List of largest power stations in the world
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This article lists the five largest power stations in the world of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable
Non-renewable resource
A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate, once depleted there is no more available for future needs. Also considered non-renewable are resources that are consumed much faster than nature...
power stations are those that run on coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, fuel oil
Fuel oil
Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash...
s and natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, while renewable
Renewable resource
A renewable resource is a natural resource with the ability of being replaced through biological or other natural processes and replenished with the passage of time...
power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
, geothermal heat
Geothermal power
Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. Thermal energy is the energy that determines the temperature of matter. Earth's geothermal energy originates from the original formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of minerals...
, hydro
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
, solar energy
Solar power
Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...
, solar heat
Solar thermal energy
Solar thermal energy is a technology for harnessing solar energy for thermal energy . Solar thermal collectors are classified by the United States Energy Information Administration as low-, medium-, or high-temperature collectors. Low-temperature collectors are flat plates generally used to heat...
, tides
Tidal power
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity....
, waves
Wave power
Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work — for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water...
and the wind
Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
. Only the most significant fuel source are listed for power stations that run on multiple sources.
At present, the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China...
in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The facility generates power by utilizing 29 turbines
Water turbine
A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy...
, with 5 more units under construction. Each of the current operational units has a capacity of , totalling the installed capacity to , more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
The is a large, modern nuclear power plant on a 4.2-square-kilometer site including land in the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan, from where it gets cooling water...
at . Upon full completion of the Three Gorges Dam in 2011, the total installed capacity would top .
Although currently only a proposal, the Grand Inga Dam
Grand Inga Dam
The Grand Inga Dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Congo River at Inga Falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The proposed dam is the fourth and largest of the Inga Dams, from Inga-I, from Inga-II, and from the proposed Inga-III....
in Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
would surpass all existing power stations, including the Three Gorges Dam, if construction commences as planned in 2014. The design targets to top in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges. At the time of the dam's initial proposal, this was sufficient to meet the entire power demand of the African continent
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
Top 10 largest power producing facilities
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | Electricity generation (TWh) | Fuel type | |
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| 1 | Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China... |
 Mainland China |
30°49′15"N 111°00′08"E | 20,300another 2,200 MW under construction | 84.37 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 2 | Itaipu Dam |  Brazil Paraguay |
25°24′31"S 54°35′21"W | 14,000the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 (12,600 MW) | 85.97 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 3 | Guri Dam Guri Dam The Guri Dam is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela on the Caroni River. Its official name is Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar... |
 Venezuela |
07°45′59"N 62°59′57"W | 10,235 | 53.41 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 4 | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant The is a large, modern nuclear power plant on a 4.2-square-kilometer site including land in the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan, from where it gets cooling water... |
 Japan |
37°25′45"N 138°35′43"E | 8,2124,912 MW are operational, 3 units (3,300 MW) have not been restarted since the 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake 2007 Chuetsu offshore earthquake The Chūetsu Offshore Earthquake was a powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred 10:13 a.m. local time on July 16, 2007, in the northwest Niigata region of Japan. The earthquake shook Niigata and neighbouring prefectures... |
