List of largest power stations
Introduction Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power-producing body ever built, at 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  and two  turbines, totalling the installed capacity to , more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (Japan) at . 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 ().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. The proposed 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  in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project, presumes an installed capacity up to .
Top 20 largest power producing facilities  Rank   Country  Location  (MW)   (TWh)   Notes  1.Three Gorges Dam  22,500 111.8 (2020) Hydro  2.Baihetan Dam   16,000 60.24 (2021) Hydro  3.Itaipu Dam   14,000 103.09 (2016) Hydro 4.Xiluodu   13,860 55 (average) Hydro  5.Belo Monte   11,233 39.5 (average) Hydro Installation of the 18th and final turbine was completed in November 2019.6.Guri   10,235 47 (average) Hydro  7.Wudongde Dam 10,20039 (expected)Hydro 8.Jebel Ali     8,695  Natural gas  9.Gonghe Talatan  8,430  Solar  10.Tucuruí  8,370 21.4 (average) Hydro  - Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 7,965  60.3 (1999) 0 (2012–Present) Nuclear Suspended in 2011.Restart date unknown. 11.Jiuquan (Gansu)  7,965   Wind     12.Xiangjiaba  7,750  30 (average) Hydro  13.Kori   7,489 43.15 (2016)  Nuclear Largest operational nuclear power station since September 2019.14.Hanul 7,268 39.8 (2016)Nuclear 15.Grand Coulee   6,809  20.24 (average) Hydro Largest in North America since 1949.16.Tuoketuo   6,720  33.32  Coal Largest coal-fired power station since 2017.17.Bruce   6,610  49.02 (2017) Nuclear Uprated from 6,408MWe to 6,610MWe in November 2022  18.Longtan  6,426  18.7 (estimate) Hydro  19.Sayano-Shushenskaya   6,400  29.4 (2021) Hydro  20.Hongyanhe   6,366Nuclear
Timeline of the largest power plants in the world At any point in time 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 1904  1911  Niagara Power Plant  104  Niagara Falls, New York, USA  1911  1913  Vemork  108  Rjukan, Telemark, Norway  1913  1914  Lock and Dam No. 19  142  Hamilton, Illinois / Keokuk, Iowa, United States  1914  1924  Niagara Power Plant  201  Niagara Falls, New York, USA  1924  1939  Sir Adam Beck Station I  348.6-498  Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada  1939  1949  Hoover Dam  705  Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, United States  1949  1959  Grand Coulee Dam  2,280  Washington, United States  1959  1963  Volga Hydroelectric Station  2,300–2,563  Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union  1963  1971  Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station  2,750–4,500  Bratsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union  1971  1983  Krasnoyarsk Dam  5,000–6,000  Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union  1983  1986  Grand Coulee Dam  6,181–6,809  Washington, United States  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 ===Taichung, the fourth largest coal-fired power station, at  Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Tuoketuo      6,720   2.Taean 6,100 3.Dangjin | 6,040  4.Taichung      5,500  Uses bituminous coal 5.Waigaoqiao  5,160  6.Bełchatów     5,102  Uses lignite 7.Yeongheung     5,080   8.Guodian Beilun     5,060  9.Guohua Taishan   5,000  10.Kusile25°54′59″S 28°55′02″E 4,800 Medupi23°42′00″ S27°33′00″E=== Fuel oil === Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Shoaiba      5,600  2.4,528 3.Kashima     4,400  4.Anegasaki    3,600  5.Qurayyah  3,927 