This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations by generating capacity. Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed.
The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity (22,500 MW), with Baihetan Dam from the same nation in second place with a capacity of (16,000 MW). The Itaipu Dam in Paraguay/Brazil is the third largest with (14,000 MW). Despite the large difference in installed capacity between Three Gorges Dam and Itaipu Dam, they generate nearly equal amounts of electrical energy during the course of an entire year - Itaipu 103 TWh in 2016[1] and Three Gorges 111.8 TWh in 2020,[2] because the Three Gorges experiences six months per year when there is very little water available to generate power, while the Paraná River that feeds the Itaipu has a much lower seasonal variance in flow. Energy output of the Three Gorges reaches 125 TWh in years of high feed availability.
The Three Gorges (22,500 MW - 32 × 700 MW and 2 × 50 MW) is operated jointly with the much smaller Gezhouba Dam (2,715 MW), the total generating capacity of this two-dam complex is 25,215 MW. The Itaipu on the Brazil–Paraguay border has 20 generator units with overall 14,000 MW of installed capacity, however the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 (12,600 MW).
The Jinsha River (the upper stream of Yangtze River) complex is the largest hydroelectric generating system currently under construction. It has three phases. Phase one includes four dams on the downstream of the Jinsha River. They are Wudongde Dam, Baihetan Dam, Xiluodu Dam, and Xiangjiaba Dam, with generating capacity of 10,200 MW, 16,000 MW, 13,860 MW, and 7,798 MW respectively. Phase two includes eight dams on the middle stream of the Jinsha River. The total generating capacity is 21,150 MW. Phase three includes eight dams on the upper stream of the Jinsha River. The total generating capacity is 8,980 MW. The total combined capacity of the Jinsha complex with the Three Gorges complex will be 103,203 MW.
Preliminary plans exist for the construction of the next largest hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 39,000 MW.[3] The Project is called Grand Inga and is planned to be realised on the lower Congo River.[4] China is said to have been working on a 50,000 MW[5] dam as part of the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant, presumes an installed capacity up to 87,100 MW.
Only operational power stations with an installed capacity of at least 3,000 MW. Some of these may have additional units under construction, but only current installed capacity is listed.
^Generating capacity is not the only factor determining the amount of electricity generated, as this also depends on consistent utilization of the plant's capacity. Factors enhancing this are the free capacity of the reservoir and the consistency of water supply during and across years.
^first unit installed in 1984, 18th in 1991; in 2003 2 additional units were installed
^first unit installed in 1942, 18th in 1950, 21st in 1991; 6 units in third powerplant were installed between 1975 and 1980, 2 units of pumped-storage plant were installed in 1973, 4 more units in 1983 and 1984
^10 units were installed between 1985 and 1989, after 2009 failure new units were installed between 2010 and 2014
^Combined with adjacent La Grande-2-A the LG-2 complex has 7,722 MW of installed capacity
^"Минэнерго Таджикистана назвало причины неполной реализации электроэнергетических проектов | Новости Центральной Азии".
^"Tajikistan celebrates independence with launch of second Rogun dam turbine – Embassy of Tajikistan in Malaysia".
