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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
5Simon Bolivar (Guri)HydroVenezuela10,200
6Jaitapur nuclear power plantNuclearIndia9,900
7TucuruíHydroBrazil8,535
8Shidao Bay nuclear power plantNuclearChina8,279
9Bailong nuclear power plantNuclearChina8,100
10Kashiwazaki KariwaNuclearJapan7,965
11XiangjiabaHydroChina7,750
12Xudapu nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,548
13Haiyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,506
14Haixing nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
15Lianjiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
16Nanyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
17Xiaomoshan nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,500
18Kovvada nuclear power plantNuclearIndia7,500
19Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantNuclearJapan7,456
20Sanmen nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,404
21Lufeng nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,400
22Jinqimen nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,200
23Nakasongola nuclear power plantNuclearUganda7,200
24Zhangzhou nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,024
25Cangnan San'ao nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,020
26Itaipu (Parte Brasileira)HydroBrazil7,000
27Itaipu Binacional Dam (Paraguay part)HydroParaguay7,000
28Jieyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,000
29Taipingling nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,000
30Zhaoqing nuclear power plantNuclearChina7,000
31Zhaoyuan nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,900
32Zhuanghe nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,900
33Grand CouleeHydroUnited States of America6,809
34Palo Verde nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America6,782
35HongyanheNuclearChina6,714
36FuqingNuclearChina6,667
37TianwanNuclearChina6,608
38YangjiangNuclearChina6,516
39Xiapu nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,482
40HanbitNuclearSouth Korea6,235
41HanulNuclearSouth Korea6,226
42Jiangsu Xuwei nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,152
43Gansu Wind FarmWindChina6,000
44KrasnoyarskHydroRussia6,000
45ZaporozhyeNuclearUkraine6,000
46Yangxi nuclear power plantNuclearChina6,000
47Le Carnet nuclear power plantNuclearFrance6,000
48Haripur nuclear power plantNuclearIndia6,000
49Comanche Peak nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America5,909
50Shearon Harris nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America5,895
51NuozhaduHydroChina5,850
52Taishan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,800
53Chernobyl nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine5,800
54GRAVELINESNuclearFrance5,706
55Barakah nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Arab Emirates5,668
56Robert-BourassaHydroCanada5,616
57North Anna nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America5,615
58PALUELNuclearFrance5,528
59CATTENOMNuclearFrance5,448
60Churchill FallsHydroCanada5,428
61South Texas nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America5,416
62İğneada nuclear power plantNuclearTurkey5,300
63Nizhny Novgorod nuclear power plantNuclearRussia5,020
64Central/Kostroma nuclear power plantNuclearRussia5,010
65Anhui Wuhu nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
66Fuling nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
67Guangshui nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
68Hengren nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
69Jingyu Chisong nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
70Jiyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
71Longyou nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
72Pingnan Baisha nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
73Pulandian nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
74Shaoguan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
75Taohuajiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
76Xiajiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
77Xianning Dafan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
78Yingtan nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
79Zhongxiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina5,000
80Iran-Hormoz nuclear power plantNuclearIran5,000
81Alvin W Vogtle nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,958
82LongtanHydroChina4,900
83Hartsville nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,876
84Jinping IIHydroChina4,800
85El Dabaa nuclear power plantNuclearEgypt4,800
86Balkhash nuclear power plantNuclearKazakhstan4,800
87Tver nuclear power plantNuclearRussia4,800
88Akkuyu nuclear power plantNuclearTurkey4,800
89Sinop nuclear power plantNuclearTurkey4,800
90Kiruhura nuclear power plantNuclearUganda4,800
91Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plantNuclearVietnam4,800
92AhaiHydroChina4,750
93Bellefonte nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,746
94OhiNuclearJapan4,710
95Alan R. Barton nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,636
96Donggang nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,600
97Atlantic nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,600