24.63 | Nuclear Nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity... |
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| 5 | Tucurui Dam Tucurui dam The Tucuruí Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tocantins River located on the Tucuruí County in the State of Pará, Brazil. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and navigation. It is the first large-scale hydroelectric project in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The... |
Brazil |
03°49′53"S 49°38′36"W | 8,125another 245 MW under construction | 21.4 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 6 | Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, in the communities of Inverhuron and Tiverton, Ontario. It occupies 932 ha of land. The facility derives its name from Bruce County in which it is located, in the former Bruce Township... |
 Canada |
44°19′31"N 81°35′58"W | 7,2765,090 MW are operational, 2 units (2,186 MW) are being refurbished since 1995 and 1997 | 35.26 | Nuclear Nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity... |
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| 7 | Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam is a gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation. It was constructed between 1933 and 1942, originally with two power plants. A third power station was completed in 1974 to increase its energy... |
 United States |
47°57′23"N 118°58′56"W | 6,809 | 21 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 8 | Longtan Dam Longtan dam Longtan Dam is a large roller-compacted concrete gravity dam on the Hongshui River in Tian'e County of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, a tributary of the Xi River and the Pearl River. The dam is high and long; it is the tallest of its type in the world. The dam is intended for... |
Mainland China |
25°01′38"N 107°02′51"E | 6,426 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 9 | Uljin Nuclear Power Plant |  South Korea |
37°05′34"N 129°23′01"E | 6,157 | 47.95 | Nuclear Nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity... |
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| 10= | Krasnoyarsk Dam |  Russia |
55°56′05"N 92°17′37"E | 6,000 | Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy... |
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| 10= | Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the third largest in the world.The plant is located in Central Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper river. It has 6 VVER-1000 pressurized light... |
 Ukraine |
47°30′44"N 34°35′09"E | 6,000 | 40.00 | Nuclear Nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity... |
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Coal
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Taichung Power Plant Taichung Power Plant The Taichung Power Plant is a large coal-fired power plant in Taiwan. With an installed capacity of 5,780 MW, it is the largest coal-fired power station in the world, and also the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide.... |
 Republic of China |
24°12′46"N 120°28′52"E | 5,780 | |
| 2 | Tuoketuo Power Station Tuoketuo Power Station The Tuoketuo Power Station is the second largest coal power station in the world. The plant is located in the Togtoh County, in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China... |
Mainland China |
40°11′49"N 111°21′52"E | 5,400 | |
| 3 | Bełchatów Power Station |  Poland |
51°15′59"N 19°19′50"E | 5,354 | |
| 4= | Guodian Beilun Power Station Guodian Beilun Power Station The Guodian Beilun Power Station is the largest thermal power station in China, with an installed capacity of . The station generates energy by five and two units, which is fuelled by coal.- See also :* List of coal power stations... |
Mainland China |
29°56′37"N 121°48′57"E | 5,000 | |
| 4= | Waigaoqiao Power Station Waigaoqiao Power Station The Waigaoqiao Power Station is a large power station in Shanghai, China. It shares the title of the second largest coal power station in the world, and the largest thermal power station in China, with the Guodian Beilun Power Station, at an installed capacity of . The power stations produces up to... |
Mainland China |
31°21′21"N 121°35′54"E | 5,000 | |
Fuel oil
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Surgut-2 Power Station Surgut-2 Power Station The Surgut-2 Power Station is the largest oil-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of in 2011.- Expansion in 2011 :Expansion of the power plant involved the construction of two units by December 2011, costing nearly , which increased its original capacity of to The two... |
Russia |
61°16′46"N 73°30′45"E | 5,600 | |
| 2 | Kashima Power Station Kashima Power Station is a large oil-fired power station in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan. The facility operates with an installed capacity of 4,400 MW. Power is generated by two turbines rated at 1,000 MW and four turbines rated at 600 MW.- See also :... |
