858	Coal	51°15′59″N 19°19′50″E / 51.26639°N 19.33056°E
Qatar	Ras Qartas	2,730	Gas	25°56′13″N 51°31′20″E / 25.93694°N 51.52222°E
Romania	Turceni	2,640	Coal	44°40′11″N 23°24′28″E / 44.66972°N 23.40778°E	Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant	706	Nuclear
Russia	Sayano–Shushenskaya	6,400	Hydro	54°49′33″N 91°22′13″E / 54.82583°N 91.37028°E	Kostroma Power Station	1,200	Gas	57°27′22″N 41°10′20″E / 57.45611°N 41.17222°E	[23]
Rwanda	Nyabarongo	28	Hydro	2°15′36″S 29°36′00″E / 2.26000°S 29.60000°E
Saudi Arabia	Shoaiba	5,600	Fuel Oil	20°40′48″N 139°31′24″E / 20.68000°N 139.52333°E		730
Singapore	Tuas	1,470	Gas	01°17′20″N 103°38′29″E / 1.28889°N 103.64139°E	Tuas	600	Oil	01°17′20″N 103°38′29″E / 1.28889°N 103.64139°E	[198][199]
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	TENT B1/B2	620	Coal	44°39′14.4″N 20°00′20.8″E / 44.654000°N 20.005778°E	[200][201] [202][203]
South Africa	Kendal	4,116	Coal	26°05′24″S 28°58′17″E / 26.09000°S 28.97139°E	Koeberg	930	Nuclear		[204]
South Korea	Hanul	5,906	Nuclear	37°05′34″N 129°23′01″E / 37.09278°N 129.38361°E					[27][28]
Spain	Almaraz	2,017	Nuclear	39°48′29″N 05°41′49″W / 39.80806°N 5.69694°W	Almaraz	1,011	Nuclear	39°48′29″N 05°41′49″W / 39.80806°N 5.69694°W	[205]
Sri Lanka	Lakvijaya	900	Coal	08°01′06″N 79°43′22″E / 8.01833°N 79.72278°E	Lakvijaya	300	Coal	08°01′06″N 79°43′22″E / 8.01833°N 79.72278°E	[206][207]
Sudan	Roseires	1,800	Hydro	11°47′56″N 34°23′17″E / 11.79889°N 34.38806°E					[208]
Suriname	Afobaka	180	Hydro	4°58′56″N 54°59′32″W / 4.98222°N 54.99222°W
Sweden	Ringhals	3,698	Nuclear	57°15′35″N 12°06′39″E / 57.25972°N 12.11083°E					[209][210]
Switzerland	Bieudron	1,269	Hydro	46°11′07″N 07°14′58″E / 46.18528°N 7.24944°E	Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant	1,220	Nuclear	47°36′11″N 08°11′05″E / 47.60306°N 8.18472°E	[211][212]
Taiwan	Taichung	5,832	Coal	24°12′46″N 120°28′52″E / 24.21278°N 120.48111°E	Kuosheng	985	Nuclear	25°12′10″N 121°39′45″E / 25.20278°N 121.66250°E	[34][213]
Tanzania	Kidatu	204	Hydro	07°38′24″S 36°52′59″E / 7.64000°S 36.88306°E					[214][215]
Thailand	Mae Moh	2,180	Coal	18°17′45″N 99°45′07″E / 18.29583°N 99.75194°E
Turkey	Atatürk	2,400	Hydro	37°28′58″N 38°19′14″E / 37.48278°N 38.32056°E
Ukraine	Zaporizhia	5,700	Nuclear	47°30′44″N 35°35′09″E / 47.51222°N 35.58583°E					[30]
United Kingdom	Drax	3,960	Coal	53°44′09″N 00°59′47″W / 53.73583°N 0.99639°W
United States	Grand Coulee	6,809	Hydro	47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W / 47.95639°N 118.98222°W	Zimmer	1,460	Coal	38°51′59″N 84°13′41″W / 38.86639°N 84.22806°W
Uruguay	Salto Grande	1,890	Hydro	31°16′31″S 57°56′18″W / 31.27528°S 57.93833°W
Venezuela	Guri	10,233	Hydro	07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W
Vietnam	Sơn La	2,400	Hydro	21°29′47″N 103°59′42″E / 21.49639°N 103.99500°E	Nhon Trach-2	760	Gas		[216]
Zambia	Kariba	960	Hydro	15°48′30″S 28°25′15″E / 15.80833°S 28.42083°E
Zimbabwe	Hwange	920	Coal	18°23′0″S 26°28′12″E / 18.38333°S 26.47000°E

See also

• Power station
• List of power stations
• List of largest power stations in the United States
• List of the largest nuclear power stations in the United States

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