98Bratsk HPPHydroRussia4,500
99FLAMANVILLENuclearFrance4,414
100Bashkir nuclear power plantNuclearRussia4,410
101Qinshan 2NuclearChina4,406
102Tatar nuclear power plantNuclearRussia4,405
103Fukushima DainaNuclearJapan4,400
104Leningrad NPPNuclearRussia4,376
105NingdeNuclearChina4,356
106Grand Gulf nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,270
107Palo VerdeNuclearUnited States of America4,242
108LaxiwaHydroChina4,200
109XiaowanHydroChina4,200
110Turkey Point nuclear power stationNuclearUnited States of America4,158
111Ling AoNuclearChina4,152
112Rostov NPPNuclearRussia4,071
113Fermi nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,034
114Balakovo NPPNuclearRussia4,000
115Kalinn NPPNuclearRussia4,000
116KurskNuclearRussia4,000
117Hengyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
118Jiamusi nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
119Sanba nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
120Sanming nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
121Songzi nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
122Xinyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
123Xuancheng nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
124Zhong County nuclear power plantNuclearChina4,000
125Stendal nuclear power plantNuclearGermany4,000
126Tana River nuclear power plantNuclearKenya4,000
127Lamwo nuclear power plantNuclearUganda4,000
128Chyhyryn nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine4,000
129Ninh Thuận 2 nuclear power plantNuclearVietnam4,000
130Callaway nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,995
131RinghalsNuclearSweden3,932
132Nine Mile Point nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,862
133Ust Illminsk (HPP)HydroRussia3,840
134Cherokee nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,840
135Perkins nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,840
136CRUASNuclearFrance3,824
137TRICASTIN 1NuclearFrance3,820
138CHINONNuclearFrance3,816
139BLAYAISNuclearFrance3,804
140Crimean nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine3,800
141Browns Ferry nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,775
142JirauHydroBrazil3,750
143Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plantNuclearPoland3,750
144DAMPIERRENuclearFrance3,748
145DarlingtonNuclearCanada3,736
146BUGEYNuclearFrance3,724
147South Urals nuclear power plantNuclearRussia3,660
148Salem nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,654
149Jinping IHydroChina3,600
150Pu Bu GouHydroChina3,600
151Ruijin nuclear power plantNuclearChina3,600
152Santo AntônioHydroBrazil3,568
153HamaokaNuclearJapan3,504
154Bangka Belitung Islands nuclear power plantNuclearIndonesia3,500
155Surry nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,498
156Browns FerryNuclearUnited States of America3,494
157GenkaiNuclearJapan3,478
158TarbelaHydroPakistan3,478
159River Bend nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,470
160South River nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,450
161ForsmarkNuclearSweden3,446
162Ilha SolteiraHydroBrazil3,444
163Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,429
164Amarillo nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,420
165Moorside nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom3,405
166TakahamaNuclearJapan3,392
167Bruce BNuclearCanada3,390
168Shin-KoriNuclearSouth Korea3,340
169ErtanHydroChina3,300
170Virgil C Summer nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,240
171Bruce ANuclearCanada3,220
172Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom3,200
173Fresno nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,200
174XingóHydroBrazil3,162
175CIVAUXNuclearFrance3,122
176CHOOZNuclearFrance3,120
177Laiyang nuclear power plantNuclearChina3,086
178Pilgrim nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,071
179Victoria County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,070
180Gou Pi TanHydroChina3,000
181GuanyinyanHydroChina3,000
182SmolenskNuclearRussia3,000
183South UkraineNuclearUkraine3,000
184Daejin nuclear power plantNuclearSouth Korea3,000
185Yeongdeok nuclear power plantNuclearSouth Korea3,000
186Boguchanskaya HPPHydroRussia2,997
187Antonio Jose de Sucre (Macagua)HydroVenezuela2,930
188DOEL 4NuclearBelgium2,910
189Millstone nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,882
190Bath CountyHydroUnited States of America2,862
191Turkey PointNuclearUnited States of America2,861
192Rivne (Rouno)NuclearUkraine2,835
193Peach BottomNuclearUnited States of America2,824
194Peach Bottom nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,824
195Bhimpur nuclear power plantNuclearIndia2,800
196Gorakhpur Haryana nuclear power plantNuclearIndia2,800
197Mahi Banswara nuclear power plantNuclearIndia2,800
198Pątnów nuclear power plantNuclearPoland2,800
199WolsongNuclearSouth Korea2,799
200La Grande-4HydroCanada2,779
201Seversk nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,775
202KoriNuclearSouth Korea2,773
203PENLYNuclearFrance2,764
204ST ALBANNuclearFrance2,762
205Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom2,760
206MicaHydroCanada2,746
207Kaminoseki nuclear power plantNuclearJapan2,746
