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Cleanest power plants in the world — largest zero-carbon

The largest zero-carbon power plants in the world (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal) by capacity — clean-energy leaders. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Three Gorges DamHydroChina22,500
2XiluoduHydroChina13,860
3Baihetan DamHydroChina13,050
4Belo MonteHydroBrazil11,233
5Jaitapur nuclear power plantNuclearIndia10,380
6Simon Bolivar (Guri)HydroVenezuela10,200
7TucuruíHydroBrazil8,535
8Bailong nuclear power plantNuclearChina8,100
9Kashiwazaki KariwaNuclearJapan7,965
10XiangjiabaHydroChina7,750
11Xudapu nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,548
12Haixing nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
13Lianjiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
14Nanyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
15Xiaomoshan nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
16Kovvada nuclear power plantNuclearIndia7,500
17Lufeng nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,400
18Jinqimen nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,200
19Nakasongola nuclear power plantNuclearUganda7,200
20Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,020
21Itaipu (Parte Brasileira)HydroBrazil7,000
22Itaipu Binacional Dam (Paraguay part)HydroParaguay7,000
23Jieyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,000
24Taipingling nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,000
25Zhaoqing nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,000
26Zhaoyuan nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,900
27Zhuanghe nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,900
28Grand CouleeHydroUnited States of America6,809
29HongyanheNuclearChina6,714
30FuqingNuclearChina6,667
31TianwanNuclearChina6,608
32YangjiangNuclearChina6,516
33Xiapu nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,482
34HanbitNuclearSouth Korea6,235
35HanulNuclearSouth Korea6,226
36Jiangsu Xuwei nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,152
37Gansu Wind FarmWindChina6,000
38KrasnoyarskHydroRussia6,000
39ZaporozhyeNuclearUkraine6,000
40Yangxi nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,000
41Le Carnet nuclear power plantNuclearFrance6,000
42Haripur nuclear power plantNuclearIndia6,000
43NuozhaduHydroChina5,850
44GRAVELINESNuclearFrance5,706
45Barakah nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Arab Emirates5,668
46Robert-BourassaHydroCanada5,616
47PALUELNuclearFrance5,528
48CATTENOMNuclearFrance5,448
49Churchill FallsHydroCanada5,428
50İğneada nuclear power plantNuclearTurkey5,300
51Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
52Fuling nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
53Guangshui nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
54Hengren nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
55Jingyu Chisong nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
56Jiyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
57Longyou nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
58Pingnan Baisha nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
59Pulandian nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
60Shaoguan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
61Taohuajiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
62Xiajiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
63Xianning Dafan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
64Yingtan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
65Zhongxiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
66Iran-Hormoz nuclear power plantNuclearIran5,000
67VogtleNuclearUnited States of America4,958
68LongtanHydroChina4,900
69Hartsville nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,876
70Jinping IIHydroChina4,800
71El Dabaa nuclear power plantNuclearEgypt4,800
72Balkhash nuclear power plantNuclearKazakhstan4,800
73Tver nuclear power plantNuclearRussia4,800
74Akkuyu nuclear power plantNuclearTurkey4,800
75Kiruhura nuclear power plantNuclearUganda4,800
76AhaiHydroChina4,750
77Bellefonte nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,746
78OhiNuclearJapan4,710
79Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantNuclearJapan4,696
80Alan R. Barton nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,636
81Donggang nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,600
82Sinop nuclear power plantNuclearTurkey4,600
83Atlantic nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,600
84Bratsk HPPHydroRussia4,500
85FLAMANVILLENuclearFrance4,414
86Bashkir nuclear power plantNuclearRussia4,410
87Qinshan 2NuclearChina4,406
88Tatar nuclear power plantNuclearRussia4,405
89Fukushima DainaNuclearJapan4,400
90Leningrad NPPNuclearRussia4,376
91NingdeNuclearChina4,356
92Palo VerdeNuclearUnited States of America4,242
93LaxiwaHydroChina4,200