January 01, 1970
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This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations by generating capacity Only plants with capacity larger than 3 000 MW are listed Three Gorges Dam left Gezhouba Dam right The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei China has the world s largest instantaneous generating capacity 22 500 MW with Baihetan Dam from the same nation in second place with a capacity of 16 000 MW The Itaipu Dam in Paraguay Brazil is the third largest with 14 000 MW Despite the large difference in installed capacity between Three Gorges Dam and Itaipu Dam they generate nearly equal amounts of electrical energy during the course of an entire year Itaipu 103 TWh in 2016 1 and Three Gorges 111 8 TWh in 2020 2 because the Three Gorges experiences six months per year when there is very little water available to generate power while the Parana River that feeds the Itaipu has a much lower seasonal variance in flow Energy output of the Three Gorges reaches 125 TWh in years of high feed availability The Three Gorges 22 500 MW 32 700 MW and 2 50 MW is operated jointly with the much smaller Gezhouba Dam 2 715 MW the total generating capacity of this two dam complex is 25 215 MW The Itaipu on the Brazil Paraguay border has 20 generator units with overall 14 000 MW of installed capacity however the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 12 600 MW The Jinsha River the upper stream of Yangtze River complex is the largest hydroelectric generating system currently under construction It has three phases Phase one includes four dams on the downstream of the Jinsha River They are Wudongde Dam Baihetan Dam Xiluodu Dam and Xiangjiaba Dam with generating capacity of 10 200 MW 16 000 MW 13 860 MW and 7 798 MW respectively Phase two includes eight dams on the middle stream of the Jinsha River The total generating capacity is 21 150 MW Phase three includes eight dams on the upper stream of the Jinsha River The total generating capacity is 8 980 MW The total combined capacity of the Jinsha complex with the Three Gorges complex will be 103 203 MW Preliminary plans exist for the construction of the next largest hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 39 000 MW 3 The Project is called Grand Inga and is planned to be realised on the lower Congo River 4 China is said to have been working on a 50 000 MW 5 dam as part of the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project Another proposal Penzhin Tidal Power Plant presumes an installed capacity up to 87 100 MW The largest hydroelectric power stations top the list of the largest power stations of any kind are among the largest hydraulic structures and are some of the largest artificial structures in the world Contents 1 List 1 1 Completed 1 2 Under construction 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesList editCompleted edit Only operational power stations with an installed capacity of at least 3 000 MW Some of these may have additional units under construction but only current installed capacity is listed Name Country Location River Installedcapacity MW Annualproduction TW hour note 1 Areaflooded km2 Reservoir volume km3 6 Years of completion Three Gorges Dam nbsp China 30 49 15 N 111 00 08 E 30 82083 N 111 00222 E 30 82083 111 00222 Three Gorges Dam Yangtze 22 500 111 8 7 1 084 39 3 2008 2012 Baihetan Dam nbsp China 27 13 23 N 102 54 11 E 27 22306 N 102 90306 E 27 22306 102 90306 Three Gorges Dam Jinsha 16 000 60 24 8 20 62 9 2022 10 Itaipu Dam nbsp Paraguay nbsp Brazil 25 24 31 S 54 35 21 W 25 40861 S 54 58917 W 25 40861 54 58917 Itaipu Dam Parana 14 000 103 1 1 350 29 1984 1991 2003 note 2 Xiluodu nbsp China 28 15 52 