208Davis Besse nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,737
209GezhoubaHydroChina2,735
210Volzhskaya HPPHydroRussia2,734
211G.M. ShrumHydroCanada2,730
212BELLEVILLENuclearFrance2,726
213GOLFECHNuclearFrance2,726
214NOGENTNuclearFrance2,726
215Three Mile Island nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,719
216San Onofre nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,710
217South Texas ProjectNuclearUnited States of America2,708
218NurekHydroTajikistan2,700
219Visaginas nuclear power plantNuclearLithuania2,700
220Longmen nuclear power plantNuclearTaiwan2,700
221OconeeNuclearUnited States of America2,682
222Oconee nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,682
223TalenEnergy SusquehannaNuclearUnited States of America2,660
224Susquehanna nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,660
225DagangshanHydroChina2,600
226Ashihama nuclear power plantNuclearJapan2,600
227Ignalina nuclear power plantNuclearLithuania2,600
228Kernkraft GundremmingenNuclearGermany2,572
229Yellow Creek nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,570
230Skagit-Hanford nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,554
231Erie nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,534
232Manuel Piar (Tocoma) Hydroelectric Power Plant VenezuelaHydroVenezuela2,530
233Greenwood nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,528
234Biblis nuclear power plantNuclearGermany2,525
235Pebble Springs nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,520
236Comanche PeakNuclearUnited States of America2,509
237Perry nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,508
238OskarshamnNuclearSweden2,500
239Braidwood Generation StationNuclearUnited States of America2,500
240Haifeng nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
241Tongren nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
242Yanjiashan nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
243Yibin Beijiang nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,500
244Blue Castle nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,500
245Braidwood nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,500
246Levy County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,500
247Seabrook nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,494
248Zhigulevskaya HPPHydroRussia2,488
249Washington Nuclear Project nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,484
250Satsop nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,482
251RevelstokeHydroCanada2,480
252Phipps Bend nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,466
253Paulo Afonso IVHydroBrazil2,462
254Chief JosephHydroUnited States of America2,456
255PSEG Salem Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,454
256Byron Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,452
257Byron nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,452
258Palisades nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,450
259McGuireNuclearUnited States of America2,430
260VogtleNuclearUnited States of America2,430
261McGuire nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,430
262Robert Moses NiagaraHydroUnited States of America2,429
263Indian Point nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,429
264Watts Bar Nuclear PlantNuclearUnited States of America2,428
265Watts Bar nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,428
266SequoyahNuclearUnited States of America2,421
267Sequoyah nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,421
268La Grande-3HydroCanada2,417
269LaSalle Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,414
270LaSalle nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,414
271Atatürk DamHydroTurkey2,405
272Guadian DamHydroChina2,400
273GuandiHydroChina2,400
274Guangzhou Pump StorageHydroChina2,400
275HuizhouHydroChina2,400
276JinanqiaoHydroChina2,400
277LiyuanHydroChina2,400
278Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén)HydroMexico2,400
279Hoa BinhHydroVietnam2,400
280Son LaHydroVietnam2,400
281Rooppur nuclear power plantNuclearBangladesh2,400
282Kurchatov nuclear power plantNuclearKazakhstan2,400
283Ulken nuclear power plantNuclearKazakhstan2,400
284Geregu nuclear power plantNuclearNigeria2,400
285Itu nuclear power plantNuclearNigeria2,400
286Novocherkassk nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,400
287Somerset nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,400
288St. Rosalie nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,400
289Stanislaus nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,400
290Diablo CanyonNuclearUnited States of America2,394
291Diablo Canyon nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,394
292LimerickNuclearUnited States of America2,388
293Astravets nuclear power plantNuclearBelarus2,388
294Limerick nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,388
295CatawbaNuclearUnited States of America2,376
296Catawba nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,376
297Baltiyskaya nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,364
298Donald C CookNuclearUnited States of America2,362
299Donald C Cook nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,362
300Fulton nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,320
