This article lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the conventional dammed method. This list includes power stations that are larger than 1,000 MW in maximum net capacity, and are operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than 1,000 MW, or those that are only at a planning/proposal stage may be found in regional lists, listed at the end of the page.
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 6 largest dams after the Three Gorges Dam are the Baihetan Dam, Itaipu Dam, Xiluodu Dam, Belo Monte Dam, Guri Dam, Wudongde Dam and the Tucurui Dam, rated at 16,000 MW, 14,000 MW, 13,860 MW, 11,233 MW, 10,235 MW and 10,200 MW respectively. All 7 dams are the largest power-generating bodies respectively, before the Jebel Ali Power Plant at 8,695 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.
The following two lists rank the 200 largest conventional hydroelectric power stations that have an installed electric power generation capacity of at least 1,000 MW and also 17 plants under construction with planned capacity of at least 1,000 MW.
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Ref |
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Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations | Canada | 43°08′51″N 79°02′42″W / 43.1475°N 79.044871°W | 1,962 | [1] |
Água Vermelha Dam | Brazil | 19°56′59″S 49°53′54″W / 19.94972°S 49.89833°W | 1,396 | [2][3] |
Ahai Dam | China | 27°19′59″N 100°30′27″E / 27.33306°N 100.50750°E | 2,000 | [4] |
Akosombo Dam | Ghana | 06°17′59″N 00°03′34″E / 6.29972°N 0.05944°E | 1,020 | [5][6] |
Alberto Lleras Dam | Colombia | 04°43′29″N 73°28′59″W / 4.72472°N 73.48306°W | 1,150 | [7] |
Aldeadávila Dam | Spain Portugal |
41°12′42″N 6°41′08″W / 41.21167°N 6.68556°W | 1,139.2 | [8] |
Alicurá Dam | Argentina | 40°35′10″S 70°45′09″W / 40.58611°S 70.75250°W | 1,050 | [9][10] |
Aswan High Dam | Egypt | 23°58′14″N 32°52′40″E / 23.97056°N 32.87778°E | 2,100 | [11] |
Atatürk Dam | Turkey | 37°28′54″N 38°19′03″E / 37.48167°N 38.31750°E | 2,400 | [12] |
Baihetan Dam | China | 28°15′06″N 103°39′34″E / 28.25167°N 103.65944°E | 16,000 | [13][14] |
Baishan Dam | China | 42°43′35″N 127°13′25″E / 42.72639°N 127.22361°E | 1,800 | [15][16] |
Bakun Hydroelectric Power Station | Malaysia | 02°45′23″N 114°03′47″E / 2.75639°N 114.06306°E | 2,400 | [17] |
Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station | Canada | 45°18′50″N 73°54′32″W / 45.31389°N 73.90889°W | 1,903 | [18][19] |
Belo Monte Dam | Brazil | 03°17′0″S 52°12′00″W / 3.28333°S 52.20000°W | 11,233 | [20] |
Bento Munhoz Hydroelectric Plant | Brazil | 26°00′34″S 51°40′00″W / 26.00944°S 51.66667°W | 1,674 | [21] |
Bersimis-1 generating station | Canada | 49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W / 49.30861°N 69.56389°W | 1,178 | [22] |
Bhakra Dam | India | 31°24′39″N 76°26′00″E / 31.41083°N 76.43333°E | 1,325 | [23] |
