List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world

The list of the largest hydropower plants in the world shows the most powerful hydropower plants in the world from 1,500 MW :

dam	Nominal output in MW	completion	Country	flow
Three gorges	22,500	2008	People's Republic of China	Yangtze River
Baihetan	16,000	planned for 2021 (under construction)	People's Republic of China	Yangtze River
Itaipú	14,000	1983	Brazil , Paraguay	Río Paraná
Xiluodu	13,860	2014	People's Republic of China	Yangtze River
Turukhansk	12,000 (20,000?)	in planning	Russia	Lower Tunguska
Belo Monte	11,233	2019	Brazil	Xingu
Guri (Simón Bolívar)	10,235	1986	Venezuela	Río Caroní
Wudongde	8,700	planned 2020 (under construction)	People's Republic of China	Yangtze River
Tucuruí	8,370	1984	Brazil	Rio Tocantins
Tasang	7.110	Construction stopped in 2016	Myanmar	Salutes
Grand Coulee	6,809	1942	United States	Columbia River
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance	6,450	planned for 2022 (under construction)	Ethiopia	Blue Nile
Xiangjiaba	6,448	2014	People's Republic of China	Yangtze River
Longtan	6,426	2009	People's Republic of China	Hongshui He
Sajano-Schuschensk reservoir	6,400	1985	Russia	Yenisei
Krasnoyarsk	6,000	1972	Russia	Yenisei
Nuozhadu	5,850	2014	People's Republic of China	Mekong
Robert-Bourassa	5,616	1978	Canada	La Grande Rivière
Churchill Falls	5,428	1971	Canada	Churchill River
Jinping II	4,800	2014	People's Republic of China	Yalong Jiang
Niagara Falls	4,522	1954, 1961	Canada , United States	Niagara River
Bratsk	4,515	1967	Russia	Angara
Diamer-Bhasha	4,500	planned for 2023 (under construction)	Pakistan	Indus
Paolo Afonso	4,279	1955	Brazil	Sao Francisco
Xiaowan	4,200	2010	People's Republic of China	Mekong
Laxiwa	4,200	2009	People's Republic of China	Huang He (Yellow River)
Corpus Christi	4,050	in planning	Argentina , Paraguay	Paraná
Ust-Ilimsk	3,840	1980	Russia	Angara
Jirau	3,750	2013	Brazil	Rio Madeira
Myitsone	3,600	Construction stopped in 2011	Myanmar	Irrawaddy
Rogun	3,600	planned for 2029 (under construction)	Tajikistan	Awake
Jinping I	3,600	2014	People's Republic of China	Yalong Jiang
Chisapani	3,600	in planning	Nepal	Karali
Santo Antonio	3,580	2012	Brazil	Rio Madeira
Tarbela	3,478	1976	Pakistan	Indus
Ilha Solteira	3,444	1973	Brazil	Paraná
Ertan	3,300	1999	People's Republic of China	Yalong Jiang
Pubugou	3,300	2010	People's Republic of China	Dadu He
Pati	3,300	in planning	Argentina	Paraná
Brumley Gap 2	3,200	in planning	United States	(Pumped storage plant)
Xingó	3,162	1994	Brazil	Sao Francisco
Macagua (Antonio José de Sucre)	3,167	1961, 1996	Venezuela	Caroní
Yacyretá aperitif	3,100	1994, 2011	Argentina , Paraguay	Paraná
Nurek	3,015	1979	Tajikistan	Awake
Bath County	3,003	1985	United States	Back Creek and Little Back Creek
Chapetón 1	3,000	in planning	Argentina	Paraná
Goupitan	3,000	2009	People's Republic of China	Wu Jiang
Guanyinyan	3,000	2014	People's Republic of China	Jinsha Jiang
Boguchany	2,997	2012	Russia	Angara
Kannagawa (Minamiaiki)	2,820	2004	Japan	(Pumped storage plant)
Mica	2,805	1973, 2015	Canada	Columbia River
La Grande-4	2,779	1984-86	Canada	La Grande Rivière
WAC Bennett	2,730	1968, 2012	Canada	Peace River
Gezhouba	2,715	1988	People's Republic of China	Yangtze River
Volgograd	2,671	1958	Russia	Volga
Daniel Johnson	2,656	1971, 1990	Canada	Manicouagan
Chief Joseph	2,620	1958, 1979	United States	Columbia River
Dagangshan	2,600	2015	People's Republic of China	Dadu He
Changheba	2,600	2016	People's Republic of China	Dadu He
Garabi-Roncador 2	2,600	in planning	Argentina , Brazil	Uruguay River
Revelstoke	2,480	1984, 2011	Canada	Columbia River
Zhigulyovsk	2,467	1955	Russia	Volga
Ituango	2,456	planned for 2021 (under construction)	Colombia	Río Cauca
Manuel M. Torres	2,430	1980, 2005	Mexico	Río Grijalva
La Grande-3	2,418	1984	Canada	La Grande Rivière