94XiaowanHydroChina4,200
95Ling AoNuclearChina4,152
96Rostov NPPNuclearRussia4,071
97Balakovo NPPNuclearRussia4,000
98Kalinn NPPNuclearRussia4,000
99KurskNuclearRussia4,000
100Hengyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
101Jiamusi nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
102Sanba nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
103Sanming nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
104Songzi nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
105Xinyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
106Xuancheng nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
107Zhong County nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
108Stendal nuclear power plantNuclearGermany4,000
109Tana River nuclear power plantNuclearKenya4,000
110Lamwo nuclear power plantNuclearUganda4,000
111Chyhyryn nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine4,000
112RinghalsNuclearSweden3,932
113Ust Illminsk (HPP)HydroRussia3,840
114Cherokee nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,840
115Perkins nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,840
116CRUASNuclearFrance3,824
117TRICASTIN 1NuclearFrance3,820
118CHINONNuclearFrance3,816
119BLAYAISNuclearFrance3,804
120Chernobyl nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine3,800
121Crimean nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine3,800
122Browns FerryNuclearUnited States of America3,775
123JirauHydroBrazil3,750
124Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plantNuclearPoland3,750
125DAMPIERRENuclearFrance3,748
126DarlingtonNuclearCanada3,736
127BUGEYNuclearFrance3,724
128South Urals nuclear power plantNuclearRussia3,660
129Jinping IHydroChina3,600
130Pu Bu GouHydroChina3,600
131Ruijin nuclear power plantNuclearChina3,600
132Santo AntônioHydroBrazil3,568
133HamaokaNuclearJapan3,504
134Taishan nuclear power plantNuclearChina3,500
135Bangka Belitung Islands nuclear power plantNuclearIndonesia3,500
136GenkaiNuclearJapan3,478
137TarbelaHydroPakistan3,478
138South River nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,450
139ForsmarkNuclearSweden3,446
140Ilha SolteiraHydroBrazil3,444
141Amarillo nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,420
142Moorside nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom3,405
143TakahamaNuclearJapan3,392
144Bruce BNuclearCanada3,390
145Shin-KoriNuclearSouth Korea3,340
146ErtanHydroChina3,300
147Bruce ANuclearCanada3,220
148Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom3,200
149Fresno nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,200
150XingóHydroBrazil3,162
151CIVAUXNuclearFrance3,122
152CHOOZNuclearFrance3,120
153Laiyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina3,086
154Victoria County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,070
155Gou Pi TanHydroChina3,000
156GuanyinyanHydroChina3,000
157SmolenskNuclearRussia3,000
158South UkraineNuclearUkraine3,000
159Daejin nuclear power plantNuclearSouth Korea3,000
160Yeongdeok nuclear power plantNuclearSouth Korea3,000
161Boguchanskaya HPPHydroRussia2,997
162Antonio Jose de Sucre (Macagua)HydroVenezuela2,930
163DOEL 4NuclearBelgium2,910
164Bath CountyHydroUnited States of America2,862
165Rivne (Rouno)NuclearUkraine2,835
166Peach BottomNuclearUnited States of America2,824
167Bhimpur nuclear power plantNuclearIndia2,800
168Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plantNuclearIndia2,800
169Mahi Banswara nuclear power plantNuclearIndia2,800
170Pątnów nuclear power plantNuclearPoland2,800
171WolsongNuclearSouth Korea2,799
172La Grande-4HydroCanada2,779
173KoriNuclearSouth Korea2,773
174PENLYNuclearFrance2,764
175ST ALBANNuclearFrance2,762
176Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom2,760
177MicaHydroCanada2,746
178Kaminoseki nuclear power plantNuclearJapan2,746
179GezhoubaHydroChina2,735
180Volzhskaya HPPHydroRussia2,734
181G.M. ShrumHydroCanada2,730
182BELLEVILLENuclearFrance2,726
183GOLFECHNuclearFrance2,726
184NOGENTNuclearFrance2,726
185San Onofre nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,710
186South Texas ProjectNuclearUnited States of America2,708
187NurekHydroTajikistan2,700
188Visaginas nuclear power plantNuclearLithuania2,700
189Longmen nuclear power plantNuclearTaiwan2,700
190OconeeNuclearUnited States of America2,682
191TalenEnergy SusquehannaNuclearUnited States of America2,660
192DagangshanHydroChina2,600
193Ashihama nuclear power plantNuclearJapan2,600
194Ignalina nuclear power plantNuclearLithuania2,600
195Kernkraft GundremmingenNuclearGermany2,572
196Yellow Creek nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,570
197Skagit-Hanford nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,554
198Erie nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,534
199Manuel Piar (Tocoma) Hydroelectric Power Plant VenezuelaHydroVenezuela2,530
200Greenwood nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,528