Bieudron Hydroelectric Power Station | Switzerland | 46°11′7.07″N 7°14′58.42″E / 46.1852972°N 7.2495611°E | 1,269 | [24] |
Boguchany Hydroelectric Power Station | Russia | 58°41′41″N 99°08′56″E / 58.69472°N 99.14889°E | 2,997 | [25] |
Bonneville Dam | United States | 45°38′39″N 121°56′26″W / 45.64417°N 121.94056°W | 1,242 | [26][27] |
Boundary Dam | United States | 48°59′14″N 117°20′51″W / 48.98722°N 117.34750°W | 1,003.25 | [28] |
Bratsk Dam | Russia | 56°17′10″N 101°47′10″E / 56.28611°N 101.78611°E | 4,500 | [29] |
Bureya Dam | Russia | 50°16′07″N 130°18′54″E / 50.26861°N 130.31500°E | 2,010 | [30][31] |
Cahora Bassa Dam | Mozambique | 15°35′07″S 32°42′17″E / 15.58528°S 32.70472°E | 2,075 | [32] |
Caruachi Dam | Venezuela | 08°09′36″N 62°47′55″W / 8.16000°N 62.79861°W | 2,160 | [33][unreliable source?] |
Chamera Dam | India | 32°35′50″N 75°59′09″E / 32.59722°N 75.98583°E | 1,071 | |
Changheba Dam | China | 30°15′43″N 102°11′43″E / 30.26194°N 102.19528°E | 2,600 | [34][35] |
Cheboksary Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 56°08′17″N 47°27′56″E / 56.13806°N 47.46556°E | 1,374 | [36] |
Chicoasén Dam | Mexico | 16°56′30″N 93°06′02″W / 16.94167°N 93.10056°W | 2,430 | [37] |
Chief Joseph Dam | United States | 47°59′43″N 119°38′00″W / 47.99528°N 119.63333°W | 2,620 | |
Chirkey Dam | Russia | 42°58′38″N 46°52′15″E / 42.97722°N 46.87083°E | 1,000 | [38] |
Chivor Hydroelectric Project | Colombia | 04°54′03″N 73°17′49″W / 4.90083°N 73.29694°W | 1,000 | [39] |
Churchill Falls | Canada | 53°31′46″N 63°58′05″W / 53.52944°N 63.96806°W | 5,428 | [40] |
Cirata Dam | Indonesia | 6°42′02″S 107°22′01″E / 6.70056°S 107.36694°E | 1,008 | [41] |
Coca Codo Sinclair | Ecuador | 00°07′52″S 77°27′07″W / 0.13111°S 77.45194°W | 1,500 | [42] |
Dachaoshan Dam | China | 24°01′38″N 100°22′19″E / 24.02722°N 100.37194°E | 1,350 | [43][44] |
Dagangshan Dam | China | 29°26′57″N 102°13′02″E / 29.44917°N 102.21722°E | 2,600 | [45] |
Dalles Dam | United States | 45°36′44″N 121°08′04″W / 45.61222°N 121.13444°W | 1,878 | |
Danjiangkou Dam | China | 32°33′21″N 111°29′16″E / 32.55583°N 111.48778°E | 1,035 | |
Dnieper Hydroelectric Station | Ukraine | 47°52′09″N 35°05′13″E / 47.86917°N 35.08694°E | 1,578.6 | [46] |
El Chocón Dam | Argentina | 39°15′57″S 68°45′23″W / 39.26583°S 68.75639°W | 1,260 | [10][47] |
Emborcação Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 18°34′33″S 47°52′37″W / 18.57583°S 47.87694°W | 1,192 | [48] |
Engineer Souza Dias Hydroelectric Power Station | Brazil | 26°27′00″S 52°40′00″W / 26.45000°S 52.66667°W | 1,551 | [2] |
Enguri Dam | Georgia | 42°45′36″N 42°01′48″E / 42.76000°N 42.03000°E | 1,300 | [49] |
Ertan Dam | China | 26°49′16″N 101°46′52″E / 26.82111°N 101.78111°E | 3,300 | [50][51][unreliable source?] |
Estreito Hydroelectric Power Plant(Portuguese) | Brazil | 06°35′22″S 47°27′53″W / 6.58944°S 47.46472°W | 1,087 | [52] |
Fengman Dam | China | 43°43′10″N 126°41′18″E / 43.71944°N 126.68833°E | 1,480 | [53][54] |
