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As of 2016, the largest hydroelectric power station is the Three Gorges Dam in
China, rated at 22,500 MW in total installed capacity. After passing on 7 December
2007 the 14,000 MW mark of the Itaipu Dam, the facility was ranked as the largest
power-generating facility ever built. The dam is 181 m (594 ft) high, 2,335 m
(7,661 ft) long and 115 m (377 ft) in width. Power is generated by 32 turbines
rated at 700 MW, and two turbines rated 50 MW, which are used to power the facility
itself. Construction of this dam commenced in 1994, and was completed in 2012,
nearly two decades after it started.
The next four largest dams after the Three Gorges Dam are the Itaipu Dam, Xiluodu
Dam, Guri Dam and the Tucurui Dam, rated at 14,000 MW, 13,860 MW, 10,235 MW and
8,370 MW respectively. All five dams are the largest power-generating bodies
respectively, before the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant at 8,212 MW, the
largest non-renewable energy-generating facility in the world. The currently
planned Grand Inga Dam would be nearly twice the size of the Three Gorges Dam at
39,000 MW, surpassing all power-generating facilities once it passes the current-
highest 22,500 MW mark.
Contents
1 Hydroelectric power stations
1.1 In service
1.2 Under construction
2 Notes
3 See also
4 References
Hydroelectric power stations
The following two lists rank the 186 largest conventional hydroelectric power
stations that have an installed electric power generation capacity of at least
1,000 MW and also 31 plants under construction with planned capacity of at least
1,000 MW.
Aerial view of a huge concrete structure located between the mountains, with
buildings, power lines and construction and lifting cranes
The Three Gorges Dam, the largest power-generating facility in the world
Aerial view of a huge concrete structure located between some low hills and a
river, with some large pipes at the base and power lines at the top of the
structure and a road
The Itaipu Dam
Ground-level view of a large concrete structure in the left, power lines at the top
and a parking lot with many cars in it
The Guri Dam
Aerial view of a concrete structure, a low hill and massive amounts of water that
spur in a waterfall like way from the structure
The Tucurui Dam
Image of some mountains, a large structure, a river and a village near the river
The Grand Coulee Dam
Image of a large water retaining structure that spills water like a waterfall, some
power lines and a construction crane
The Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam
Image of a wall like structure in left, a raging river in the right and power lines
located on low hills
The Caruachi Dam
Aerial view of a white structure located between mountains with a lake, roads in
the left, power lines in the right and a pylon with some wires in the low part
The Hoover Dam
Aerial image of a river flowing from a concrete structure in the shape of an
waterfall, with some forest in the background
The Srisailam Dam
Image of a wall like structure located between mountains with curves at the bottom
of it, some kind of plant and a rusty rail bar
The Narmada Dam
Aerial view of a concrete structure located between mountains that has a long
ridge, a road and large pipes and an electric power transformation station
The Keban Dam
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