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[[Image:Three gorges dam from space.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Three Gorges Dam]] (left), [[Gezhouba Dam]] (right)]]
This article provides a '''list of the largest [[hydroelectric]] power stations''' by generating capacity. Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed.

The [[Three Gorges Dam]] in [[Hubei]], China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity (22,500 MW), with [[Baihetan Dam]] from the same nation in second place with a capacity of (16,000 MW). The [[Itaipu Dam]] in [[Paraguay]]/[[Brazil]] is the third largest with (14,000 MW). Despite the large difference in installed capacity between Three Gorges Dam and Itaipu Dam, they generate nearly equal amounts of electrical energy during the course of an entire year - Itaipu 103 TWh in 2016<ref name=ita2016>{{cite news |title=Brasil retiró casi 92 millones MWh de la producción récord de Itaipú|url=http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/economia/brasil-retiro-casi-92-millones-mwh-de-la-produccion-record-de-itaipu-1552332.html|website=Abc.com|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> and Three Gorges 111.8 TWh in 2020,<ref name=3g>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/amp/places/three-gorges-dam.html|title=Three Gorges Dam |date=8 October 2021 }}</ref> because the Three Gorges experiences six months per year when there is very little water available to generate power, while the [[Paraná River]] that feeds the Itaipu has a much lower seasonal variance in flow. Energy output of the Three Gorges reaches 125 TWh in years of high feed availability.

The Three Gorges (22,500 MW - 32 × 700 MW and 2 × 50 MW) is operated jointly with the much smaller [[Gezhouba Dam]] (2,715 MW), the total generating capacity of this two-dam complex is 25,215 MW. The Itaipu on the [[Brazil–Paraguay border]] has 20 generator units with overall 14,000 MW of installed capacity, however the maximum number of generating units allowed to operate simultaneously cannot exceed 18 (12,600 MW).

The [[Jinsha River]] (the upper stream of [[Yangtze River]]) complex is the largest hydroelectric generating system currently under construction. It has three phases. Phase one includes four dams on the downstream of the Jinsha River. They are [[Wudongde Dam]], [[Baihetan Dam]], [[Xiluodu Dam]], and [[Xiangjiaba Dam]], with generating capacity of 10,200 MW, 16,000 MW, 13,860 MW, and 7,798 MW respectively. Phase two includes eight dams on the middle stream of the Jinsha River. The total generating capacity is 21,150 MW. Phase three includes eight dams on the upper stream of the Jinsha River. The total generating capacity is 8,980 MW. The total combined capacity of the Jinsha complex with the Three Gorges complex will be 103,203 MW.

Preliminary plans exist for the construction of the next largest hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 39,000 MW.<ref>{{Citation|title=Development of the Grand Inga|url=http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/africa/grand-inga-grand-illusions|access-date=2010-03-21}}</ref> The Project is called [[Grand Inga]] and is planned to be realised on the lower [[Congo River]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Africa plans biggest dam project, the Grand Inga|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7358542.stm|work=BBC News|date=2008-04-21|access-date=2010-03-21}}</ref> China is said to have been working on a 50,000 MW<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/6781-World-s-largest-hydropower-project-planned-for-Tibetan-Plateau|title=World's largest hydropower project planned for Tibetan Plateau|website=www.chinadialogue.net|date=5 March 2014|language=en|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref> dam as part of the [[Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon#Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project|Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project]]. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant, presumes an installed capacity up to {{nowrap|87,100 MW}}.

The largest hydroelectric power stations top the [[List of largest power stations in the world|list of the largest power stations of any kind]], are among the largest [[hydraulic structure]]s and are some of the [[:Category:Lists of largest buildings and structures|largest artificial structures]] in the world.