N 103 38 47 E 28 26444 N 103 64639 E 28 26444 103 64639 Xiluodu Dam Jinsha 13 860 11 55 2 108 12 67 2014 12 Belo Monte nbsp Brazil 03 07 27 S 51 42 01 W 3 12417 S 51 70028 W 3 12417 51 70028 Belo Monte Dam Xingu 11 233 13 39 5 441 1 89 2016 2019 Guri nbsp Venezuela 07 46 00 N 63 00 00 W 7 76667 N 63 00000 W 7 76667 63 00000 Guri Dam Caroni 10 235 53 41 4 250 135 1978 1986 Wudongde nbsp China 26 19 29 4 N 102 38 2 2 E 26 324833 N 102 633944 E 26 324833 102 633944 Jinsha 10 200 38 91 7 4 2020 2021 14 Tucurui nbsp Brazil 03 49 54 S 49 38 48 W 3 83167 S 49 64667 W 3 83167 49 64667 Tucurui Dam Tocantins 8 370 41 43 3 014 45 1984 2007 Xiangjiaba nbsp China 28 38 57 N 104 22 14 E 28 64917 N 104 37056 E 28 64917 104 37056 Xiangjiaba Dam Jinsha 7 798 30 88 15 95 6 5 16 2014 16 17 Grand Coulee nbsp United States 47 57 24 N 118 59 00 W 47 95667 N 118 98333 W 47 95667 118 98333 Grand Coulee Dam Columbia 6 809 20 24 18 324 12 1942 1950 1973 1975 1980 1983 1984 1991 note 3 Longtan Dam nbsp China 25 01 38 N 107 02 51 E 25 02722 N 107 04750 E 25 02722 107 04750 Longtan Dam Hongshui 6 426 18 7 19 27 27 2007 2009 Sayano Shushenskaya nbsp Russia 52 49 31 N 91 22 15 E 52 82528 N 91 37083 E 52 82528 91 37083 Sayano Shushenskaya Dam Yenisei 6 400 29 4 20 621 31 3 1985 1989 2010 2014 note 4 Krasnoyarsk nbsp Russia 55 56 05 N 92 17 40 E 55 93472 N 92 29444 E 55 93472 92 29444 Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam Yenisei 6 000 18 35 2 000 73 3 1967 1972 Nuozhadu nbsp China 22 33 51 N 100 30 46 E 22 56417 N 100 51278 E 22 56417 100 51278 Nuozhadu Dam Mekong 5 850 23 9 21 320 21 75 2014 22 Robert Bourassa nbsp Canada 53 47 43 N 77 26 26 W 53 79528 N 77 44056 W 53 79528 77 44056 Robert Bourassa GS La Grande 5 616 note 5 23 31 2 835 61 7 1979 1981 Churchill Falls nbsp Canada 53 31 46 N 63 58 05 W 53 52944 N 63 96806 W 53 52944 63 96806 Churchhill Falls Hydroelectric Power Station Churchill 5 428 24 35 6 988 32 64 1971 1974 Tarbela Dam nbsp Pakistan 34 05 23 N 72 41 54 E 34 08972 N 72 69833 E 34 08972 72 69833 Tarbela Dam Indus 4 888 25 17 39 260 13 7 1976 1992 2018 Jinping II nbsp China 28 14 20 N 101 38 32 E 28 23889 N 101 64222 E 28 23889 101 64222 Jinping II Hydropower Station Yalong 4 800 24 23 0 01 2014 Bratsk nbsp Russia 56 17 10 N 101 47 10 E 56 28611 N 101 78611 E 56 28611 101 78611 Bratsk Dam Angara 4 515 22 6 5 470 169 27 1961 1966 Paulo Afonso nbsp Brazil 09 23 49 S 38 12 08 W 9 39694 S 38 20222 W 9 39694 38 20222 Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex Sao Francisco 4 279 6 117 1 4 1954 1974 1979 1983 Laxiwa Dam nbsp China 36 04 13 N 101 11 08 E 36 07028 N 101 18556 E 36 07028 101 18556 Laxiwa Dam Yellow 4 200 26 10 23 1 08 2010 Xiaowan Dam nbsp China 24 42 19 N 100 05 32 E 24 70528 N 100 09222 E 24 70528 100 09222 Xiaowan Dam Mekong 4 200 27 19 190 15 2010 Ust Ilimskaya nbsp Russia 57 58 06 N 102 41 45 E 57 96833 N 102 69583 E 57 96833 102 69583 Ust Ilimsk Hydroelectric Station Angara 3 840 21 7 1 873 59 4 1980 Jirau nbsp Brazil 09 15 0 S 64 24 0 W 9 25000 S 64 40000 W 9 25000 64 40000 Jirau Dam Madeira 3 750 19 1 258 2014 2016 Jinping I nbsp China 28 11 07 N 101 37 42 E 28 18528 N 101 62833 E 28 18528 101 62833 Jinping I Hydropower Station Yalong 3 600 17 82 5 7 76 2014 Fengning PSP Station nbsp China 41 41 03 N 116 33 12 E 41 68417 N 116 55333 E 41 68417 116 55333 Fengning PS Hydro Power Station 3 600 3 4 0 07 2019 2021 Santo Antonio nbsp Brazil 08 48 06 S 63 57 03 W 8 80167 S 63 95083 W 8 80167 63 95083 Santo Antonio Dam Madeira 3 580 28 21 2 490 2012 2016 Ilha Solteira Dam nbsp Brazil 20 22 58 S 51 21 44 W 20 38278 S 51 36222 W 20 38278 51 36222 Ilha Solteira Dam Parana 3 444 17 9 1 195 21 2 1973 Ertan Dam nbsp China 26 49 16 N 101 46 