Japan |
35°52′47"N 140°41′22"E | 4,400 | |
| 3 | Surgut-1 Power Station Surgut-1 Power Station The Surgut-1 Power Station is the third largest oil-fired power station in the world, at an installed capacity of . The power station is located in Surgut, Russia. The facility began operations in February 1972.... |
Russia |
61°16′46"N 73°29′20"E | 3,280 | |
| 4 | Hirono Power Station Hirono Power Station is an oil-fired power station located in Hirono, Fukushima, Japan.The plant has an installed capacity of 3,800 MW. Power is generated by three 600 MW units, and two 1,000 MW units... |
Japan |
37°14′18"N 141°01′04"E | 3,200 | |
| 5 | Ryazan Power Station Ryazan Power Station The Ryazan Power Station is the fifth largest oil-fired power station in the world, also the fifth largest power station in Russia, with an installed capacity of 2,800 MW. The power station is located in Novomichurinsk of the Ryazan Oblast, Russia... |
Russia |
54°02′00"N 39°47′30"E | 2,800 | |
Natural gas
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Futtsu Power Station Futtsu Power Station The Futtsu Power Station is the second largest gas-fired power station in the world, located in Futtsu, Japan. The power station operates at by utilizing five units, of which two are and in size, and one is . All five units run on LNG, a form of natural gas. The facility is owned by Tepco.... |
Japan |
35°20′35"N 139°50′02"E | 5,040 | |
| 2 | Kawagoe Power Station Kawagoe Power Station is a large gas-fired power station in Kawagoe, Mie, Japan. The facility operates at an installed capacity of 4,802 MW, making it the largest power station of its kind.- See also :* List of largest power stations in the world* List of power stations in Japan... |
Japan |
35°00′25"N 136°41′20"E | 4,802 | |
| 3 | Higashi-Niigata Power Station | Japan |
4,600 | ||
| 4 | Tatan Power Station | Republic of China |
4,384 | ||
| 5 | Chita Power Station Chita Power Station is a large gas-fired power station in Chita, Aichi, Japan. The station currently operates with an installed capacity of 3,966 MW. The facility is owned by Chubu Electric Power, and is fuelled by natural gas.- See also :... |
Japan |
34°59′12"N 136°50′37"E | 3,966 | |
Nuclear
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant The is a large, modern nuclear power plant on a 4.2-square-kilometer site including land in the towns of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on the coast of the Sea of Japan, from where it gets cooling water... |
Japan |
37°25′45"N 138°35′43"E | 8,212 | |
| 2 | Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, in the communities of Inverhuron and Tiverton, Ontario. It occupies 932 ha of land. The facility derives its name from Bruce County in which it is located, in the former Bruce Township... |
Canada |
44°19′31"N 81°35′58"W | 7,276 | |
| 3 | Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the third largest in the world.The plant is located in Central Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper river. It has 6 VVER-1000 pressurized light... |
Ukraine |
47°30′44"N 34°35′09"E | 6,000 | |
| 4 | Uljin Nuclear Power Plant | South Korea |
37°05′34"N 129°23′01"E | 5,881 | |
| 5 | Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Station Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Station The Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power station in the Jeollanam-do province of South Korea. The facility runs at an installed capacity of . The power station is currently ranked as the fifth largest nuclear power station in the world.... |
South Korea |
35°24′54"N 126°25′26"E | 5,875 | |
Oil shale
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Eesti Power Station Narva Power Plants The Narva Power Plants are a power generation complex in Narva in Estonia, near the border with Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The complex consists of the world's two largest oil shale-fired thermal power plants, Eesti Power Plant and Balti Power Plant . In 2007, Narva Power Plants generated about... |
 Estonia |
59°16′10"N 27°54′08"E | 1,615 | |
| 2 | Balti Power Station Narva Power Plants The Narva Power Plants are a power generation complex in Narva in Estonia, near the border with Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The complex consists of the world's two largest oil shale-fired thermal power plants, Eesti Power Plant and Balti Power Plant . In 2007, Narva Power Plants generated about... |
Estonia |
59°21′12"N 28°07′22"E | 765 | |
| 3 | Huadian Oil Shale Plant | Mainland China |
100 | ||
| 4 | Mishor Rotem Power Station Mishor Rotem Power Station The Mishor Rotem Power Station was an oil shale-fired power station in the area of Mishor Rotem, Israel. It was closed in April, 2011. Israel Chemicals, owner of the site, announced that it was closing the plant because it made negligible profits and because it was better to close the plant rather... |
 Israel |
31°03′19"N 35°11′04"E | 13 | |