201Biblis nuclear power plantNuclearGermany2,525
202Pebble Springs nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,520
203Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,510
204Comanche PeakNuclearUnited States of America2,509
205Sanmen nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,502
206OskarshamnNuclearSweden2,500
207Braidwood Generation StationNuclearUnited States of America2,500
208Haifeng nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
209Haiyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
210Tongren nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
211Yanjiashan nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
212Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
213Central/Kostroma nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,500
214Blue Castle nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,500
215Levy County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,500
216Zhigulevskaya HPPHydroRussia2,488
217Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,484
218Satsop nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,482
219RevelstokeHydroCanada2,480
220Phipps Bend nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,466
221Paulo Afonso IVHydroBrazil2,462.4
222Chief JosephHydroUnited States of America2,456.2
223PSEG Salem Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,454
224Byron Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,452
225McGuireNuclearUnited States of America2,430
226Robert Moses NiagaraHydroUnited States of America2,429.1
227Indian Point nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,429
228Watts Bar Nuclear PlantNuclearUnited States of America2,428
229SequoyahNuclearUnited States of America2,421
230La Grande-3HydroCanada2,417
231LaSalle Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,414
232Atatürk DamHydroTurkey2,405
233Guadian DamHydroChina2,400
234GuandiHydroChina2,400
235Guangzhou Pump StorageHydroChina2,400
236HuizhouHydroChina2,400
237JinanqiaoHydroChina2,400
238LiyuanHydroChina2,400
239Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén)HydroMexico2,400
240Hoa BinhHydroVietnam2,400
241Son LaHydroVietnam2,400
242Rooppur nuclear power plantNuclearBangladesh2,400
243Kurchatov nuclear power plantNuclearKazakhstan2,400
244Ulken nuclear power plantNuclearKazakhstan2,400
245Geregu nuclear power plantNuclearNigeria2,400
246Itu nuclear power plantNuclearNigeria2,400
247Novocherkassk nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,400
248Somerset nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,400
249St. Rosalie nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,400
250Stanislaus nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,400
251Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plantNuclearVietnam2,400
252Diablo CanyonNuclearUnited States of America2,394
253LimerickNuclearUnited States of America2,388
254Astravets nuclear power plantNuclearBelarus2,388
255CatawbaNuclearUnited States of America2,376
256Baltiyskaya nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,364
257Donald C CookNuclearUnited States of America2,362
258Fulton nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,320
259Bradwell B nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom2,300
260Allens Creek nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
261Black Fox nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
262Jamesport nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
263Montague nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
264New England nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
265Quanicassee nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
266Douglas Point (PEPCO) nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,292
267Marble Hill nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,260
268Tyrone nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,250
269Carroll County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,240
270William States Lee III nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,234
271Verplanck nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,230
272Whitemud nuclear power plantNuclearCanada2,200
273South Dade nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,200
274Ninh Thuận 2 nuclear power plantNuclearVietnam2,200
275MillstoneNuclearUnited States of America2,198
276FangjiashanNuclearChina2,178
277OnagawaNuclearJapan2,174
278Zion nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,170
279TemelínNuclearCzech Republic2,164
280Pickering BNuclearCanada2,160
281LudilaHydroChina2,160
282John DayHydroUnited States of America2,160
283Fransisco de Miranda (Caruachi)HydroVenezuela2,160
284Hohoku nuclear power plantNuclearJapan2,134
285Nsuban nuclear power plantNuclearGhana2,124
286Qasr-Amra nuclear power plantNuclearJordan2,120
287La Grande-2-AHydroCanada2,106