== List ==

=== Completed ===
Only operational power stations with an installed capacity of at least 3,000 MW. Some of these may have additional units under construction, but only current installed capacity is listed.
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! Name
! Country
! Location
! River
! style="line-height: 1.3em;" | Installed<br />capacity<br />([[Megawatt|MW]])
! style="line-height: 1.3em;" | Annual<br />production<br />([[Terawatt-hour|TW-hour]])<ref group="note">Generating capacity is not the only factor determining the amount of electricity generated, as this also depends on consistent [[Capacity factor|utilization of the plant's capacity]]. Factors enhancing this are the free capacity of the reservoir and the consistency of water supply during and across years.</ref>
! style="line-height: 1.3em;" | Area<br />flooded<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Reservoir
volume (km<sup>3</sup>)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full dataset view - World Dams|url=https://rlist.io/dataset/samdrake/32089634/world-dams|access-date=2022-01-12|website=rlist.io}}</ref>
! Years of completion
|-
| [[Three Gorges Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
|{{Coord|30|49|15|N|111|00|08|E|name=Three Gorges Dam}}|| [[Yangtze River|Yangtze]] || data-sort-value="22500" | 22,500 || data-sort-value="111.8" | 111.8<ref>{{cite web|title=China's Three Gorges Dam sets world hydropower production record – China Daily|url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/china-s-three-gorges-dam-sets-world-hydropower-production-record-8211-china-daily-61949193|website=spglobal.com|access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref>|| 1,084
|39.3|| 2008/2012
|-
| [[Baihetan Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
|{{Coord|27|13|23|N|102|54|11|E|name=Three Gorges Dam}}|| [[Jinsha River|Jinsha]] || data-sort-value="22500" | 16,000 || data-sort-value="60.24" | 60.24<ref>{{Cite web |last=Directors |first=Hydro Review Content |date=2021-06-28 |title=16-GW Baihetan hydropower plant begins operating in China |url=https://www.hydroreview.com/hydro-industry-news/16-gw-baihetan-hydropower-plant-begins-operating-in-china/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Hydro Review |language=en-US}}</ref>||
| 20.62<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baihetan Hydropower Project, China |url=https://www.power-technology.com/projects/baihetan-hydropower-project-china/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Power Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>|| 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=China completes construction of second biggest hydro plant |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/china-completes-construction-second-biggest-hydro-plant |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.businesstimes.com.sg|date=20 December 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Itaipu Dam]] || {{PRY}} <br /> {{BRA}}
|{{Coord|25|24|31|S|54|35|21|W|name=Itaipu Dam}}|| [[Paraná River|Paraná]] || data-sort-value="14000" | 14,000 || data-sort-value="103" | 103<ref name="ita2016" />|| 1,350
|29|| 1984/1991, 2003<ref group=note>first unit installed in 1984, 18th in 1991; in 2003 2 additional units were installed</ref>
|-
| [[Xiluodu Dam|Xiluodu]] || {{Flag|China}}
|{{Coord|28|15|52|N|103|38|47|E|name=Xiluodu Dam}}|| [[Jinsha River|Jinsha]] || data-sort-value="13860" |13,860<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-07/02/c_133453148.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021005127/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-07/02/c_133453148.htm|title=China's second-largest hydropower station in full operation|url-status=dead|date=2014-07-02|archive-date=2014-10-21|work=[[Xinhua News Agency]]}}</ref>|| 55.2 || 108
|12.67|| 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://energy.people.com.cn/n/2014/0702/c71661-25228009.html |title=世界第三大水电站溪洛渡水电站机组全部投产-能源-人民网 |website=Energy.people.com.cn |date=2014-07-02 |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>
|-
|[[Belo Monte Dam|Belo Monte]]||{{flag|Brazil}}
| {{Coord|03|07|27|S|51|42|01|W|name=Belo Monte Dam}} ||[[Xingu River|Xingu]]|| data-sort-value="11233" |11,233<ref name="cron">{{Cite web|url=https://www.norteenergiasa.com.br/pt-br/uhe-belo-monte/historico|title=A história de Belo Monte – Cronologia|website=Norte Energia|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>|| 39.5 || 441
|1.89|| 2016/2019
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| [[Guri Dam|Guri]] || {{VEN}}
|{{Coord|07|46|00|N|63|00|00|W|name=Guri Dam}}|| [[Caroní River|Caroní]] || data-sort-value="10235" |10,235 || 53.41 || 4,250
|135|| 1978, 1986
|-
|[[Wudongde Dam|Wudongde]]
|{{flag|China}}
| {{WikidataCoord|Q908346|display=inline}}
