This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, and wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources.

, the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam in China, completed in 2012. The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines for a total capacity of . The eight largest power stations are also hydroelectric dams, beginning with Baihetan Dam, at , also in China. The largest natural gas plant is Jebel Ali, UAE () and the largest coal plant is Tuoketuo, China (). The largest nuclear plant is Kori, South Korea () following the 2011 suspension of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Japan ().

In renewables, , the largest solar farm is Gonghe Talatan Solar Park, China () and the largest wind farm is Gansu Wind Farm, China ().

, The Medog Dam, currently under construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Mêdog County, China, expected to be completed by 2033, is planned to have a capacity of 60 GW, three times that of the Three Gorges Dam.

The capacity of the proposed Grand Inga Dam in the Democratic Republic of the Congo would surpass all existing power stations, including the Three Gorges Dam, if construction commences as planned. The design targets to top in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project, presumes an installed capacity up to .

Top 20 largest power producing facilities

Rank Image Country Location (MW) (TWh) Three Gorges China 22,500 78.79 Hydro Gonghe Talatan China 21,000 17.898 Solar PV Ningdong China 18,000 Solar PV Baihetan China 16,000 40.06 Hydro Itaipu 14,000 83.88 Hydro Xiluodu China 13,860 57.8 Hydro Belo Monte Brazil 11,233 39.5 Hydro Guri Venezuela 10,235 47 Hydro Wudongde China 10,200 36.61 Hydro Jebel Ali United Arab Emirates 8,695 Natural gas Tucuruí Brazil 8,370 21.4 Hydro Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Japan 7,965 60.30 Nuclear Jiuquan (Gansu) China 7,965 Wind Xiangjiaba China 7,798 31.55 Hydro Robert-Bourassa generating stationCanada7,72237.4 (estimated)Hydro Kori South Korea 7,489 53.05 Nuclear Hanul South Korea 7,268 54.62 Nuclear Grand Coulee United States 6,809 20.24 Hydro Tuoketuo China 6,720 33.32 Coal Bruce Canada 6,610 42.33 Nuclear Longtan China 6,426 18.7 Hydro

Timeline of the largest power plants in the world

At all times since the early 20th century, the largest power station in the world has been a hydroelectric power plant.

Held record Name of power station Capacity(MW) Location Notes From To1891 1895 Deptford Power Station 0.8 London, United Kingdom1895 1904 Edward Dean Adams Power Plant 37 Niagara Falls, New York, United States 1904 1911 Niagara Power Plant 103 Niagara Falls, New York, United States 1911 1913 Vemork 108 Rjukan, Telemark, Norway 1913 1914 Lock and Dam No. 19 142 Hamilton, Illinois / Keokuk, Iowa, United States 1914 1924 Niagara Power Plant 180.8–337.4 Niagara Falls, New York, USA 1924 1939 Sir Adam Beck Station I 348.6–498 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada niagaraparks.com The History of Sir Adam Beck 1939 1949 Hoover Dam 705 Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, United States 1949 1959 Grand Coulee Dam 2,280 Washington, United States 1959 1963 Volga Hydroelectric Station 2,300–2,563 Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 1963 1971 Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station 2,750–4,500 Bratsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 1971 1983 Krasnoyarsk Dam 5,000–6,000 Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 1983 1986 Grand Coulee Dam 6,181–6,809 Washington, United States 1986 1989 Guri Dam 10,235 Necuima Canyon, Venezuela 1989 2007 Itaipu Dam 10,500–14,000 Paraná River, Brazil / Paraguay 2007 present Three Gorges Dam 14,100–22,500 Three Gorges, Yichang, Hubei Province, China

Non-renewable power stations

Coal

Rank Station Image Country Location Capacity(MW) Guodian Beilun China 7,340 Tuoketuo China 6,720 Taean 6,100 Dangjin South Korea 6,040 Changle China 6,000 Taichung Taiwan 5,500 Waigaoqiao China 5,160 Bełchatów Poland 5,102 Yeongheung South Korea 5,080 Guohua Taishan China 5,000 Jiaxing

Fuel oil

Rank Station Image Country Location Capacity(MW) Shoaiba Saudi Arabia 5,600 Saudi Arabia 4,528 Kashima Japan 4,400 Fuel oil portion. Of this, 2,400 MW are suspended indefinitely Anegasaki Japan 3,600 all units accepting both fuel oil and natural gas Qurayyah Saudi Arabia 3,927 Japan 3,379 Hirono Japan 3,200 Sabiya I Kuwait 2,400 Az Zour South Kuwait Doha West Kuwait

Natural gas

Rank Station Image Country Location Capacity(MW) Jebel Ali United Arab Emirates 8,695 Surgut-2 Russia 5,687 Futtsu Japan 5,040 Tatan Taiwan 4,986 Kawagoe Japan 4,802 Beni SuefEgypt4,800 Burullus Egypt 4,800 New CapitalEgypt4,800 Higashi-Niigata Japan 4,780 Chiba Japan 4,380 Himeji Japan 4,086 Phú Mỹ Vietnam 3,900

Nuclear

Rank Station Image Country Location Capacity(MW) Japan 7,965 (out of service since 2011) Kori South Korea 7,489 Hanul South Korea 7,268 (additional units under construction) Bruce Canada 6,610 Hongyanhe China 6,366 Fuqing China 6,120 Tianwan China 6,100 (additional units under construction) Yangjiang China 6,000 Hanbit South Korea 5,875 Zaporizhzhia Ukraine 5,700 (out of service since 2022)