Furnas Dam | Brazil | 20°40′11″S 46°19′05″W / 20.66972°S 46.31806°W | 1,240 | [48] |
Geheyan Dam | China | 30°28′3″N 111°8′23″E / 30.46750°N 111.13972°E | 1,200 | [55] |
Gezhouba Dam | China | 30°44′23″N 111°16′20″E / 30.73972°N 111.27222°E | 2,715 | [56] |
Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project | Pakistan | 33°46′48″N 72°15′35″E / 33.78000°N 72.25972°E | 1,450 | |
Gilgel Gibe III Dam | Ethiopia | 06°50′50″N 37°18′05″E / 6.84722°N 37.30139°E | 1,870 | [57] |
Glen Canyon Dam | United States | 36°56′14″N 111°29′04″W / 36.93722°N 111.48444°W | 1,320 | [58] |
Gongboxia Dam | China | 35°52′40″N 102°13′56″E / 35.87778°N 102.23222°E | 1,500 | [59] |
Gordon M. Shrum Generating Station | Canada | 56°01′05″N 122°12′24″W / 56.01806°N 122.20667°W | 2,907 | [60] |
Goupitan Dam | China | 27°22′31″N 107°37′59″E / 27.37528°N 107.63306°E | 3,000 | [61] |
Grand Coulee Dam | United States | 47°57′24″N 118°59′00″W / 47.95667°N 118.98333°W | 6,809 | [62] |
Grand'Maison Dam | France | 45°12′21″N 06°07′01″E / 45.20583°N 6.11694°E | 1,800 | [63] |
Guandi Dam | China | 27°44′39″N 101°55′47″E / 27.74417°N 101.92972°E | 2,400 | [35] |
Guanyinyan Dam | China | 26°31′17″N 101°26′16″E / 26.52139°N 101.43778°E | 3,000 | [35] |
Guangzhao Dam | China | 25°57′34″N 105°15′03″E / 25.95944°N 105.25083°E | 1,040 | [64] |
Guri Dam | Venezuela | 07°46′00″N 63°00′00″W / 7.76667°N 63.00000°W | 10,235 | [65][unreliable source?] |
Hòa Bình Dam | Vietnam | 20°48′30″N 105°19′26″E / 20.80833°N 105.32389°E | 1,960 | [66][67] |
Hoover Dam | United States | 36°00′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W | 2,080 | [62] |
Houziyan Dam | China | 30°32′46″N 102°03′29″E / 30.54611°N 102.05806°E | 1,700 | [citation needed] |
Huangdeng Dam | China | 26°33′21.65″N 99°06′40.55″E / 26.5560139°N 99.1112639°E | 1,900 | [68] |
Ilha Solteira Dam | Brazil | 20°22′58″S 51°21′44″W / 20.38278°S 51.36222°W | 3,444 | [2] |
Ilisu Dam | Turkey | 37°34′00″N 41°54′00″E / 37.56667°N 41.90000°E | 1,200 | [69] |
Infiernillo Dam | Mexico | 18°16′23″N 101°53′34″W / 18.27306°N 101.89278°W | 1,120 | [37] |
Indirasagar Dam | India | 22°17′02″N 76°28′17″E / 22.28389°N 76.47139°E | 1,000 | [70] |
Inga II | Congo DR | 05°31′44″S 13°37′14″E / 5.52889°S 13.62056°E | 1,424 | [71] |
Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station | Romania Serbia |
44°40′15″N 22°31′45″E / 44.67083°N 22.52917°E | 2,372 | [72] |
Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 27°16′00″S 52°19′00″W / 27.26667°S 52.31667°W | 1,450 | [73][74][unreliable source?] |
Itaipu Dam | Brazil Paraguay |
25°24′31″S 54°35′21″W / 25.40861°S 54.58917°W | 14,000 | [75] |
Itumbiara Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 18°25′00″S 49°13′00″W / 18.41667°S 49.21667°W | 2,082 | [48] |
Jean-Lesage generating station | Canada | 49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W / 49.32167°N 68.34694°W | 1,145 | [22] |
