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List of Largest Power Plant in World2 PDF
Three Gorges, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW.
This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Nonrenewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, 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, 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 32Francis turbines each of a capacity of 700 MW and two 50 MW turbines,[1][2] totalling the installed capacity to 22,500 MW, more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa at 8,212 MW. As of 2012 no power station comparable to Three Gorges is under construction, as the largest under construction power stations are hydroelectric Xiluodu Dam (13,860 MW),[3] Baihetan Dam (13,050 MW)[4] and Belo Monte Dam (11,000 MW).[5]bv 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. The design targets to top 39,000 MW in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges.[6][7][8] Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant, presumes an installed capacity up to 87,100 MW.
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2.1 Coal 2.2 Fuel oil 2.3 Natural gas 2.4 Nuclear 2.5 Oil shale 2.6 Peat
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3.4.1 Flat-panel photovoltaic 3.4.2 Concentrated photovoltaic 3.4.3 Concentrated solar thermal
3.6.1 Onshore
3.6.2 Offshore
4 Storage stations
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5 List of largest power facilities and units by country 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References
China
98.1[9]
Hydroelectricity
[1][2]
Itaipu Dam
Brazil Paraguay
252431S 543521W
14,000[note 1]
98.2[10]
Hydroelectricity
[11][12]
Guri Dam
Venezuela
074559N 625957W
10,235
53.41[13]
Hydroelectricity
[14]
Tucuru Dam
Brazil
034953S 493836W
8,370
21.4
Hydroelectricity
[15]
Japan
24.63
Nuclear
[16][17]
United States
21
Hydroelectricity
[18]
Longtan Dam
China
18.7
Hydroelectricity
[19][20]
Canada
441931N 813558W
6,272
36.25
Nuclear
[21]
South Korea
44.81
Nuclear
[22]
10
South Korea
48.16
Nuclear
[22]
Rank
Station
Country
Location
Capacity (MW)
Ref
Taiwan
[23]
China
[24][25][26]
Poland
511559N 191950E
5,354
[27][28][29]
4=
China
[30]
4=
China
[31][32]
4=
China
[33]
4=
China
303746N 121849E
5,000
[34]
Fuel oil[edit]
Peterhead, the fifth largest fuel oil-fired power station at 2,177 MWe
See also: Fuel oil and List of fuel oil power stations
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
Saudi Arabia
[35]
Japan
[36]
Japan
[37]
Russia
611646N 732920E
3,268
[38]
United Kingdom
[39]
Natural gas[edit]
See also: Natural gas and List of natural gas power stations
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
Russia
611646N 733045E
5,597.1
[40][41]
Japan
[37][42]
Japan
[40][43]
Japan
4,600
[44]
Taiwan
[45][46][47]
Nuclear[edit]
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the largest nuclear power station at 8,212 MWe(not currently operating)
Japan
[16][17]
Canada
[48]
South Korea
[22]
South Korea
[22]
Ukraine
473044N 343509E
6,000
[49]
Oil shale[edit]
Eesti Power Station, the largest oil shale-fired power station at 1,615 MW.
Estonia
[50][51]
Estonia
[50][51]
China
100
[52]
Israel
310319N 351104E 13
[53]
Germany
9.9
[54]
Peat[edit]
Russia
[55]
Russia
[56]
Finland
[57]
Finland
[57]
Finland
[58]
Tilbury B Power Station, since 2011 the largest biofuel power station at750 MWe.
United Kingdom
512718N 02330E
750
wood pellet
[59][60]
Finland
634207N 224235E
265
forest residue
[61][62]
Poland
500805N 212014E
205
woodchips
[60]
Belgium
wood pellet
[63]
United States
157
black liquor
[64]
Geothermal[edit]
Hellisheidi Power Station, the largest geothermal power station at 303 MWe.
Iceland
640214N 212403W
303
[65]
Philippines
[66]
Indonesia
071200S 1073730E
227
[67]
Mexico
[68][69]
Mexico
[68][69]
Hydroelectric[edit]
Conventional[edit]
China
[1][2]
Itaipu Dam
Brazil Paraguay
252431S 543521W
14,000
[11][12]
Guri Dam
Venezuela
074559N 625957W
10,235
[14]
Tucuru Dam
Brazil
034953S 493836W
8,370
[15]
United States
[18]
Run-of-the-river[edit]
Chief Joseph, the largest run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station at2,620 MW.
See also: Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity and List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
United States
[70]
United States
[71][72]
Canada
451850N 735432W
1,903
[73][74]
United States
[72][75]
India
313350N 775849E
1,500
[76]
Tide[edit]
South Korea
[77]
France
[78]
Canada
444507N 653040W 20
[78]
China
[78][79]
Russia
692237N 330434E
1.7
[78]
Solar power[edit]
Flat-panel photovoltaic[edit]
United States
[80][81][82][83]
India
235400N 711100E
214
[84]
China
362200N 951500E
200
[85][86][87]
Solarpark Meuro
Germany
513200N 135500E
166
[88]
United States
[89]
Concentrated photovoltaic[edit]
United States
37
[90]
Spain
7.8
[91]
United States
[92]
Spain
1.9
[93]
Spain
372518N 061525W
1.2
[94]
United States
342831N 1171546W 1
[95]
United States
364231N 1053709W 1
[96]
See also: Concentrated solar power and List of solar thermal power stations
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
SEGS VIII, IX
United States
[97]
SEGS III-VII
United States
[97]
Spain
372500N 061720W
150
[98][99]
Spain
371343N 030407W
150
[100][101]
Spain
3839N 644W
150
[102][103][104]
Wave[edit]
Portugal
[105][106]
Islay Limpet
United Kingdom
[107][108]
Spain
431826N 2236W
0.3
[109][110][111]
Israel
[112]
Wind[edit]
See also: Wind power
Onshore[edit]
Shepherds Flat Wind Farm, the second largest wind farm at 845 MW.
United States
35116N 1181914W
1,020
[113]
United States
[114]
United States
[115][116]
United States
321900N 995959W
735.5
[117][118]
United States
[119]
Offshore[edit]
Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, the 4th largest offshore wind farm at 315 MW
London Array
United Kingdom
513838N 13313E
630
[120]
Greater Gabbard
United Kingdom
515248N 15624E
504
[121][122]
United Kingdom
54238.4N 33119.2W
367
[123][124]
Sheringham Shoal
United Kingdom
537N 18E
315
[125][126]
United Kingdom
[127][128]
Storage stations[edit]
Pumped-storage[edit]
See also: Pumped-storage hydroelectricity and List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Ref
United States
[129]
China
[130][131]
China
[132][133]
Japan
[134]
United States
[135][136]
Other storage[edit]
Interior of Huntorf Power Station, compressed air power station at321 MW.
Germany
compressed air
[137][138]
United States
32550N 112580E
280
molten salt
[139]
Spain
molten salt
[140][141]
Spain
3839N 644W
150
molten salt
[102][103][142]
United States
compressed air
[143][144]
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Australia
Eraring
2880
Coal
Kogan Creek
750
Coal
Chile
Ralco
690
Hydro
Atacama
370
Gas
China
22500
Hydro
Taishan
1750
Nuclear
India
Coal
Coal
4116
Coal
Koeberg
900
Nuclear
See also[edit]
Power station List of power stations
Notes[edit]
1. 2. ^ the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 (12,600 MW) ^
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3 units (3,300 MW) have not been restarted since the 2007 Chetsu offshore earthquake, 4 units (4,912 MW) have not been restarted since the 2011 T hoku earthquake and tsunami; all units
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