52 E 26 82111 N 101 78111 E 26 82111 101 78111 Ertan Dam Yalong 3 300 17 101 5 8 1999 Pubugou Dam nbsp China 29 12 34 N 102 50 11 E 29 20944 N 102 83639 E 29 20944 102 83639 Pubugou Dam Dadu 3 300 14 6 5 39 2009 2010 Macagua nbsp Venezuela 8 18 14 N 62 40 04 W 8 30389 N 62 66778 W 8 30389 62 66778 Macagua II Caroni 3 167 5 15 2 47 4 0 36 1961 1996 Xingo nbsp Brazil 9 37 14 S 37 47 34 W 9 62056 S 37 79278 W 9 62056 37 79278 Xingo Hydroelectrical Power Plant Sao Francisco 3 162 18 7 29 60 3 8 1994 1997 Yacyreta nbsp Argentina nbsp Paraguay 27 28 58 S 56 43 30 W 27 48278 S 56 72500 W 27 48278 56 72500 Yacyreta Dam Parana 3 100 20 09 1 695 21 1994 1998 2011 Nurek Dam nbsp Tajikistan 38 22 00 N 69 21 00 E 38 36667 N 69 35000 E 38 36667 69 35000 Nurek Dam Vakhsh 3 015 11 2 98 10 5 1972 1979 1988 Bath County PSP nbsp United States 38 12 32 N 79 48 00 W 38 20889 N 79 80000 W 38 20889 79 80000 Bath County Pumped Storage Station 3 003 30 3 32 3 3 0 03 1985 2005 2009 Goupitan Dam nbsp China 27 22 31 N 107 37 59 E 27 37528 N 107 63306 E 27 37528 107 63306 Goupitan Dam Wu 3 000 31 9 67 94 6 45 2009 2011 Guanyinyan Dam nbsp China 26 31 17 N 101 26 16 E 26 52139 N 101 43778 E 26 52139 101 43778 Guanyinyan Dam Jinsha 3 000 13 62 2 07 2014 2016 Lianghekou nbsp China 30 09 46 N 101 00 49 E 30 16278 N 101 01361 E 30 16278 101 01361 Lianghekou Dam Yalong 3 000 11 10 77 2021 2022 32 Under construction edit This table lists stations under construction with an expected installed capacity at least 3 000 MW Name Country Location River Expectedcapacity MW Expectedcompletion TaSang nbsp Myanmar 20 27 23 N 98 39 0 E 20 45639 N 98 65000 E 20 45639 98 65000 Salween 7 110 on hold Grand Ethiopian Renaissance nbsp Ethiopia 11 12 51 N 35 05 35 E 11 21417 N 35 09306 E 11 21417 35 09306 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Blue Nile 5 150 note 6 2022 33 34 Diamer Bhasha nbsp Pakistan 35 31 08 N 73 47 10 E 35 51889 N 73 78611 E 35 51889 73 78611 Diamer Bhasha Dam Indus River 4 500 2029 35 Dasu nbsp Pakistan 35 31 10 N 73 44 21 E 35 51944 N 73 73917 E 35 51944 73 73917 Dasu Dam Indus River 4 320 2025 Rogun nbsp Tajikistan 38 41 03 N 69 46 26 E 38 68417 N 69 77389 E 38 68417 69 77389 Rogun Dam Vakhsh 3 600 36 note 7 2018 37 2029 Myitsone nbsp Myanmar 25 41 23 N 97 31 04 E 25 68972 N 97 51778 E 25 68972 97 51778 Irrawaddy 3 600 on hold See also editList of conventional hydroelectric power stations List of run of the river hydroelectric power stations List of pumped storage hydroelectric power stations List of largest power stations in the world List of tallest dams in the world List of largest dams List of countries by renewable electricity production List of largest power stations in the United StatesNotes edit Generating capacity is not the only factor determining the amount of electricity generated as this also depends on consistent utilization of the plant s capacity Factors enhancing this are the free capacity of the reservoir and the consistency of water supply during and across years first unit installed in 1984 18th in 1991 in 2003 2 additional units were installed first unit installed in 1942 18th in 1950 21st in 1991 6 units in third powerplant were installed between 1975 and 1980 2 units of pumped storage plant were installed in 1973 4 more units in 1983 and 1984 10 units were installed between 1985 and 1989 after 2009 failure new units were installed between 2010 and 2014 Combined with adjacent La Grande 2 A the LG 2 complex has 7 722 MW of installed capacity 750 MW commissioned as of August 2022 760 MW commissioned as of October 2021References edit a b Brasil retiro casi 92 millones MWh de la produccion record de Itaipu 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