Jirau Power Station | Brazil | 9°15′0″S 64°24′0″W / 9.25000°S 64.40000°W | 3,750 | [76][77][78] |
Jishixia Dam | China | 35°49′42″N 102°42′23″E / 35.82833°N 102.70639°E | 1,020 | [79] |
Jinanqiao Dam | China | 26°48′27″N 100°26′52″E / 26.80750°N 100.44778°E | 2,400 | [35] |
Jinghong Dam | China | 22°3′9″N 100°45′54″E / 22.05250°N 100.76500°E | 1,750 | [80] |
Jinping-I Dam | China | 28°11′07″N 101°37′42″E / 28.18528°N 101.62833°E | 3,600 | [81] |
Jinping-II Dam | China | 28°14′20″N 101°38′32″E / 28.23889°N 101.64222°E | 4,800 | [81] |
John Day Dam | United States | 45°42′59″N 120°41′40″W / 45.71639°N 120.69444°W | 2,160 | |
Karakaya Dam | Turkey | 38°13′40″N 39°08′20″E / 38.22778°N 39.13889°E | 1,800 | [82] |
Kariba Power Station | Zambia Zimbabwe |
16°31′18″S 28°45′41″E / 16.52167°S 28.76139°E | 1,626 | [83] |
Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant | India | 31°32′35.53″N 78°00′54.80″E / 31.5432028°N 78.0152222°E | 1,000 | |
Karun-1 Dam (Shahid Abbaspour) | Iran | 32°07′00″N 49°37′00″E / 32.11667°N 49.61667°E | 2,000 | [84][85] |
Karun-2 Dam (Masjed Soleyman) | Iran | 32°01′40″N 49°24′01″E / 32.02778°N 49.40028°E | 2,000 | [85][86] |
Karun-3 Dam | Iran | 31°48′00″N 50°05′00″E / 31.80000°N 50.08333°E | 2,280 | [85][87][88] |
Karun-4 Dam | Iran | 31°36′00″N 50°28′00″E / 31.60000°N 50.46667°E | 1,020 | [85] |
Keban Dam | Turkey | 38°48′25″N 38°45′25″E / 38.80694°N 38.75694°E | 1,330 | [89][90] |
Kettle Generating Station | Canada | 56°23′03″N 94°38′06″W / 56.38417°N 94.63500°W | 1,220 | [91] |
Koyna Hydroelectric Project | India | 17°24′06″N 73°45′08″E / 17.40167°N 73.75222°E | 1,960 | [92] |
Koysha Dam | Ethiopia | 06°34′39.5″N 36°32′54″E / 6.577639°N 36.54833°E | 2,160 | [93][94][95] |
Krasnoyarsk Dam | Russia | 55°56′05″N 92°17′40″E / 55.93472°N 92.29444°E | 6,000 | [96] |
Kvilldal Hydroelectric Power Station | Norway | 59°31′00″N 06°38′00″E / 59.51667°N 6.63333°E | 1,240 | [97] |
La Grande-1 generating station | Canada | 53°44′04″N 78°34′25″W / 53.73444°N 78.57361°W | 1,436 | [19][98] |
La Grande-2-A generating station | Canada | 53°47′09″N 77°27′07″W / 53.78583°N 77.45194°W | 2,106 | [22] |
La Grande-3 generating station | Canada | 53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W / 53.72778°N 75.99861°W | 2,418 | [22] |
La Grande-4 generating station | Canada | 53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W / 53.88667°N 73.46528°W | 2,779 | [22] |
Lai Châu Dam | Vietnam | 22°08′22″N 102°59′07″E / 22.13944°N 102.98528°E | 1,200 | [99][100] |
Laúca Dam | Angola | 9°44′34.9″S 15°07′32.2″E / 9.743028°S 15.125611°E | 2,070 | [101][102] |
Laxiwa Dam | China | 36°04′13″N 101°11′08″E / 36.07028°N 101.18556°E | 4,200 | [59] |
Lianghekou Dam | China | 30°09′46″N 101°00′49″E / 30.16278°N 101.01361°E | 3,000 | [103][104] |
Lijiaxia Dam | China | 36°7′7″N 101°48′29″E / 36.11861°N 101.80806°E | 2,000 | [105] |