| 5 | Dotternhausen Rohrbach Zement Factory |  Germany |
9.9 |
Peat
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Shatura Power Station Shatura Power Station The Shatura Power Station is one of the oldest power stations in Russia. The facility is located in Shatura, Moscow Oblast, and generates power by utilizing two 210 MW units, three 200 MW units, and one 80 MW unit, totalling the installed capacity to 1,100 MW... |
Russia |
55°35′00"N 39°33′40"E | 1,020 | |
| 2 | Kirov Power Station | Russia |
58°37′16"N 49°35′47"E | 300 | |
| 3 | Keljonlahti Power Station |  Finland |
62°11′33"N 25°44′14"E | 209 | |
| 4 | Toppila Power Station Toppila Power Station The Toppila Power Station is one of the largest peat-fired power stations in the world, with an installed capacity of . The facility is located in Oulu, in Finland, and operates two units of and . The boiler was supplied by Tampella and Ahlstrom, and the turbines were supplied by Zamech, LMZ and... |
Finland |
65°02′13"N 25°29′17"E | 190 | |
| 5 | Haapavesi Power Station | Finland |
64°07′19"N 25°24′47"E | 154 | |
Biofuel
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Alholmens Kraft Power Station Alholmens Kraft Power Station The Alholmens Kraft Power Station is the largest biomass power station in the world, at an installed capacity of 265 MW. The facility employs 400 people and is located at the factory premises of United Paper Mills in Alholmen, Jakobstad in Finland. The plant uses wood-based biofuels as the... |
Finland |
63°42′07"N 22°42′35"E | 265 | |
| 2 | Kaukaan Voima Power Station | Finland |
61°04′00"N 28°14′40"E | 125 | |
| 3 | Hodonín Power Station |  Czech Republic |
48°50′47"N 17°07′13"E | 105 | |
| 4 | Rumford Cogen Power Station | United States |
44°33′07"N 70°32′34"W | 102 | |
| 5 | Igelsta Power Station |  Sweden |
85 | ||
Geothermal
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Malitbog Geothermal Power Station Malitbog Geothermal Power Station Malitbog Geothermal Power Station is a 232.5 MW geothermal power plant and is the world’s largest geothermal power plant under one roof located in Malitbog, Kanangan, Leyte, Philippines.... |
 Philippines |
11°09′07"N 124°38′58"E | 233 | |
| 2 | Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station The Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station is the largest geothermal power station in Indonesia. The facility utilizes two units, one with 110 MW and the other with 117 MW, totalling the installed capacity to 227 MW. The power station is located near the town of Pangalengan, 40 km... |
 Indonesia |
07°12′00"S 107°37′30"E | 227 | |
| 3 | Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station is the largest geothermal power station in the world, with an installed capacity of , with plans for expansion up to by 2012... II |
 Mexico |
32°23′27"N 115°13′33"W | 220 | |
| 4 | Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station III | Mexico |
32°23′52"N 115°14′18"W | 220 | |
| 5 | Hellisheiði Power Station Hellisheiði Power Station The Hellisheiði Power Station is the second largest geothermal power station in the world, and the largest in Iceland. The facility is located in Hengill, southwest Iceland, from the Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station. As of October 2011, the plant produces of electricity and 133 MW of hot... |
 Iceland |
64°02′14"N 21°24′03"W | 213 | |
Conventional
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China... |
Mainland China |
30°49′15"N 111°00′08"E | 20,300 | |
| 2 | Itaipu Dam | Brazil Paraguay |
25°24′31"S 54°35′21"W | 14,000 | |
| 3 | Guri Dam Guri Dam The Guri Dam is a concrete gravity and embankment dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela on the Caroni River. Its official name is Central Hidroeléctrica Simón Bolívar... |
Venezuela |
07°45′59"N 62°59′57"W | 10,200 | |
| 4 | Tucurui Dam Tucurui dam The Tucuruí Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tocantins River located on the Tucuruí County in the State of Pará, Brazil. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and navigation. It is the first large-scale hydroelectric project in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The... |
Brazil |
03°49′53"S 49°38′36"W | 8,370 | |
| 5 | Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam is a gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation. It was constructed between 1933 and 1942, originally with two power plants. A third power station was completed in 1974 to increase its energy... |
United States |
47°57′23"N 118°58′56"W | 6,809 | |
Pumped-storage
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
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| 1 | Bath County Pumped Storage Station Bath County Pumped Storage Station The Bath County Pumped Storage Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric power plant with a generation capacity of 2,772 megawatts . The station is located in the northern corner of Bath County, Virginia, on the southeast side of the Eastern Continental Divide, which forms this section of the... |