|[[Jinsha River|Jinsha]]
| data-sort-value=10200 | 10,200
| 38.91
|
|7.4
|2020/2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=China's Wudongde hydropower project begins full operations|url=https://www.power-technology.com/news/wudongde-hydropower-project/|access-date=2021-07-01|website=www.power-technology.com|date=17 June 2021|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
 | [[Tucuruí Dam|Tucuruí]] || {{BRA}}
| {{Coord|03|49|54|S|49|38|48|W|name=Tucurui Dam}}|| [[Tocantins River|Tocantins]] || data-sort-value="8370" |8,370 || 41.43 || 3,014
|45|| 1984, 2007
|-
 | [[Xiangjiaba Dam|Xiangjiaba]] || {{flag|China}}
| {{Coord|28|38|57|N|104|22|14|E|name=Xiangjiaba Dam}}|| [[Jinsha River|Jinsha]] || data-sort-value="6448" |7,798 || 30.88<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/xiangjiaba-hydropower-china/ | title=Xiangjiaba Hydropower Plant, China }}</ref> || 95.6
|5.16|| 2014<ref>{{cite web |author=马常艳 |url=http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201406/28/t20140628_3058868.shtml |title=中国第三大水电站向家坝水电站将全部投产发电 |website=Ce.cn |date=2014-06-28 |access-date=2017-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816060714/http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201406/28/t20140628_3058868.shtml |archive-date=2017-08-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>https://www.reduper.com/industry/energy/power-station/hydro/xiangjiaba-dam/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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 | [[Grand Coulee Dam|Grand Coulee]] || {{USA}}
| {{Coord|47|57|24|N|118|59|00|W|name=Grand Coulee Dam}}|| [[Columbia River|Columbia]] || data-sort-value="6809" |6,809 || data-sort-value="20.24" | 20.24<ref>{{cite web | title = Generation Records Fall at Grand Coulee Dam | publisher = U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | url = http://www.usbr.gov/pn/news/02new/gcrecord.html | access-date = 2006-11-18 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061007011118/http://www.usbr.gov/pn/news/02new/gcrecord.html |archive-date = 2006-10-07}}</ref>|| 324
|12|| 1942/1950, 1973, 1975/1980, 1983/1984, 1991<ref group=note>first unit installed in 1942, 18th in 1950, 21st in 1991; 6 units in third powerplant were installed between 1975 and 1980, 2 units of pumped-storage plant were installed in 1973, 4 more units in 1983 and 1984</ref>
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 | [[Longtan Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|25|01|38|N|107|02|51|E|name=Longtan Dam}}|| [[Hongshui River|Hongshui]] || data-sort-value="6426" |6,426 || 18.7<ref>{{cite web|url=http://energy.people.com.cn/GB/7650064.html |title=龙滩水电站创世界建设最快纪录-能源-人民网 |website=Energy.people.com.cn |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>|| 
|27.27|| 2007/2009
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 | [[Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam|Sayano-Shushenskaya]] || {{RUS}}
| {{Coord|52|49|31|N|91|22|15|E|name=Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam}}|| [[Yenisei]] || data-sort-value="6400" |6,400 || data-sort-value="29.4" | 29.4<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sshges.rushydro.ru/press/news/3101202242621/|title=Саяно-Шушенская ГЭС установила исторический рекорд годовой выработки электроэнергии|website=www.sshges.rushydro.ru|access-date=2022-03-27}}</ref> || 621
|31.3|| 1985/1989, 2010/2014<ref group=note>10 units were installed between 1985 and 1989, after [[2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident|2009 failure]] new units were installed between 2010 and 2014</ref>
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 | [[Krasnoyarsk Dam|Krasnoyarsk]] || {{RUS}}
| {{Coord|55|56|05|N|92|17|40|E|name=Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam}}|| [[Yenisei River|Yenisei]] || data-sort-value="6000" |6,000 || 18.35 || 2,000
|73.3|| 1967/1972
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 | [[Nuozhadu Dam|Nuozhadu]] || {{flag|China}}
| {{Coord|22|33|51|N|100|30|46|E|name=Nuozhadu Dam}}|| [[Mekong]] || data-sort-value="5850" |5,850 || 23.9<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-09/06/c_131832819.htm |title=Largest hydropower station on Mekong River starts operation - Xinhua &#124; English.news.cn |website=News.xinhuanet.com |date=2012-09-06 |access-date=2017-02-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115750/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-09/06/c_131832819.htm |archive-date=2014-08-26 }}</ref>|| 320
|21.75|| 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2014-06/27/c_133441204.htm |title=云南省最大水电站糯扎渡水电站全面建成投产 |website=Yn.xinhuanet.com |access-date=2017-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171646/http://yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2014-06/27/c_133441204.htm |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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 | [[Robert-Bourassa generating station|Robert-Bourassa]] || {{CAN}}