Limestone Generating Station | Canada | 55°30′25″N 94°06′25″W / 55.50694°N 94.10694°W | 1,340 | [106] |
Liujiaxia Dam | China | 35°56′02″N 103°20′34″E / 35.93389°N 103.34278°E | 1,225 | [50] |
Liyuan Dam | China | 27°39′36″N 100°17′12″E / 27.66000°N 100.28667°E | 2,400 | [35] |
Long Spruce Generating Station | Canada | 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W | 1,010 | [107] |
Longkaikou Dam | China | 26°31′57″N 100°24′58″E / 26.53250°N 100.41611°E | 1,800 | [citation needed] |
Longtan Dam | China | 25°01′38″N 107°02′51″E / 25.02722°N 107.04750°E | 6,426 | [108] |
Longyangxia Dam | China | 36°7′21″N 100°55′12″E / 36.12250°N 100.92000°E | 1,280 | [59][109] |
Ludila Dam | China | 26°12′01″N 100°48′54″E / 26.20028°N 100.81500°E | 2,160 | [35] |
Luiz Barreto Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 20°9′11″S 47°16′46″W / 20.15306°S 47.27944°W | 1,050 | [110] |
Luiz Gonzaga Power Station | Brazil | 9°8′38″S 38°18′48″W / 9.14389°S 38.31333°W | 1,479 | [111] |
Macagua | Venezuela | 8°18′14″N 62°40′04″W / 8.30389°N 62.66778°W | 3,167.5 | [112] |
Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 27°34′00″S 51°40′00″W / 27.56667°S 51.66667°W | 1,140 | [113][114] |
Malpaso (Nezahualcoyotl) Dam | Mexico | 17°10′43″N 93°35′54″W / 17.17861°N 93.59833°W | 1,080 | [37] |
Mangla Dam | Pakistan | 33°08′31″N 73°38′42″E / 33.14194°N 73.64500°E | 1,070 | [115][116] |
Manic-5 Generating Station | Canada | 50°38′21″N 68°43′35″W / 50.63917°N 68.72639°W | 1,596 | [22] |
Manic-5-PA Generating Station | Canada | 50°28′30″N 68°43′46″W / 50.47500°N 68.72944°W | 1,064 | [22] |
Mantaro-Tablachaca Hydroelectric Complex(Spanish) | Peru | 12°17′28″S 74°41′04″W / 12.29111°S 74.68444°W | 1,008 | [117] |
Manwan Dam | China | 24°37′20″N 100°26′56″E / 24.62222°N 100.44889°E | 1,570 | [118] |
Marimbondo Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 20°18′14″S 49°11′52″W / 20.30389°S 49.19778°W | 1,440 | [48] |
McNary Dam | United States | 45°55′47″N 119°17′46″W / 45.92972°N 119.29611°W | 1,127 | [119] |
Merowe Dam | Sudan | 18°40′08″N 32°03′01″E / 18.66889°N 32.05028°E | 1,250 | [120] |
Miaowei Dam | China | 25°51′15.66″N 99°9′40.78″E / 25.8543500°N 99.1613278°E | 1,400 | [121] |
Mica Dam | Canada | 52°04′40″N 118°33′59″W / 52.07778°N 118.56639°W | 2,805 | [122] |
Moses-Saunders Power Dam | United States Canada |
45°00′23″N 74°47′42″W / 45.00639°N 74.79500°W | 1,957 | [123][124] |
Mosul Dam | Iraq | 36°37′49″N 42°49′23″E / 36.63028°N 42.82306°E | 1,052 | [125] |
Nam Theun II Dam | Laos | 17°30′14″N 105°01′53″E / 17.50389°N 105.03139°E | 1,075 | [126] |
Nathpa Jhakri Dam | India | 31°33′50″N 77°58′49″E / 31.56389°N 77.98028°E | 1,500 | [127][unreliable source?] |
Ney Braga Hydroelectric Plant | Brazil | 25°47′35″S 52°6′47″W / 25.79306°S 52.11306°W | 1,280 | [128] |
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 55°41′59″N 52°16′43″E / 55.69972°N 52.27861°E | 1,205 | [129] |