United States |
38°12′32"N 79°48′00"W | 2,772 | |
| 2= | Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Station | Mainland China |
23°45′52"N 113°57′12"E | 2,400 | |
| 2= | Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station The Huizhou Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric power station near Huizhou in Guangdong province, China. It contains 8 pump-generators that total a 2,400 MW installed capacity... |
Mainland China |
23°16′07"N 114°18′50"E | 2,400 | |
| 4 | Okutataragi Hydroelectric Power Station Tataragi Dam The Okutataragi Pumped Storage Power Station is a large pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Asago, in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan. With a total installed capacity of a , it is one of the largest pumped-storage power stations in the world, and the largest in Japan... |
Japan |
35°14′13"N 134°49′55"E | 1,932 | |
| 5 | Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant is a hydroelectric plant and reservoir in Ludington, Michigan. It was built between 1969 and 1973 at a cost of $315 million and is owned jointly by Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison and operated by Consumers Energy... |
United States |
43°53′37"N 86°26′43"W | 1,872 | |
Run-of-the-river
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Joseph Dam Chief Joseph Dam The Chief Joseph Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River, upriver from Bridgeport, Washington, USA. The dam was authorized as Foster Creek Dam and Powerhouse for power generation and irrigation by the River and Harbor Act of 1946... |
United States |
47°59′43"N 119°38′00"W | 2,620 | |
| 2 | John Day Dam John Day Dam The John Day Dam is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River in the northwestern United States. The dam features a navigation lock plus fish ladders on both sides. The John Day Lock has the highest lift of any U.S. lock... |
United States |
45°52′49"N 120°41′40"W | 2,160 | |
| 3 | Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases, and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to of electrical power... |
Canada |
45°18′50"N 73°54′32"W | 1,903 | |
| 4 | The Dalles Dam | United States |
45°36′44"N 121°08′04"W | 1,779 | |
| 5 | Ghazi Barotha Dam Ghazi Barotha Dam Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is a 1,450 Megawatt run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Indus River in Pakistan.About 1,600 cubic meter per second of water is diverted from the Indus River near the town of Ghazi about 7 km downstream of Tarbela Dam... |
 Pakistan |
03°46′48"N 72°15′35"E | 1,450 | |
Tide
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station | South Korea |
37°18′47"N 126°36′46"E | 254 | |
| 2 | Rance Tidal Power Station |  Early Modern France |
48°37′05"N 02°01′24"W | 240 | |
| 3 | Annapolis Royal Generating Station Annapolis Royal Generating Station The Annapolis Royal Generating Station is a 20 MW tidal power station located on the Annapolis River immediately upstream from the town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only tidal generating station in North America. The generating station harnesses the tidal difference... |
Canada |
44°45′07"N 65°30′40"W | 20 | |
| 4 | Jiangxia Tidal Power Station Jiangxia Tidal Power Station The Jiangxia Tidal Power Station is the third largest tidal power station in the world, located in Wuyantou, Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, China... |
Mainland China |
28°20′34"N 121°14′25"E | 3.9 | |
| 5 | Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station The Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station is an experimental project in Kislaya Guba, Russia.The station is the world's 4th largest tidal power plant with the output capacity of 1.7 MW. Construction on the project began in 1968, but was later suspended for 10 years until December 2004, when... |
Russia |
69°22′37"N 33°04′34"E | 1.7 | |
Flat-panel photovoltaic
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant near Sarnia, Ontario in Canada, is as of September 2010 the world's largest photovoltaic plant with 80 MWp.... |
Canada |
42°56′16"N 82°20′30"W | 97 | |
| 2 | Montalto di Castro Photovoltaic Power Station |  Italy |
42°21′53"N 11°35′25"E | 84.2 | |
| 3 | Finsterwalde Solar Park Finsterwalde Solar Park The Finsterwalde Solar Park is as of November 2010 the world’s largest photovoltaic plant with 80.7 MWp. The project is located in Finsterwalde, Germany and developed by Q-Cells International and LDK Solar. It is equipped with Q-Cells modules and LDK solar wafers. The first phase of the project... |
Germany |
51°34′7"N 13°44′15"E | 80.7 | |
| 4 | Okhotnykovo Solar Park Okhotnykovo Solar Park The Ohotnikovo Solar Power Station is as of November 2011 a photovoltaic plant with 80 MWp. It is the world's 4th largest solar plant and the largest solar plant in central and eastern Europe. The power station is located in Crimea, Ukraine and was developed by the Austrian company Activ... |
Ukraine |
45°14′20"N 33°35′34"E | 80 | |