| {{Coord|53|47|43|N|77|26|26|W|name=Robert-Bourassa GS}}|| [[La Grande River|La Grande]] || data-sort-value="5616" | 5,616<ref group="note">Combined with adjacent [[La Grande-2-A generating station|La Grande-2-A]] the LG-2 complex has 7,722 MW of installed capacity</ref><ref name="HQ2008">{{cite book |title=Powering Our Future : Annual Report 2008 |publisher=Hydro-Québec |location=Montreal |date=April 2009 |page=125 |isbn=978-2-550-55046-4 |url=http://www.hydroquebec.com/publications/en/annual_report/pdf/annual-report-2008.pdf |access-date=2009-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605113542/http://www.hydroquebec.com/publications/en/annual_report/pdf/annual-report-2008.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|| 31 || 2,835
|61.7|| 1979/1981
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 | [[Churchill Falls Generating Station|Churchill Falls]] || {{CAN}}
| {{Coord|53|31|46|N|63|58|05|W|name=Churchhill Falls Hydroelectric Power Station}}|| [[Churchill River (Atlantic)|Churchill]] || data-sort-value="5428" |5,428<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nalcorenergy.com/churchill-falls.asp |title=Churchill Falls |publisher=Nalcor Energy |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>|| 35 || 6,988
|32.64|| 1971/1974
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 |[[Tarbela Dam]]||{{PAK}}
| {{Coord|34|05|23|N|72|41|54|E|name=Tarbela Dam}}||[[Indus River|Indus]]|| data-sort-value="4888" |4,888<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645651/2-tarbela-4th-extension-project-starts-power-production/|title=Tarbela 4th extension project starts power production|date=2018-02-27|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>|| 17.39 || 260
|13.7|| 1976, 1992, 2018
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 | [[Jinping-II Hydropower Station|Jinping-II]] || {{flag|China}}
| {{Coord|28|14|20|N|101|38|32|E|name=Jinping-II Hydropower Station}}|| [[Yalong River|Yalong]] || data-sort-value="4800" |4,800 || 24.23|| -
|0.01|| 2014
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 | [[Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station|Bratsk]] || {{RUS}}
| {{Coord|56|17|10|N|101|47|10|E|name=Bratsk Dam}}|| [[Angara River|Angara]] || data-sort-value="4515" |4,515 || 22.6 || 5,470
|169.27|| 1961/1966
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 |[[Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex|Paulo Afonso]] || {{flag|Brazil}} || {{Coord|09|23|49|S|38|12|08|W|name=Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex}} || [[São Francisco River|São Francisco]] || data-sort-value="4279" |4,279.6 || ? || 117 || 1.4 || 1954/1974, 1979/1983
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 | [[Laxiwa Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|36|04|13|N|101|11|08|E|name=Laxiwa Dam}}|| [[Yellow River|Yellow]] || data-sort-value="4200" |4,200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sasac.gov.cn/n1180/n1226/n2410/n314274/7508740.html |title=中国水电承建拉西瓦水电站首批5台机组全部投产 |website=www.sasac.gov.cn |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826070323/http://www.sasac.gov.cn/n1180/n1226/n2410/n314274/7508740.html |archive-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>|| 10.23 || 
|1.08|| 2010
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 | [[Xiaowan Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|24|42|19|N|100|05|32|E|name=Xiaowan Dam}}|| [[Mekong]] || data-sort-value="4200" |4,200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2010-08/25/content_20718495.htm |title=小湾电站机组全部投产 我国水电装机突破2亿千瓦 |website=Yn.xinhuanet.com |date=2010-08-25 |access-date=2017-02-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232204/http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2010-08/25/content_20718495.htm |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}</ref>|| 19 || 190
|15|| 2010
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 | [[Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station|Ust Ilimskaya]] || {{RUS}}
| {{Coord|57|58|06|N|102|41|45|E|name=Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Station}}|| [[Angara]]|| data-sort-value="3840" |3,840 || 21.7 || 1,873
|59.4|| 1980
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 | [[Jirau Power Station|Jirau]] || {{flag|Brazil}}
| {{Coord|09|15|0|S|64|24|0|W|name=Jirau Dam}}  || [[Madeira River|Madeira]]  || data-sort-value="3750" |3,750 || 19.1 || 258
| || 2014/2016
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 | [[Jinping-I Hydropower Station|Jinping-I]] || {{flag|China}}
| {{Coord|28|11|07|N|101|37|42|E|name=Jinping-I Hydropower Station}}|| [[Yalong River|Yalong]] || data-sort-value="3600" |3,600 || 17 || 82.5