Nuozhadu Dam | China | 22°33′51″N 100°30′46″E / 22.56417°N 100.51278°E | 5,850 | [35] |
Nurek Dam | Tajikistan | 38°22′00″N 69°21′00″E / 38.36667°N 69.35000°E | 3,015 | [130] |
Outardes-3 generating station | Canada | 49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W / 49.55917°N 68.73278°W | 1,026 | [22] |
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex | Brazil | 9°23′49″S 38°12′08″W / 9.39694°S 38.20222°W | 4,279 | [131] |
Paute Dam | Ecuador | 02°35′10″S 78°33′30″W / 2.58611°S 78.55833°W | 1,075 | [132] |
Pengshui Dam | China | 29°12′02″N 108°11′50″E / 29.20056°N 108.19722°E | 1,750 | [133] |
Piedra del Águila Dam | Argentina | 40°11′25″S 69°59′29″W / 40.19028°S 69.99139°W | 1,400 | [10] |
Porto Primavera Dam | Brazil | 15°34′45″S 56°05′49″W / 15.57917°S 56.09694°W | 1,540 | [2] |
Pubugou Dam | China | 29°12′34″N 102°50′11″E / 29.20944°N 102.83639°E | 3,300 | [134] |
René-Lévesque generating station | Canada | 49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W / 49.74028°N 68.59278°W | 1,244 | [22] |
Revelstoke Dam | Canada | 51°02′58″N 118°11′38″W / 51.04944°N 118.19389°W | 2,480 | [135] |
Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant | United States | 43°08′35″N 79°02′23″W / 43.14306°N 79.03972°W | 2,675 | [136] |
Robert-Bourassa generating station | Canada | 53°47′43″N 77°26′26″W / 53.79528°N 77.44056°W | 5,616 | [22] |
Rocky Reach Dam | United States | 47°32′00″N 120°17′40″W / 47.53333°N 120.29444°W | 1,299.6 | [137] |
Roseires Dam | Sudan | 18°40′10″N 32°03′10″E / 18.66944°N 32.05278°E | 1,800 | |
José Richa Hydroelectric Plant | Brazil | 25°32′36″S 53°29′48″W / 25.54333°S 53.49667°W | 1,240 | [128] |
Salto Grande Dam | Argentina Uruguay |
31°16′29″S 57°56′18″W / 31.27472°S 57.93833°W | 1,890 | [10][138] |
Salto Osório Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 25°32′06″S 53°00′33″W / 25.53500°S 53.00917°W | 1,078 | [139] |
Salto Santiago Dam | Brazil | 25°37′04″S 52°36′48″W / 25.61778°S 52.61333°W | 1,420 | [140] |
Sanbanxi Dam | China | 26°36′21″N 109°02′57″E / 26.60583°N 109.04917°E | 1,000 | [141] |
San Carlos Hydroelectric Power Plant | Colombia | 06°12′39″N 74°50′26″W / 6.21083°N 74.84056°W | 1,240 | [142] |
Santo Antonio Dam | Brazil | 8°48′6″S 63°57′3″W / 8.80167°S 63.95083°W | 3,568 | [143][144] |
Saratov Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 52°03′11″N 47°45′18″E / 52.05306°N 47.75500°E | 1,463 | [145][146] |
Sardar Sarovar Dam | India | 21°49′49″N 73°44′50″E / 21.83028°N 73.74722°E | 1,450 | |
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam | Russia | 52°49′31″N 91°22′15″E / 52.82528°N 91.37083°E | 6,400 | [147] |
São Simão Hydroelectric Power Plant | Brazil | 18°59′03″S 50°31′08″W / 18.98417°S 50.51889°W | 1,710 | [48] |
Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Station | Brazil | 24°58′23″S 53°28′19″W / 24.97306°S 53.47194°W | 1,275 | [148] |
Shatuo Dam | China | 28°29′53″N 108°28′31″E / 28.49806°N 108.47528°E | 1,120 | [149] |