| 5 | Solarpark Senftenberg | Germany |
78 | ||
Concentrated photovoltaic
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casaquemada Photovoltaic Power Plant |  Spain |
1.9 | ||
| 2 | Sevilla Photovoltaic Power Plant Sevilla Photovoltaic Power Plant The Sevilla Photovoltaic Power Plant is the largest low-concentrated CPV power plant in the world. The facility is located in the Solar Platform, a region dedicated to solar power developments, in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain.... |
Spain |
37°25′18"N 06°15′25"W | 1.2 | |
| 3= | Victor Valley College CPV Plant | United States |
34°28′31"N 117°15′46"W | 1 | |
| 3= | Questa Photovoltaic Power Plant | United States |
36°42′31"N 105°37′09"W | 1 |
Concentrated solar thermal
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Solnova Solar Power Station Solnova Solar Power Station The Solnova Solar Power Station is a large CSP power station made up of five separate units of each. The facility is located at the Solar Platform, in Sanlúcar la Mayor, in Spain, the same area where the PS20 solar power tower is also located... |
Spain |
37°25′00"N 06°17′20"W | 150 | |
| 1= | Andasol Solar Power Station | Spain |
37°13′43"N 03°04′07"W | 150 | |
| 3 | Extresol Solar Power Station Extresol Solar Power Station The Extresol Solar Power Station is a 150 megawatt commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, located in Torre de Miguel Sesmero in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.- Description :... |
Spain |
100 | ||
| 4= | SEGS VIII Solar Energy Generating Systems Solar Energy Generating Systems is the largest solar energy generating facility in the world. It consists of nine solar power plants in California's Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States... |
United States |
35°01′53"N 117°21′23"W | 80 | |
| 4= | SEGS IX Solar Energy Generating Systems Solar Energy Generating Systems is the largest solar energy generating facility in the world. It consists of nine solar power plants in California's Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States... |
United States |
35°01′56"N 117°20′16"W | 80 | |
Wave
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aguçadoura Wave Farm |  Portugal |
41°25′57"N 08°50′33"W | 2.25 | |
| 2 | Islay Limpet Islay LIMPET Islay LIMPET is the world’s first commercial wave power device connected to the United Kingdom's National Grid.Following the construction of a 75 kW prototype in 1991, a 500 kW unit was built in 2000, and is located at Claddach Farm on the Rhinns of Islay on the Scottish island of Islay... |
 United Kingdom |
55°41′24"N 06°31′15"W | 0.5 | |
| 3 | SDE Sea Waves Power Plant SDE Sea Waves Power Plant The SDE Sea Wave Power Plant is a type of renewable energy power plant utilizing sea wave energy for the production of electricity.-Description:... |
Israel |
32°05′59"N 34°46′24"E | 0.04 | |
Wind
| Rank | Station | Country | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... | Capacity (MW) | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roscoe Wind Farm Roscoe Wind Farm The Roscoe Wind Farm in Roscoe, Texas, owned and operated by E.ON Climate & Renewables is the world's largest capacity wind farm with 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW, which surpasses the nearby 735.5 MW Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center.Roscoe was constructed in four phases... |
United States |
32°26′41"N 100°34′23"W | 782 | Onshore | |
| 2 | Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is a large wind farm with 735.5 megawatt capacity. It consists of 291 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and 130 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines spread over nearly 47,000 acres of land in Taylor and Nolan County, Texas.... |
United States |
32°19′00"N 99°59′59"W | 736 | Onshore | |
| 3 | Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm Wind development in the Tehachapi Pass began in the early 1980s. The area hosts a multitude of wind farms, comprising one of California's largest wind resource areas. The pass is undergoing much repowering activity... |
United States |
35°06′08"N 118°16′58"W | 705 | Onshore | |
| 4 | Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm The Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm is located in Sterling and Coke counties, Texas. It is a 662.5 MW wind farm, with 342 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and 65 2.3 MW Siemens turbines that are capable of generating enough electricity for more than 220,000 homes... |
United States |
31°54′08"N 100°53′56"W | 663 | Onshore | |
| 5 | San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm The San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm is a wind farm located on the eastern slope of the San Gorgonio Pass in Riverside County, just east of White Water, California, United States. Developed beginning in the 1980s, it is one of three major wind farms in California, along with those at Altamont and the... |
United States |
33°55′12"N 118°35′24"W | 615 | Onshore | |