|7.76|| 2014
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|[[Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station|Fengning PSP Station]]
|{{flag|China}}
|{{Coord|41|41|03|N|116|33|12|E|name=Fengning PS Hydro Power Station}}
| -
|3,600
|3.4
|
|0.07
|2019/2021
|-
 | [[Santo Antonio Dam|Santo Antonio]] || {{flag|Brazil}}
| {{Coord|08|48|06|S|63|57|03|W|name=Santo Antonio Dam}} || [[Madeira River|Madeira]] || data-sort-value="3580" |3,580<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santoantonioenergia.com.br/energia/energia1/ |title=Geração – Santo Antônio Energia |website=Santoantonioenergia.com.br |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>|| 21.2 || 490
| || 2012/2016
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 | [[Ilha Solteira Dam]] || {{BRA}}
| {{Coord|20|22|58|S|51|21|44|W|name=Ilha Solteira Dam}}|| [[Paraná River|Paraná]]|| data-sort-value="3444" |3,444 || 17.9 || 1,195
|21.2|| 1973
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 | [[Ertan Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|26|49|16|N|101|46|52|E|name=Ertan Dam}}|| [[Yalong River|Yalong]] || data-sort-value="3300" |3,300 || 17 || 101
|5.8|| 1999
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 | [[Pubugou Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|29|12|34|N|102|50|11|E|name=Pubugou Dam}}|| [[Dadu River (Sichuan)|Dadu]] || data-sort-value="3300" |3,300 || 14.6 || 
|5.39|| 2009/2010
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 | [[Macagua Dam|Macagua]] || {{VEN}}
| {{Coord|8|18|14|N|62|40|04|W|name=Macagua II}}|| [[Caroní River|Caroní]] || data-sort-value="3167.5" |3,167.5 || 15.2 || 47.4
|0.36|| 1961, 1996
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 | [[Xingó Hydroelectrical Power Plant|Xingó]] || {{BRA}}
| {{Coord|9|37|14|S|37|47|34|W|name=Xingó Hydroelectrical Power Plant}}|| [[São Francisco River|São Francisco]] || data-sort-value="3162" |3,162 || 18.7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439124/000119312512242237/d350457d20f.htm |title=Form 20-F |website=Sec.gov |access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref>|| 60
|3.8|| 1994/1997
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| [[Yacyretá Dam|Yacyretá]] || {{ARG}} <br /> {{PRY}}
| {{Coord|27|28|58|S|56|43|30|W|name=Yacyreta Dam}}|| [[Paraná River|Paraná]]|| data-sort-value="3100" |3,100 || data-sort-value="20.09" | 20.09|| 1,695
| 21 || 1994/1998, 2011
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 | [[Nurek Dam]] || {{TJK}}
| {{Coord|38|22|00|N|69|21|00|E|name=Nurek Dam}}|| [[Vakhsh River|Vakhsh]] || data-sort-value="3015" |3,015 || 11.2 || 98
|10.5|| 1972/1979, 1988
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 | [[Bath County Pumped Storage Station|Bath County PSP]] || {{USA}}
| {{Coord|38|12|32|N|79|48|00|W|name=Bath County Pumped Storage Station}}|| - || data-sort-value="3003" |3,003<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dominionenergy.com/about-us/making-energy/renewable-generation/water/bath-county-pumped-storage-station|title=Bath County Pumped Storage Station {{!}} Dominion Energy|website=www.dominionenergy.com|access-date=2019-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329052618/https://www.dominionenergy.com/about-us/making-energy/renewable-generation/water/bath-county-pumped-storage-station|archive-date=2019-03-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>|| 3.32 ||3.3
|0.03|| 1985, 2005/2009
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 | [[Goupitan Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|27|22|31|N|107|37|59|E|name=Goupitan Dam}}|| [[Wu River (Yangtze River tributary)|Wu]] || data-sort-value="3000" |3,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hydropower.org.cn/info/shownews.asp?newsid=2122 |title=Archived copy |website=www.hydropower.org.cn |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707050217/http://www.hydropower.org.cn/info/shownews.asp?newsid=2122 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>|| 9.67 || 94
|6.45|| 2009/2011
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 | [[Guanyinyan Dam]] || {{Flag|China}}
| {{Coord|26|31|17|N|101|26|16|E|name=Guanyinyan Dam}}|| [[Jinsha River|Jinsha]] || data-sort-value="3000" |3,000<!-- ?? seems that not all units are commissioned --> ||13.62 || 
|2.07|| 2014/2016
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 | [[Lianghekou Dam|Lianghekou]] || {{flag|China}} ||{{Coord|30|09|46|N|101|00|49|E|name=Lianghekou Dam}}||[[Yalong River|Yalong]] || data-sort-value=3000|3,000|| 11 || || 10.77  || 2021/2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seetao.com/details/145520.html | title=All units of Sichuan Lianghekou Hydropower Station are put into operation--Seetao }}</ref>