Shuibuya Dam | China | 30°26′30″N 110°21′40″E / 30.44167°N 110.36111°E | 1,840 | [150] |
Shuikou Dam | China | 26°18′7″N 118°48′48″E / 26.30194°N 118.81333°E | 1,400 | [151] |
Silin Dam | China | 27°48′08″N 108°11′10″E / 27.80222°N 108.18611°E | 1,080 | [152] |
Sobradinho Dam | Brazil | 09°28′00″S 40°48′30″W / 9.46667°S 40.80833°W | 1,050 | [153] |
Sơn La Dam | Vietnam | 21°29′47″N 103°59′42″E / 21.49639°N 103.99500°E | 2,400 | [154] |
Srisailam Dam | India | 16°05′12″N 78°53′48″E / 16.08667°N 78.89667°E | 1,670 | [155] |
Suwalong Dam | China | 29°33′22.1″N 99°02′52.5″E / 29.556139°N 99.047917°E | 1,200 | [156][157] |
Tala Hydroelectricity Project | Bhutan | 27°02′09″N 89°35′49″E / 27.03583°N 89.59694°E | 1,020 | [158][unreliable source?][159] |
Tarbela Dam | Pakistan | 34°05′23″N 72°41′54″E / 34.08972°N 72.69833°E | 4,888[note 1] | [116][160] |
Tehri Dam[note 2] | India | 30°22′40″N 78°28′50″E / 30.37778°N 78.48056°E | 1,400[note 3] | [161] |
Teles Pires Dam | Brazil | 09°20′26″S 56°46′37″W / 9.34056°S 56.77694°W | 1,820 | [162] |
Three Gorges Dam | China | 30°49′15″N 111°00′08″E / 30.82083°N 111.00222°E | 22,500 | [163][164] |
Tianshengqiao-I Dam | China | 24°56′31″N 105°06′23″E / 24.94194°N 105.10639°E | 1,200 | [165] |
Tianshengqiao-II Dam | China | 24°57′47″N 105°09′20″E / 24.96306°N 105.15556°E | 1,320 | [165] |
Tingzikou Dam | China | 31°49′24″N 105°52′07″E / 31.82333°N 105.86861°E | 1,100 | [166] |
Toktogul Dam | Kyrgyzstan | 41°48′23″N 72°52′27″E / 41.80639°N 72.87417°E | 1,260 | [167][168] |
Tucuruí Dam | Brazil | 03°49′54″S 49°38′48″W / 3.83167°S 49.64667°W | 8,370 | [169] |
Tumut 3 Power Station | Australia | 35°36′40″S 148°17′29″E / 35.61111°S 148.29139°E | 1,800 | [170] |
Upper Gotvand Dam | Iran | 32°12′58″N 48°56′09″E / 32.21611°N 48.93583°E | 1,000 | [85][171] |
Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 57°58′06″N 102°41′45″E / 57.96833°N 102.69583°E | 3,840 | [172] |
Volga Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 48°49′34″N 44°40′19″E / 48.82611°N 44.67194°E | 2,734 | [173][174] |
Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 56°47′13″N 54°04′44″E / 56.78694°N 54.07889°E | 1,115 | [175][176] |
Wanapum Dam | United States | 46°52′31″N 119°58′16″W / 46.87528°N 119.97111°W | 1,040 | [177] |
Wanjiazhai Dam | China | 39°34′47″N 111°25′38″E / 39.57972°N 111.42722°E | 1,080 | [50] |
Wudongde Dam | China | 26°20′02″N 102°37′48″E / 26.33389°N 102.63000°E | 10,200 | [178][179] |
Wujiangdu Dam | China | 27°19′10″N 106°45′39″E / 27.31944°N 106.76083°E | 1,130 | [180] |
Wuqiangxi Dam | China | 28°46′33″N 110°55′39″E / 28.77583°N 110.92750°E | 1,200 | [181] |
Xayaburi Dam | Laos | 19°15′14″N 101°48′49″E / 19.25389°N 101.81361°E | 1,285 | [182][183] |
Xiangjiaba Dam | China | 28°38′57″N 104°22′14″E / 28.64917°N 104.37056°E | 7,798 | [184][185][186] |
Xiaolangdi Dam | China | 34°40′13″N 112°25′33″E / 34.67028°N 112.42583°E | 1,836 | [187][unreliable source?] |