288GongzuiHydroChina2,100
289High DamHydroEgypt2,100
290Primorsk nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,100
291TIHANGE 3NuclearBelgium2,098
292Shin-WolsongNuclearSouth Korea2,096
293St LucieNuclearUnited States of America2,095
294CN ALMARAZ 1NuclearSpain2,093
295ItumbiaraHydroBrazil2,082
296KOZLODUYNuclearBulgaria2,080
297Cahora BassaHydroMozambique2,075
298TomariNuclearJapan2,070
299ASCO GRNuclearSpain2,060
300KuoshengNuclearTaiwan2,040
301IkataNuclearJapan2,022
302Montalto di Castro nuclear power plantNuclearItaly2,018
303Daya BayNuclearChina2,010
304Byreyskaya HPPHydroRussia2,010
305North AnnaNuclearUnited States of America2,001
306FangchenggangNuclearChina2,000
307Lijiaxia DamHydroChina2,000
308DukonavyNuclearCzech Republic2,000
309KUNDANKULAMNuclearIndia2,000
310KudankulamNuclearIndia2,000
311Karoune 3HydroIran2,000
312Masjed SoleymanHydroIran2,000
313Shahid AbbaspuorHydroIran2,000
314KhmelnytskaNuclearUkraine2,000
315Bad CreekHydroUnited States of America2,000
316Minsk nuclear power plantNuclearBelarus2,000
317Belene Original nuclear power plantNuclearBulgaria2,000
318Saskatchewan nuclear power plantNuclearCanada2,000
319Rushan nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,000
320Xiangzhou nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,000
321Bangka Belitung nuclear power plantNuclearIndonesia2,000
322Muria nuclear power plantNuclearIndonesia2,000
323Sinpo nuclear power plantNuclearNorth Korea2,000
324Buyende nuclear power plantNuclearUganda2,000
325Kharkiv nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine2,000
326Odessa nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine2,000
327Zimmer nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,980
328LudingtonHydroUnited States of America1,978.8
329Arkansas Nuclear OneNuclearUnited States of America1,968
330Nine Mile Point Nuclear StationNuclearUnited States of America1,962
331KOYNA COMPLEXHydroIndia1,956
332Brunswick NuclearNuclearUnited States of America1,950
333Sundesert nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,948
334KoebergNuclearSouth Africa1,940
335OkutataragiHydroJapan1,932
336Beaver ValleyNuclearUnited States of America1,917
337BeauharnoisHydroCanada1,912
338ST LAURENTNuclearFrance1,912
339MaanshanNuclearTaiwan1,902
340Paksi AtomerőműNuclearHungary1,886.8
341Dresden Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America1,885
342NovovoronezhNuclearRussia1,880
343Quad Cities Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America1,880
344Gilgel Gibe IIIHydroEthiopia1,870
345Zarnowiec Original nuclear power plantNuclearPoland1,860
346Lemóniz nuclear power plantNuclearSpain1,860
347Maki nuclear power plantNuclearJapan1,847
348Joseph M FarleyNuclearUnited States of America1,846
349ShuibuyaHydroChina1,840
350KAKRAPARANuclearIndia1,840
351Blue Hills nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,836
352Edwin I HatchNuclearUnited States of America1,832
353Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power PlantNuclearUnited States of America1,829
354Teles PiresHydroBrazil1,820
355The DallesHydroUnited States of America1,819.7
356YantanHydroChina1,810
357Tumut 3HydroAustralia1,800
358BaishanHydroChina1,800
359LongkaikouHydroChina1,800
360TianhuangpingHydroChina1,800
361XiaolangdiHydroChina1,800
362Karakaya DamHydroTurkey1,800
363DinorwigHydroUnited Kingdom1,800
364Haven nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,800
365Dagestan BranchHydroRussia1,786
366SendaiNuclearJapan1,780
367SurryNuclearUnited States of America1,780
368Olkiluoto 1NuclearFinland1,760
369FESSENHEIMNuclearFrance1,760
370Kola NPPNuclearRussia1,760
371Jing HongHydroChina1,750
372PengshuiHydroChina1,750
373ShikaNuclearJapan1,746
374Shidao Bay nuclear power plantNuclearChina1,745
375DinorwigHydroUnited Kingdom1,728
376Raccoon MountainHydroUnited States of America1,713.6
377GRAND MAISONHydroFrance1,713
378São SimãoHydroBrazil1,710
379WuqiangxiHydroChina1,700
380Perryman nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,690
381CastaicHydroUnited States of America1,682
382Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto (Foz do Areia)HydroBrazil1,676
383ManwanHydroChina1,670
384Turkey PointNuclearUnited States of America1,658
385Laguna VerdeNuclearMexico1,608
386Ming-TanHydroTaiwan1,602
387Bell Bend nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
388Idaho Energy Complex nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
389Palisades nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
390Piketon nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
391Southern Ohio Clean Energy Park nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
392Manic-5HydroCanada1,596
393Jupiá (Eng° Souza Dias)HydroBrazil1,551.2
394YACYRETAHydroArgentina1,550
395Yacyretá DamHydroParaguay1,550
396Porto Primavera (Eng° Sérgio Motta)HydroBrazil1,540
397Summit nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,540