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=== Under construction ===
This table lists stations under construction with an expected installed capacity at least 3,000 MW.
 
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 ! Name 
 ! Country 
 ![[Geographic coordinate system|Location]]
! River 
 ! style="line-height: 1.3em;"|Expected<br />capacity ([[Megawatt|MW]]) 
 ! style="line-height: 1.3em;"|Expected<br />completion 
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 | [[Tasang Dam|TaSang]] || {{flag|Myanmar}} ||{{coord|20|27|23|N|98|39|0|E}}||[[Salween River|Salween]] || data-sort-value=7110|7,110 || ?? '''(on hold)''' 
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 | [[Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam|Grand Ethiopian Renaissance]] || {{flag|Ethiopia}} ||{{Coord|11|12|51|N|35|05|35|E|name=Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam}}||[[Blue Nile]] || data-sort-value=6,550|5,150<ref group="note">750 MW commissioned as of August 2022</ref>|| 2022-?<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/ethiopias-huge-nile-dam-delayed-2022/|title = Ethiopia's huge Nile dam delayed to 2022 - News - GCR|date = 14 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-22|title=Ethiopia to fill contested dam as Nile talks falter|url=https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-to-fill-contested-dam-as-nile-talks-falter/a-53881906|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Deutsche Welle|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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 | [[Diamer-Bhasha Dam|Diamer-Bhasha]] || {{flag|Pakistan}} ||{{Coord|35|31|08|N|73|47|10|E|name=Diamer-Bhasha Dam}}||[[Indus River]] || data-sort-value=4500|4,500 || 2029<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40127172/work-on-dasu-project-resumes | title=Work on Dasu project resumes | date=16 October 2021 }}</ref>  
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 | [[Dasu Dam|Dasu]] || {{flag|Pakistan}} ||{{Coord|35|31|10|N|73|44|21|E|name=Dasu Dam}}||[[Indus River]] || data-sort-value=4320|4,320 || 2026 
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 | [[Rogun Dam|Rogun]] || {{flag|Tajikistan}} ||{{Coord|38|41|03|N|69|46|26|E|name=Rogun Dam}}||[[Vakhsh River|Vakhsh]] || data-sort-value=3600|3,600<ref>{{cite web | url=https://central-asia.news/tadzhikistan/ekonomika-tadzhikistan/minenergo-tadjikistana-nazvalo-prichiny-nepolnoi-realizacii-elektroenergeticheskih-proektov | title=Минэнерго Таджикистана назвало причины неполной реализации электроэнергетических проектов &#124; Новости Центральной Азии }}</ref><ref group="note">760 MW commissioned as of October 2021</ref> || 2018<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tajemb-my.org/tajikistan-celebrates-independence-with-launch-of-second-rogun-dam-turbine/ | title=Tajikistan celebrates independence with launch of second Rogun dam turbine – Embassy of Tajikistan in Malaysia }}</ref>-2029
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 | [[Myitsone Dam|Myitsone]] || {{flag|Myanmar}} ||{{coord|25|41|23|N|97|31|04|E}}||[[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy]] || data-sort-value=3600|3,600 || ?? '''(on hold)'''  
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 | [[Mambilla Power Station|Mambilla]] || {{flag|Nigeria}} ||{{Coord|07|09|44|N|10|34|17|E|name=Mambilla Power Station}}||[[Donga River|Donga]] || data-sort-value=3000|3,050 || 2030<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/mambilla-hydropower-project-nigeria/ | title=Mambilla Hydropower Project - Nigeria's biggest power plant }}</ref>  -->
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 |}

== See also ==
* [[List of conventional hydroelectric power stations]]
* [[List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations]]
* [[List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations]]
* [[List of largest power stations in the world]]
* [[List of tallest dams in the world]]
* [[List of largest dams]]
* [[List of countries by renewable electricity production]]
* [[List of largest power stations in the United States]]

==Notes==
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