Oil shale

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) 1. Eesti 1,615 2. Balti 765 3. Auvere 300 4. Huadian 100 5. Kohtla-Järve 39

Peat

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) 1. Shatura 1,500 Natural gas primary fuel (78.0%), peat secondary (11.5%) 2. Kirov 300 3. Keljonlahti 209 4. Toppila 190 5. Haapavesi 154

Renewable power stations

Biomass

Station Country Geographic coordinate system Capacity (MW) Main fuel Drax (units 1–4) 2,595 pellet fuel Paso de los Toros Paper Mill32°51′46″S 56°32′30″W314black liquor Alholmens Kraft 265 forest residue Maasvlakte 3 220 biomass installed capacity is 1100 MW with cofiring 80% coal and 20% biomass Połaniec 225 woodchips Atikokan Generating Station 205 biomass Rodenhuize 180 wood pellet Kymijärvi II 160 RDF Ashdown Paper Mill 157 black liquor Wisapower 150 black liquor

Geothermal

Station Country Location Capacity (MW) The Geysers 1,517 Cerro Prieto 820 Larderello 769 Olkaria 727 Imperial Valley 403.4 Sarulla 330 Tiwi 330 Hellisheiði 303 Coso 270 Darajat 255

Hydroelectric

Conventional

Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Three Gorges 22,500 Baihetan Dam 16,000 Itaipu 14,000 Xiluodu 13,860 Belo Monte 11,233 Guri 10,235 Wudongde 10,200 Tucuruí 8,370 Xiangjiaba 7,798 Grand Coulee 6,809

Run-of-the-river

Station Image Country Location Capacity Jirau Brazil 3,750 Santo Antonio Brazil 3,568 Gezhouba China 2,715 Chief Joseph United States 2,620 John Day United States 2,160

Tide

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) 1. Sihwa Lake 254 2. Rance 240 3. MeyGen 6.0 4. Jiangxia 3.9 5. Kislaya Guba 1.7

Solar power

Photovoltaic

Station Country Location Capacity(MW) Gonghe Talatan Solar Park Ningdong Solar Park Hobq Solar Park Urtmorin Solar Park Midong Solar Park Ruoqiang Solar Park Lingwu Solar Park Otog Front Banner Solar Park Gelmud East Solar Park Denlingha Solar Park

Concentrated solar thermal

Station Country Location Capacity(MW) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase IV 700 Ouarzazate 510 Ivanpah 392 Solana 280 Genesis 280 Mojave Solar Project 280 csp-world.com , 2 December 2014Abengoa: Plants under construction - United States Solaben 200 SEGS 160 Solnova 150 Andasol 150

Wind

Onshore

Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Gansu ≈10,000 (in 2021) was 7,965 Markbygden Wind Farm 2,000 Alta 1,548 Muppandal Wind Farm 1,500 Jaisalmer 1,064 Fosen Vind 1,057 Western Spirit Wind 1,050 Great Prairie Wind 1,027 Traverse Wind Project 998 Los Vientos Wind Farm 912

Offshore

Station Country Location Capacity (MW) Hornsea 2 1,386 Hornsea 1 1,218 Seagreen 1,075 Moray East 950 Greater Changhua (1 & 2A) 900 Triton Knoll 857 Hollandse Kust Noord 759 Borssele I & II 752 Borssele III & IV 735.1 East Anglia ONE 714

Hydrogen hybrid

Community Country Wind MW Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland, Canada0.3 Prince Edward Island Wind-Hydrogen Village PEI, Canada Lolland Denmark Minot North Dakota, US Koluel Kaike Santa Cruz, Argentina Ladymoor Renewable Energy Project (LREP)"Proposals for Ladymoor Renewable Energy Project" Renew ND. Retrieved 2 November 2007 Scotland Hunterston Hydrogen Project Scotland RES2H2 Greece 0.50Unst"Promoting Unst Renewable Energy (PURE) Project Update" Renew ND. Retrieved 30 October 2007. Scotland 0.03 Utsira"Hydro Continues Utsira Project" Renew ND. Retrieved 30 October 2007. Norway 0.60

Storage power stations Pumped-storage

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) 1.Fengning 3,600 2. Bath County 3,003 3. Huizhou 2,448 4. Guangdong 2,400 5. Ludington 2,172

Battery storage

Rank Station Country Location Capacity (MW) 1. Edwards Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage Project 875 California solar-plus-storage project with world’s largest BESS fully online, Cameron Murray, January 24, 2024 2. Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility 750 3. Manatee Energy Storage Center 409 4. Gemini Solar 380 5. Desert Peak Energy Storage I 325 6. Sunlight Storage II 300 BLM announces Sunlight Storage II Battery System is fully operational, Bureau of Land Management, Michelle Van Der Linden, April 15, 2024 - Rodeo Ranch Energy Storage 300 Rodeo Ranch Energy Storage, Plus Power, accessed June 27, 2024 - Victorian Big Battery 300 9. Sonoran Solar Energy 260 10. DeCordova Energy Storage Facility 260

Molten-salt

NameStationCountryCoordinatesCapacity (MW) 1. Ouarzazate Solar Power Station 510 2. Solana Generating Station 280 3. Andasol solar power station 150 4. Extresol Solar Power Station 150 5. Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project 125

List of largest power stations and units within each country