6.3,379 7.Hirono    3,200  8.Sabiya I    2,400   8.Az Zour South 2,400 8.Doha West 2,400=== Natural gas ===Surgut-2, the world's second-largest natural gas power station Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Plant      8,695  2.Surgut-2      5,687  3.Higashi-Niigata      5,149   4.Futtsu   5,040  5.Tatan      4,984  6.Kawagoe   4,802  7.Burullus Power Station(''German'')      4,800   8.Chiba      4,380  9.Himeji  4,086   10.Chita   3,966 === Nuclear ===Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the largest nuclear power station (suspended since 2011) Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   -  Kashiwazaki-Kariwa      7,965 (out of service since 2011)  1.Kori| 7,489  2.Hanul| 7,268  3.Bruce| 6,610 4.Hongyanhe   6,366 5.Fuqing  6,120  6.Tianwan 6,100 7.Yangjiang| 6,000  8.Hanbit 5,875  9.Zaporizhzhia| 5,700 === Oil shale ===Eesti Power Station, the world's largest oil shale-fired power station Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Eesti      1,615  2.Balti   765  3.Auvere  300   4.Huadian    100  5.Kohtla-Järve      39  === Peat ===Shatura, largest peat-fired power station at  Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Shatura      1,500   2.Kirov  300  3.Keljonlahti     209  4.Toppila   190  5.Haapavesi   154
Renewable power stations === Biomass === Rank  Station  Country  Geographic coordinate system  Capacity (MW)  Main fuel   1.Drax (units 1–4)      2,595  pellet fuel   2.Alholmens Kraft      265  forest residue  3.Maasvlakte 3      220  biomass  4.Połaniec      225  woodchips  5.Atikokan Generating Station      205  biomass  6.Rodenhuize     180  wood pellet  7.Kymijärvi II    160  RDF  8.Ashdown Paper Mill    157  black liquor  9.Wisapower    150  black liquor  10.Vaasa  140  biomass  === Geothermal ===Hellisheiði Power Station, the eighth largest geothermal power station at  Rank  Station  Country Location  Capacity (MW)   1.The Geysers      1,517  2.Cerro Prieto      820  3.Larderello      769  4.Olkaria      727   5.Imperial Valley      403.4   6.Sarulla     330   6.Tiwi     330   8.Hellisheiði      303  9.Coso      270   10.Darajat      255 === Hydroelectric ======= Conventional ==== Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Three Gorges      22,500  2.Baihetan Dam     16,000   3.Itaipu     14,000  4.Xiluodu     13,860  5.Belo Monte 11,233 6.Guri| 10,235  7.Wudongde     10,200   8.Tucuruí     8,370  9.Grand Coulee     6,809  10.Xiangjiaba    6,448 ==== Run-of-the-river ====Chief Joseph, fourth largest run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station at  Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Jirau      3,750   2.Santo Antonio   3,568   3.Gezhouba Water Control & Hydroelectric Project     2,715  4.Chief Joseph      2,620  5.John Day   2,160 ==== Tide ====Rance, second largest tidal power station at  Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Sihwa Lake      254  2.Rance      240  3.Annapolis Royal      20 (out of service since 2019)   4.Jiangxia      3.9  5.Kislaya Guba      1.7 === Solar power ======= Photovoltaic ====Satellite image of the Bhadla Solar Park in India, one of the world's largest solar parks Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW)  1.Gonghe Talatan Solar Park       2.Bhadla Solar Park      3.Pavagada Solar Park   14°05′49″N77°16′13″E    4.Benban Solar Park      5.Tengger Desert Solar Park        6.Kalyon Karapınar Solar Power Plant        7.Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park    8.NP Kunta         9.Noor Abu Dhabi     10.Jinchuan Solar Park      ==== Concentrated solar thermal ====The three towers, at Ivanpah Solar Power Facility, one of the largest CSP power stations. Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW)  1.Ouarzazate      510  2.Ivanpah      392 3.Solana  280  3.Genesis  280  3.Mojave Solar Project  280   6.Solaben     200  7.SEGS  160  8.Solnova   150  8.Andasol   150  8.Extresol   150 === Wind ======= Onshore ====Shepherds Flat Wind Farm, the sixth-largest wind farm at  Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW)  1.Gansu      7,965  2.Alta      1,548  3.Muppandal Wind Farm      1,500  4.Jaisalmer   1,064  5.Los Vientos Wind Farm      912    6.Shepherds Flat  845  7.Meadow Lake Wind Farm   801  8.Roscoe   782  9.Horse Hollow   736  10.Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm   705  ==== Offshore ==== Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW)  1.Hornsea 2 1,386 2.Hornsea 1     1,218   3.Seagreen 1,075 4.Moray East950 5.Triton Knoll  857 6.Hollandse Kust Noord759 7.Borssele I & II 752 8.Borssele III & IV 735.1  9.East Anglia ONE 714  10.Walney Extension 659
Storage power stations === Pumped-storage ===Upper reservoir of Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station at  Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Fengning  3,600 2.Bath County     3,003  3.Huizhou     2,448  4.Guangdong  2,400  5.Ludington     2,172 === Battery storage === Rank  Station  Country  Location  Capacity (MW)   1.Manatee Energy Storage Center     409   2.Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility      400   3.Victorian Big Battery      300   4.DeCordova Energy Storage Facility 260 5.Gateway Energy Storage     250 === Molten-salt ===NameStationCountryCoordinatesCapacity (MW) 1.Ouarzazate Solar Power Station      510   2.Solana Generating Station   280   3.Andasol solar power station   150   4.Extresol Solar Power Station 150 5.Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project   125
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 Location  Capacity(MW)  Fuel type  Largest unit(name of power station)  Location  Unit capacity(MW)  Fuel type  ''' Afghanistan''' Naghlu  100 Hydro    ''' Albania''' Koman  600 Hydro    ''' Algeria''' Hadjret En-Nouss  1,260 Gas Skikda  440 Gas  ''' Argentina''' Yacyretá  3,100 Hydro Atucha II – CNAII  745 Nuclear  ''' Armenia''' Hrazdan  1,590 Gas/Oil      ''' Australia''' Eraring  2,880 Coal Kogan Creek  750 Coal  ''' Austria''' Simmering  1,700 Gas Dürnrohr  405 Coal  ''' Azerbaijan''' Azerbaijan  2,400 Fuel Oil      ''' Bangladesh''' Ghorasal  950 Gas Meghnaghat  450 Gas  ''' Belarus''' Lukoml  2,890 Gas      ''' Belgium''' Tihange  3,008 Nuclear Tihange Unit 3  1,065 Nuclear  ''' Brazil''' Itaipu  14,000 Hydro Angra II  1,350 Nuclear  ''' Bulgaria''' Kozloduy  2,000 Nuclear      ''' Burma''' Yeywa  790 Hydro Yeywa  197 Hydro  ''' Canada''' Bruce  6,610 Nuclear Darlington  878 Nuclear  ''' Chile''' Ventanas  875 Coal Atacama  370 Gas  ''' China''' Three Gorges  22,500 Hydro Taishan  1,660 Nuclear  ''' Colombia''' Hidroituango  2,400 Hydro      ''' Costa Rica''' Limón  306 Hydro     ''' Croatia'''HE Zakučac 538HydroHE Zakučac A, B, C, D134.5Hydro ''' Czech Republic''' Temelín  2,030 Nuclear Temelín  1,015 Nuclear  ''' DR Congo''' Inga II  1,424 Hydro      ''' Denmark''' Asnæs  1,057 Coal      ''' Egypt''' Burullus Power Station(''German'')   4,800     Gas  ''' Ethiopia''' Gilgel Gibe III  1,870 Hydro      ''' Finland''' Olkiluoto  3,380 Nuclear Olkiluoto Unit 3  1,600 Nuclear  ''' France''' Gravelines  5,460 Nuclear Flamanville (Unit 3 – under construction)  1,600 Nuclear  ''' Germany''' Neurath  4,400 Coal      ''' Ghana''' Akosombo  