List of the largest hydroelectric power stations
- List of the largest hydroelectric power stations
This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations. The Three Gorges Dam project in Hubei, China, is the world's largest hydroelectric generating system. It includes 2 generating stations. They are the Three Gorges Dam (22,500 MW when completed) and Gezhouba Dam (3,115MW). The total generating capacity of this complex is currently at 20,015 MW. The whole project is planned to be completed in 2011. The total generating capacity will be 25,615 MW by then.
The Jinsha River (the upper stream of Yangtze River) complex is the largest hydroelectric generating system currently under construction. It has 3 phases. Phase one includes 4 dams on the downstream of Jinsha River. They are Wudongde Dam, Baihetan Dam, Xiluodu Dam, and Xiangjiaba Dam, with generating capacity of 7,400 MW, 12,500 MW, 12,600 MW, and 6,000 MW respectively. The total generating capacity of those four dams is 38,500 MW. Construction of Xiluodu Dam started on December 26 2005. Construction of Xiangjiaba Dam started on November 26 2006. Phase one is planned to complete in 2015. Phase two includes 8 dams on the middle stream of Jinsha River. The total generating capacity is 21,150 MW. Phase three includes 8 dams on the upper stream of Jinsha River. The total generating capacity is 8,980 MW. The total capacity of the complex is 68,630 MW.
The James Bay Project in Quebec, Canada, is the world's second largest hydroelectric generating system. The nine generating stations of the complex have a total generating capacity of 16,527 MW. The Robert Bourassa station alone has a capacity of 5,616 MW. A tenth station (Eastmain-1-A) is currently under construction and will add 768 MW to the total, making it 17,295 MW. Construction on an additional project on the Rupert River was started on 11 January, 2007. It will add two stations with a combined capacity of 888 MW.Fact|date=February 2007
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