398Vidal nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,540
399Dneipro HPP 2HydroUkraine1,538
400GongboxiaHydroChina1,500
401Coca Coda SinclairHydroEcuador1,500
402NATHPA JHAKRIHydroIndia1,500
403OkuminoHydroJapan1,500
404Grand GulfNuclearUnited States of America1,500
405Navai New nuclear power plantNuclearAzerbaijan1,500
406Shivta nuclear power plantNuclearIsrael1,500
407Surry Green Energy Center nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,500
408Sir Adam Beck 2HydroCanada1,499
409ISAR-2NuclearGermany1,485
410BeloyarskNuclearRussia1,485
411BROKDORFNuclearGermany1,480
412Sellafield (Candu) nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom1,480
413Luiz Gonzaga (Itaparica)HydroBrazil1,479.6
414PHILIPPSBURG-2NuclearGermany1,468
415ItáHydroBrazil1,450
416Ghazi BarothaHydroPakistan1,450
417KvilldalHydroNorway1,444
418MarimbondoHydroBrazil1,440
419La Grande-1HydroCanada1,436
420GrohndeNuclearGermany1,430
421Saratovskaya HPPHydroRussia1,427
422Inga IIHydroDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,424
423Salto SantiagoHydroBrazil1,420
424NPP CernavodaNuclearRomania1,411
425Unterweser nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,410
426Kruemmel nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,402
427PIEDRA DEL AGUILA (CPSA)HydroArgentina1,400
428ShuikouHydroChina1,400
429NECKARWESTHEIM-2NuclearGermany1,400
430Chutka nuclear power plantNuclearIndia1,400
431Rajauli nuclear power plantNuclearIndia1,400
432Aurland5HydroNorway1,398
433Água Vermelha (Antiga José Ermírio de Moraes)HydroBrazil1,396.2
434Ohma nuclear power plantNuclearJapan1,383
435BHAKRAHydroIndia1,379.6
436Cheboksarskaya HPPHydroRussia1,370
437Kot Addu Power Company ltd.HydroPakistan1,368
438TornessNuclearUnited Kingdom1,364
439EMSLANDNuclearGermany1,363
440Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade II (Antiga Angra II)NuclearBrazil1,350
441LimestoneHydroCanada1,350
442Da Chao ShanHydroChina1,350
443Idaho Energy Complex Payette County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,350
444Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,345
445ChasnuppNuclearPakistan1,330
446Zeyskaya HPPHydroRussia1,330
447Keban DamHydroTurkey1,330
448René-Lévesque (Manic-3)HydroCanada1,326
449Tianshengqiao IIHydroChina1,320
450Glen Canyon DamHydroUnited States of America1,312
451Midland nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,310
452PerryNuclearUnited States of America1,303
453Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,302
454ChangjiangNuclearChina1,300
455Inguri (Enguri) Dam Hydroelectric Power Station GeorgiaHydroGeorgia1,300
456Rocky ReachHydroUnited States of America1,299.6
457Indian Point 2NuclearUnited States of America1,299
458Vianden Pumped Storage Power Plant LuxembourgHydroLuxembourg1,296
459SeabrookNuclearUnited States of America1,296
460Wolf Creek Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America1,285
461LongyangxiaHydroChina1,280
462QingyuanHydroChina1,280
463WujiangduHydroChina1,280
464OkawachiHydroJapan1,280
465Shin TakasegawaHydroJapan1,280
466Point Beach Nuclear PlantNuclearUnited States of America1,280
467Serra da MesaHydroBrazil1,275
468Kernkraftwerk LeibstadtNuclearSwitzerland1,275
469CallawayNuclearUnited States of America1,275
470ChinshanNuclearTaiwan1,272
471Vandalia nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,270
472Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (Segredo)HydroBrazil1,260
473BieudronHydroSwitzerland1,260
474KettleHydroCanada1,253
475GavioHydroColombia1,250
476MeroweHydroSudan1,250
477Sizewell BNuclearUnited Kingdom1,250
478Waterford 3NuclearUnited States of America1,250
479Superphénix nuclear power plantNuclearFrance1,242
480Governador José Richa (Salto Caxias)HydroBrazil1,240
481San CarlosHydroColombia1,240
482PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America1,240
483Heysham 2NuclearUnited Kingdom1,230
484Jean-Lesage (Manic-2)HydroCanada1,229
485ALDEADAVILA II 2HydroSpain1,226.4
486LiujiaxiaHydroChina1,225
487WanapumHydroUnited States of America1,220
488FurnasHydroBrazil1,216
489Zhangzhou nuclear power plantNuclearChina1,212
490Greene County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,212
491Ilısu DamHydroTurkey1,209
492OkuyoshinoHydroJapan1,206
493Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power stationHydroRussia1,205
494EL CHOCONHydroArgentina1,200
495BailanheHydroChina1,200
496BaoquanHydroChina1,200
497GeheyanHydroChina1,200
498HeimifengHydroChina1,200
499HongpingHydroChina1,200
500HuhhotHydroChina1,200

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in cleanest power plants in the world — largest zero-carbon?

Three Gorges Dam (China) ranks #1 with 22,500 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 500 power plants in the world.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Three Gorges Dam (22,500); 2. Xiluodu (13,860); 3. Baihetan Dam (13,050).