Largest Power Stations
This table lists currently operational power stations with current installed at least 2,000 MW. Some of these may have additional units under construction, but only current installed capacity is listed.
| Rank | Name | Country | River | Installed Capacity (MW) | Annual electricity production (TW-hour) | Years of completion | Area flooded (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Gorges Dam | People's Republic of China | Yangtze | 22,500 | 98.1 | 2003/2012 | 632 |
| 2 | Itaipu Dam | Brazil Paraguay | Paraná | 14,000 | 98.2 | 1984/1991, 2003 | 1,350 |
| 3 | Guri | Venezuela | Caroní | 10,200 | 53.41 | 1986 | 4,250 |
| 4 | Tucuruí | Brazil | Tocantins | 8,370 | 41.43 | 1984 | 3,014 |
| 5 | Grand Coulee | United States | Columbia | 6,809 | 20 | 1942/1950, 1973, 1975/1980, 1984/1985 | 324 |
| 6 | Longtan Dam | People's Republic of China | Hongshui | 6,426 | 18.7 | 2007/2009 | |
| 7 | Krasnoyarskaya | Russia | Yenisei | 6,000 | 20.4 | 1972 | 2,000 |
| 8 | Robert-Bourassa | Canada | La Grande | 5,616 | 26.5 | 1979/1981 | 2,835 |
| 9 | Churchill Falls | Canada | Churchill | 5,428 | 35 | 1971 | 6,988 |
| 10 | Bratskaya | Russia | Angara | 4,500 | 22.6 | 1967 | 5,470 |
| 11 | Laxiwa Dam | People's Republic of China | Yellow | 4,200 | 10.2 | 2010 | |
| 11 | Xiaowan Dam | People's Republic of China | Mekong | 4,200 | 2010 | 190 | |
| 13 | Ust Ilimskaya | Russia | Angara | 3,840 | 21.7 | 1980 | |
| 13 | Sayano Shushenskaya | Russia | Yenisei | 3,840 | 26.8 | 1985/1989, 2010/2014 | 621 |
| 15 | Tarbela Dam | Pakistan | Indus | 3,478 | 13 | 1976 | 250 |
| 16 | Ilha Solteira Dam | Brazil | Paraná | 3,444 | 1973 | ||
| 17 | Ertan Dam | People's Republic of China | Yalong | 3,300 | 17.0 | 1999 | |
| 17 | Pubugou Dam | People's Republic of China | Dadu | 3,300 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Xingó Dam | Brazil | São Francisco | 3,162 | 1994/1997 | ||
| 20 | Macagua | Venezuela | Caroní | 3,152 | 15.2 | 1961, 1996/1997 | 47 |
| 21 | Gezhouba Dam | People's Republic of China | Yangtze | 3,115 | 17.01 | 1988 | |
| 22 | Yaciretá | Argentina Paraguay | Paraná | 3,100 | 19.2 | 1998 | 1,600 |
| 23 | Bath County PSP | United States | - | 3,003 | 3.32 | 1985, 2004 | - |
| 24 | Nurek Dam | Tajikistan | Vakhsh | 3,000 | 11.2 | 1972/1979 | 98 |
| 24 | Goupitan Dam | People's Republic of China | Wu | 3,000 | 10 | 2009/2011 | 94 |
| La Grande-4 | Canada | 1986 | 2,779 | ||||
| W. A. C. Bennett Dam | Canada | 1968 | 2,730 | 13 | |||
| Chief Joseph Dam | United States | 1958/73/79 | 2,620 | ||||
| Manic-5 and Manic-5-PA | Canada | 1968, 1989 | 2,592 | ||||
| Volzhskaya (Volgogradskaya) | Russia | 1961 | 2,572 | 12.3 | |||
| Niagara Falls (US) | United States | 1961 | 2,515 | ||||
| Revelstoke Dam | Canada | 1984 | 2,480 | 115 | |||
| 33 | Paulo Afonso IV | Brazil | São Francisco | 2,462.4 | 1979/1983 | ||
| Chicoasén (Manuel M. Torres) Dam | Mexico | 1980 | 2,430 | ||||
| La Grande-3 | Canada | 1984 | 2,418 | ||||
| Sơn La Dam | Vietnam | 2010 | 2,400 | ||||
| Tehri Dam | India | 2005 | 2,400 | 6.532 | |||
| Atatürk Dam | Turkey | 1990 | 2,400 | 8.9 | |||
| Jinanqiao Dam | People's Republic of China | 2011 | 2,400 | ||||
| Zhiguliovskaya (Samarskaya) | Russia | 1957 | 2,341 | 10.5 | |||
| Iron Gates-I | Romania Serbia | 1970 | 2,192 | 13 | |||
| Caruachi | Venezuela | 2006 | 2,160 | 12.95 | |||
| John Day Dam | United States | 1949 | 2,160 | ||||
| La Grande-2-A | Canada | 1992 | 2,106 | ||||
| Aswan | Egypt | 1970 | 2,100 | 11 | |||
| Itumbiara | Brazil | 1980 | 2,082 | ||||
| Hoover Dam | United States | 1936/1961 | 2,080 | ||||
| Cahora Bassa | Mozambique | 1975 | 2,075 | ||||
| Cleuson-Dixence Complex | Switzerland | 1965 | 2,069 | 4.51 | |||
| The Dalles Dam | United States | 1957 | 2,038 | ||||
| Bureya Dam | Russia | 2009 | 2,010 | ||||
| Karun I Dam | Iran | 1976 | 2,000 | ||||
| Masjed Soleyman Dam | Iran | 2001 | 2,000 | ||||
| Karun III Dam | Iran | 2007 | 2,000 | 4.1 | |||
| Lijiaxia Dam | People's Republic of China | 2000 | 2,000 |
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