Xiaowan Dam | China | 24°42′19″N 100°05′32″E / 24.70528°N 100.09222°E | 4,200 | [188] |
Xiluodu Dam | China | 28°15′52″N 103°38′47″E / 28.26444°N 103.64639°E | 13,860 | [189][190] |
Xingó Hydroelectrical Power Plant | Brazil | 9°37′14″S 37°47′34″W / 9.62056°S 37.79278°W | 3,162 | [191] |
Yacyretá Dam | Argentina Paraguay |
27°28′58″S 56°43′30″W / 27.48278°S 56.72500°W | 3,100 | [10] |
Yangqu Dam | China | 35°42′4″N 100°16′8″E / 35.70111°N 100.26889°E | 1,200 | [192] |
Yantan Dam | China | 24°02′26″N 107°30′45″E / 24.04056°N 107.51250°E | 1,210 | [193] |
Zeya Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 53°48′00″N 127°23′00″E / 53.80000°N 127.38333°E | 1,330 | [31][194] |
Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station | Russia | 53°26′42″N 49°29′24″E / 53.44500°N 49.49000°E | 2,488 | [195][196] |
Station | Country | Location | Capacity (MW) | Expected completion | Ref |
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Bakhtiari Dam | Iran | 32°57′24″N 48°45′35″E / 32.95667°N 48.75972°E | 1,500 | ?? | [197] |
Caculo Cabaça | Angola | 9°41′01″S 14°58′56″E / 9.68361°S 14.98222°E | 2,172 | 2026[198] | [199] |
Condor Cliff Dam | Argentina | 50°12′42″S 70°46′30.5″W / 50.21167°S 70.775139°W | 1,140 | on hold[200] | [201] |
Dasu Dam | Pakistan | 35°19′03″N 73°11′36″E / 35.31750°N 73.19333°E | 4,320 | 2025 | [202] |
Diamer-Bhasha Dam | Pakistan | 35°32′31″N 73°36′26″E / 35.54194°N 73.60722°E | 4,500 | 2029 | [203][204] |
Dibang Dam | India | 28°20′15″N 95°46′15″E / 28.33750°N 95.77083°E | 2,880 | ?? | [205] |
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | Ethiopia | 11°12′51″N 35°5′35″E / 11.21417°N 35.09306°E | 5,150[note 4] | 2022[206]-? | [207][208] |
Ituango Dam | Colombia | 07°08′04″N 75°39′43″W / 7.13444°N 75.66194°W | 2,456[note 5] | 2022[209][210]-?[note 6] | [211][212] |
Julius Nyerere Dam | Tanzania | 07°48′19″S 37°50′44″E / 7.80528°S 37.84556°E | 2,115 | 2024 | [213] |
Maerdang Dam | China | 34°40′21″N 100°41′32″E / 34.67250°N 100.69222°E | 2,200 | 2024[214] | [215] |
Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Plant | Bhutan | 27°25′25″N 89°54′15″E / 27.42361°N 89.90417°E | 1,200 | 2025 | [216][217] |
Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Plant | Bhutan | 27°18′45″N 89°57′08″E / 27.31250°N 89.95222°E | 1,020 | ?? | [218][219] |
Rogun Dam | Tajikistan | 38°41′03″N 69°46′26″E / 38.68417°N 69.77389°E | 3,600[220][note 7] | 2018[221]-2029 | |
Site C dam | Canada | 56°11′41″N 120°54′51″W / 56.19472°N 120.91417°W | 1,100 | 2025 | [222] |
Shuangjiangkou Dam | China | 31°44′48″N 102°00′04″E / 31.74667°N 102.00111°E | 2,000 | 2023 (??) | [35] |
Subansiri Lower Dam | India | 27°33′13″N 94°15′31″E / 27.55361°N 94.25861°E | 2,000 | ?? | [223] |
Tocoma Dam | Venezuela | 07°54′25″N 63°01′35″W / 7.90694°N 63.02639°W | 2,320 | ?? | [224] |
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