List of largest power stations
The following page lists five of the largest power stations in the world of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils and natural gas, 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 are 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 26 turbines, with 8 more units (6 × 700 MW, 2 × 50 MW) under construction. Each of the current operational units has a capacity of 700 MW,[1][2] totalling the installed capacity to 18,200 MW, more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa at 8,212 MW. Upon full completion of the Three Gorges Dam in 2011, the total installed capacity would top 22,500 MW, just 5,500 MW less than being twice the capacity of the second largest power generating facility, the Itaipu Dam, at 14,000 MW.
Although currently only a proposal, the Grand Inga Dam in Congo would surpass all existing power stations, including the Three Gorges Dam, if construction commences as planned in 2014. The design targets to top 39,000 MW in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges.[3][4][5] At the time of the dam's initial proposal, this was sufficient to meet the entire power demand of the African continent.[6]
Top 10 largest power producing facilities
Non-renewable power stations
Coal
Fuel oil
Natural gas
Nuclear
Oil shale
| Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eesti Power Station |  Estonia |
59°16′10″N 27°54′08″E / 59.26944°N 27.90222°E | 1,615 | [38][39] |
| 2 | Balti Power Station | Estonia |
59°21′12″N 28°07′22″E / 59.35333°N 28.12278°E | 765 | [38][39] |
| 3 | Huadian Oil Shale Plant |  China |
100 | [40] | |
| 4 | Mishor Rotem Power Station |  Israel |
31°03′19″N 35°11′04″E / 31.05528°N 35.18444°E | 13 | [41] |
| 5 | Dotternhausen Rohrbach Zement Factory |  Germany |
9.9 | [42] |
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Renewable power stations
Biofuel
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
Conventional
| Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Gorges Dam | China |
30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E | 18,200 | [1][2] |
| 2 | Itaipu Dam |  Brazil Paraguay |
25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W | 14,000 | [7][8] |
| 3 | Guri Dam |  Venezuela |
07°45′59″N 62°59′57″W / 7.76639°N 62.99917°W | 10,200 | [9] |
| 4 | Tucurui Dam | Brazil |
03°49′53″S 49°38′36″W / 3.83139°S 49.64333°W | 8,370 | [10] |
| 5 | Grand Coulee Dam |  United States |
47°57′23″N 118°58′56″W / 47.95639°N 118.98222°W | 6,809 | [14] |
Pumped-storage
Run-of-the-river
Tide
Solar power
Flat-panel photovoltaic
Concentrated photovoltaic
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Concentrated solar thermal
Wave
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| Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aguçadoura Wave Farm |  Portugal |
41°25′57″N 08°50′33″W / 41.43250°N 8.84250°W | 2.25 | [94][95] |
| 2 | Islay Limpet |  Scotland |
55°41′24″N 06°31′15″W / 55.69000°N 6.52083°W | 0.5 | [96][97] |
| 3 | SDE Sea Waves Power Plant | Israel |
32°05′59″N 34°46′24″E / 32.09972°N 34.77333°E | 0.04 | [98] |
Wind
| Rank | Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roscoe Wind Farm | United States |
32°26′41″N 100°34′23″W / 32.44472°N 100.57306°W | 782 | Onshore | [99][100] |
| 2 | Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | United States |
32°19′00″N 99°59′59″W / 32.31667°N 99.99972°W | 736 | Onshore | [101][102] |
| 3 | Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm | United States |
35°06′08″N 118°16′58″W / 35.10222°N 118.28278°W | 705 | Onshore | [103] |
| 4 | Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm | United States |
31°54′08″N 100°53′56″W / 31.90222°N 100.89889°W | 663 | Onshore | [104] |
| 5 | San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm | United States |
33°55′12″N 118°35′24″W / 33.92000°N 118.59000°W | 615 | Onshore | [105] |
Notes
- ^ Shared position
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