Huizhou	2,400	2011	People's Republic of China	(Pumped storage plant)
Tehri 1	2,400	2006	India	Bhagirathi
Ataturk	2,400	1990	Turkey	Euphrates
Guangdong (Guangzhou)	2,400	1993	People's Republic of China	(Pumped storage plant)
Bakun	2,400	2011	Malaysia	Balui
Jinanqiao	2,400	2010	People's Republic of China	Jinsha Jiang
Sơn-La	2,400	2010	Vietnam	Black river
Guandi	2,400	2013	People's Republic of China	Yalong Jiang
Liyuan	2,400	2014	People's Republic of China	Jinsha Jiang
Tocoma (Manuel Piar) 1	2,320	1997	Venezuela	Caroní
Kambaratinsk 2	2,300	in planning	Kyrgyzstan	Naryn
Karun-3	2,280	2005	Iran	Karun
Dniester pumped storage power plant	2,268	under construction	Ukraine	Dniester
Iron Gate 1 power plant (Djerdapsee)	2,255	1972, 2013	Romania , Serbia	Danube
John Day	2,160	1968	United States	Columbia River
Caruachi	2,160	2006	Venezuela	Río Caroní
Ludila	2,160	2014	People's Republic of China	Jinsha Jiang
La Grande-2-A	2,106	1982	Canada	La Grande Rivière
Aswan	2,100	1970	Egypt	Nile
Itumbiara	2,082	1980	Brazil	Rio Paranaíba
Hoover	2,080	1936, 1961	United States	Colorado
Cabora Bassa	2,075	1975	Mozambique	Zambezi
Laúca	2,069.5	2017	Angola	Cuanza
Grande Dixence 1	2,069	1965, 1998, 2008	Switzerland	various mountain streams; La Dixence
Bureja	2.010	2009	Russia	Bureja
Lijiaxia	2,000	2000	People's Republic of China	Huang He
Shahid Abbaspur (Karun-1)	2,000	1976	Iran	Karun
Masjid-e-Soleiman (Karun-2)	2,000	2001	Iran	Karun
Ahai	2,000	2012	People's Republic of China	Jinsha Jiang
Shuangjiangkou 1	2,000	planned 2018 (under construction)	People's Republic of China	Dadu He
Okutataragi	1.932	1974	Japan	Ichi
Hoa Binh	1,920	1994	Vietnam	Black river
Koyna	1,920	1963	India	Koyna
Beauharnois	1,903	1932	Canada	Saint Lawrence River
Salto Grande	1,890	1979	Argentina , Uruguay	Uruguay River
Ludington	1,872	1973	United States	(Pumped storage plant)
Gilgel Gibe III	1,870	2015	Ethiopia	Omo
Tianhuangping	1,836	2004	People's Republic of China	Daxi (pumped storage plant)
Porto Primavera	1,815	2003	Brazil	Paraná
Xiaolangdi	1,800	2004	People's Republic of China	Huang He
Karakaya	1,800	1986	Turkey	Euphrates
Grand Maison	1,800	1985	France	Eau d'Olle
Longkaikou	1,800	2013	People's Republic of China	Jinsha Jiang
The dalles	1,780	1957	United States	Columbia River
Inga	1,775	1972, 1982	Democratic Republic of Congo	Congo (river)
Upía (Guaicaramo)	1,750	in planning	Colombia	Upia
Pengshui	1,750	2008	People's Republic of China	Wu Jiang
Jinghong	1,750	2008	People's Republic of China	Mekong
Dinorwig	1,728	1984	United Kingdom	(Pumped storage plant)
São Simão	1,710	1978	Brazil	Rio Paranaíba
El Infiernillo	1,705	1966	Mexico	Infiernillo
Itati-Itacora	1,700	in planning	Argentina	Limay
Houziyan	1,700	2015	People's Republic of China	Dadu He
Foz do Areia	1,674	1980	Brazil	Iguaçu
Guavio	1,600	1989	Colombia	Guavio
Mingtan (Sun Moon Lake)	1,600	1990	Taiwan	Shuili Xi (pumped storage plant)
Shuibuya	1,600	2008	People's Republic of China	Qingjiang
Dnjeprostroj	1,569	1932, 1980	Ukraine	Dnepr
Castaic Dam and Pumped Storage Plant	1,566	1973	United States	Castaic Creek
Jupiá	1,551	1974	Brazil	Paraná
Raccoon Mountain	1,530	1993	United States	Tennessee River
Nathpa	1,530	2004	India	Satluj
Manwan	1,500	1993	People's Republic of China	Mekong
Gongbaixia	1,500	2006	People's Republic of China	Huang He
Beishan	1,500	1986	People's Republic of China	Song Hua Jiang
Itaparica	1,500	1988	Brazil	Rio Sao Francisco
Tumut 3	1,500	1973	Australia	Tumut River
Bakhtiari	1,500	in planning	Iran	Bakhtiari
Coca Codo Sinclair	1,500	2016	Ecuador	Quijos River

See also

• List of pumped storage power plants
• List of dams in the world
• List of the largest dams on earth
• List of the largest reservoirs on earth
• List of dams in Germany
• List of hydropower plants in Germany
• List of reservoirs in Austria
• List of reservoirs in Switzerland

Individual evidence

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