Largest hydro power plants

This PowerAtlas slice contains 7,153 plants with 1,066,778 MW of combined capacity. 0 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW.

7,153plants
1,066,778MW
0measured CO2 records
0modelled CO2 records

Top plants

PlantCountryFuelOwnerMWCO2 t/yr
Three Gorges DamChinaHydroChina Three Gorges Corporation22,500n/a
XiluoduChinaHydroChina Three Gorges Corporation13,860n/a
Baihetan DamChinaHydroChina Three Gorges Corporation13,050n/a
Belo MonteBrazilHydroNorte Energia11,233n/a
Simon Bolivar (Guri)VenezuelaHydroCorpoelec (CVG Edelca)10,200n/a
TucuruíBrazilHydroEletrobras (Eletronorte)8,535n/a
XiangjiabaChinaHydroChinese Yangtze power7,750n/a
Itaipu (Parte Brasileira)BrazilHydroItaipu Binacional7,000n/a
Itaipu Binacional Dam (Paraguay part)ParaguayHydroBrazil and Paraguay Government7,000n/a
Grand CouleeUnited States of AmericaHydroU S Bureau of Reclamation6,809n/a
KrasnoyarskRussiaHydroJSC "Krasnoyarsk HPP"6,000n/a
NuozhaduChinaHydroChina Huaneng Group5,850n/a
Robert-BourassaCanadaHydroHydro-Québec5,616n/a
Churchill FallsCanadaHydroChurchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation (Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro / Hydro-Québec)5,428n/a
LongtanChinaHydroLongtan Hydropower Development Co. Ltd.4,900n/a
Jinping IIChinaHydroYalong River Hydropower Development Company Ltd.4,800n/a
AhaiChinaHydroJinsha River Hydropower Development Co (Huadian/Huaneng/Datang JV)4,750n/a
Bratsk HPPRussiaHydroPJSC "IRKUTSKENERGO"4,500n/a
LaxiwaChinaHydroState Power Investment Corporation (SPIC)4,200n/a
XiaowanChinaHydroChina Huaneng Group4,200n/a

What changes this answer from a template?

Fuel mix: Hydro 7,153. Regions: California (245), Yunnan (190), Sichuan (189), New York (166). Owners: Unknown owner (2,246), Verbund (79), Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP (71), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (63).

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Frequently asked questions

What are the largest largest hydro power plants?

This PowerAtlas slice contains 7,153 plants with 1,066,778 MW of combined capacity. 0 plants have asset-level CO2 values: 0 measured and 0 modelled. The largest visible unit in this slice is Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW.

Which fuels and owners dominate this slice?

Fuel mix by plant count: Hydro 7,153. Leading owner/operator labels: Unknown owner (2,246), Verbund (79), Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP (71), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (63).

How is this answer sourced?

Plant identity and capacity come from WRI GPPD / Global Energy Monitor; CO2 provenance is labelled as regulator-measured, modelled or unavailable on each plant page.

Methodology

This answer page is generated only when the slice has enough underlying plant records and passes the hub demand/data gate. It is not a separate source of truth; each table row links back to the underlying plant record and provenance labels.