1,020 Hydro      ''' Greece''' Agios Dimitrios Power Plant  1,585 Coal Unit V  365 Lignite  ''' Hungary''' Paks  1,889 Nuclear Paks  473 Nuclear  '''Iceland'''Kárahnjúkavirkjun690Hydro ''' India''' Vindhyachal  4,760 Coal Kudankulam  932 Nuclear  ''' Indonesia''' Paiton  4,710 Coal Paiton  1,230 Coal  ''' Iran''' Damavand  2,868 Gas      ''' Iraq''' Al-Shemal  2,100 Fuel Oil      ''' Israel''' Orot Rabin  2,590 Coal Rutenberg  575 Coal  ''' Italy''' Alessandro Volta  3,600 Gas    Fuel oil, Gas  ''' Japan''' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa  7,965 Nuclear Hekinan Power Station  1,000 Coal  ''' Kenya''' Gitaru  225 Hydro      ''' Kyrgyzstan''' Toktogul  1,200 Hydro      ''' Latvia''' Pļaviņas  883 Hydro      ''' Lebanon''' Zouk  607 Fuel Oil Zouk 4  172 Fuel Oil  ''' Lithuania''' Elektrėnai  1,800 Gas      ''' Malaysia''' Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz  2,420 Gas Tuanku Jaafar  750 Gas  ''' Mexico''' Manuel Moreno Torres  2,430 Hydro Laguna Verde  665 Nuclear  ''' Morocco''' Jorf Lasfar  1,356 Coal      ''' Mozambique''' Cahora Bassa  2,075 Hydro      ''' Nepal''' Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project  456 Hydro Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project  76 Hydro  ''' Netherlands''' Claus  1,900 Gas      ''' New Zealand''' Huntly  950 Coal/Gas Huntly Unit 5  400 Gas  ''' Nigeria''' Egbin  1,320 Gas      ''' North Macedonia''' Bitola  675 Coal      ''' Norway''' Kvilldal  1,240 Hydro      ''' Pakistan''' Tarbela  4,888 Hydro      ''' Panama''' Enel Fortuna  300 Hydro      ''' Paraguay''' Itaipu  14,000 Hydro      ''' Peru''' Mantaro-Tablachaca  1,008 Hydro Ventanilla  185 Gas  ''' Philippines''' Sual Power Station  1,500 Gas Sual Power Station  647 Coal  ''' Poland''' Bełchatów  5,102 Coal Bełchatów  858 Coal ''''''Pego1,473Coal + Natural GasSines1,180Coal ''' Qatar''' Ras Qartas  2,730 Gas      ''' Romania''' Turceni  2,640 Coal Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant  706 Nuclear  ''' Russia''' Sayano-Shushenskaya  6,400 Hydro Kostroma Power Station  1,200 Gas  ''' Rwanda''' Nyabarongo  28 Hydro      ''' Saudi Arabia''' Shoaiba  5,600 Fuel Oil   730   ''' Singapore''' Tuas  1,470 Gas Tuas  600 Oil  ''' Serbia''' TPP Nikola Tesla TENT-A:  3,286 Coal TENT B1/B2  620 Coal  ''' South Africa''' Kusile  4,800 Coal Koeberg  930 Nuclear  ''' South Korea''' Kori  7,411 Nuclear      ''' Spain''' Almaraz  2,017 Nuclear Almaraz  1,011 Nuclear  ''' Sri Lanka''' Lakvijaya  900 Coal Lakvijaya  300 Coal  ''' Sudan''' Roseires  1,800 Hydro      ''' Suriname''' Afobaka  180 Hydro      ''' Sweden''' Forsmark  3,333 Nuclear Oskarshamn  1,400 Nuclear  ''' Switzerland''' Bieudron  1,269 Hydro Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant  1,220 Nuclear  ''' Taiwan''' Taichung  5,832 Coal Kuosheng  985 Nuclear  ''' Tanzania''' Kidatu  204 Hydro      ''' Thailand''' Mae Moh  2,180 Coal      ''' Turkey''' Atatürk  2,400 Hydro      ''' Uganda''' Bujagali Power Station  250 Hydro      ''' Ukraine''' Zaporizhzhia  5,700 Nuclear      ''' United Kingdom''' Drax  3,960 Biomass + Coal      ''' United States''' Grand Coulee  6,809 Hydro Grand Gulf  1,401 Nuclear  ''' Uruguay''' Salto Grande  1,890 Hydro      ''' Venezuela''' Guri  10,235 Hydro      ''' Vietnam''' Sơn La  2,400 Hydro Nhon Trach-2  760 Gas  ''' Zambia''' Kariba  960 Hydro      ''' Zimbabwe''' Hwange  920 Coal
See also * Power station* List of power stations
References
External links *  World's 39 largest electric power plants*  The Top 100: The World's Largest Power Plants*  The world's 25 biggest power plants