301Hope Creek nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,307
302Bradwell B nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom2,300
303Allens Creek nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
304Black Fox nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
305Jamesport nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
306Montague nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
307New England nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
308Quanicassee nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,300
309Douglas Point (PEPCO) nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,292
310Marble Hill nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,260
311Tyrone nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,250
312Carroll County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,240
313William States Lee III nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,234
314Verplanck nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,230
315Whitemud nuclear power plantNuclearCanada2,200
316South Dade nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,200
317MillstoneNuclearUnited States of America2,198
318FangjiashanNuclearChina2,178
319OnagawaNuclearJapan2,174
320Zion nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,170
321TemelínNuclearCzech Republic2,164
322Pickering BNuclearCanada2,160
323LudilaHydroChina2,160
324John DayHydroUnited States of America2,160
325Fransisco de Miranda (Caruachi)HydroVenezuela2,160
326Hohoku nuclear power plantNuclearJapan2,134
327Nsuban nuclear power plantNuclearGhana2,124
328Qasr-Amra nuclear power plantNuclearJordan2,120
329La Grande-2-AHydroCanada2,106
330GongzuiHydroChina2,100
331High DamHydroEgypt2,100
332Primorsk nuclear power plantNuclearRussia2,100
333TIHANGE 3NuclearBelgium2,098
334Shin-WolsongNuclearSouth Korea2,096
335St LucieNuclearUnited States of America2,095
336St. Lucie nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,095
337CN ALMARAZ 1NuclearSpain2,093
338Dresden nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,092
339ItumbiaraHydroBrazil2,082
340KOZLODUYNuclearBulgaria2,080
341Cahora BassaHydroMozambique2,075
342TomariNuclearJapan2,070
343Natrium nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,070
344ASCO GRNuclearSpain2,060
345Clinton nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America2,048
346KuoshengNuclearTaiwan2,040
347IkataNuclearJapan2,022
348Dresden Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,019
349Quad Cities Generating StationNuclearUnited States of America2,019
350Montalto di Castro nuclear power plantNuclearItaly2,018
351Daya BayNuclearChina2,010
352Byreyskaya HPPHydroRussia2,010
353North AnnaNuclearUnited States of America2,001
354FangchenggangNuclearChina2,000
355Lijiaxia DamHydroChina2,000
356DukonavyNuclearCzech Republic2,000
357KUNDANKULAMNuclearIndia2,000
358KudankulamNuclearIndia2,000
359Karoune 3HydroIran2,000
360Masjed SoleymanHydroIran2,000
361Shahid AbbaspuorHydroIran2,000
362KhmelnytskaNuclearUkraine2,000
363Bad CreekHydroUnited States of America2,000
364Minsk nuclear power plantNuclearBelarus2,000
365Belene Original nuclear power plantNuclearBulgaria2,000
366Saskatchewan nuclear power plantNuclearCanada2,000
367Rushan nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,000
368Xiangzhou nuclear power plantNuclearChina2,000
369Bangka Belitung nuclear power plantNuclearIndonesia2,000
370Muria nuclear power plantNuclearIndonesia2,000
371Sinpo nuclear power plantNuclearNorth Korea2,000
372Buyende nuclear power plantNuclearUganda2,000
373Kharkiv nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine2,000
374Odessa nuclear power plantNuclearUkraine2,000
375Ohma nuclear power plantNuclearJapan1,983
376Zimmer nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,980
377LudingtonHydroUnited States of America1,979
378Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,968
379Nine Mile Point Nuclear StationNuclearUnited States of America1,962
380KOYNA COMPLEXHydroIndia1,956
381Brunswick NuclearNuclearUnited States of America1,950
382Brunswick nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,950
383Sundesert nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,948
384KoebergNuclearSouth Africa1,940
385OkutataragiHydroJapan1,932
386Beaver ValleyNuclearUnited States of America1,917
387Beaver Valley nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,917
388BeauharnoisHydroCanada1,912
389ST LAURENTNuclearFrance1,912
390MaanshanNuclearTaiwan1,902
391Paksi AtomerőműNuclearHungary1,887
392NovovoronezhNuclearRussia1,880
393Quad Cities nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,880
394Gilgel Gibe IIIHydroEthiopia1,870
395Zarnowiec Original nuclear power plantNuclearPoland1,860
396Lemóniz nuclear power plantNuclearSpain1,860
397Maki nuclear power plantNuclearJapan1,847
398Joseph M FarleyNuclearUnited States of America1,846
399Joseph M Farley nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,846
400Arkansas Nuclear OneNuclearUnited States of America1,845
401ShuibuyaHydroChina1,840
402KAKRAPARANuclearIndia1,840
403Blue Hills nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,836
404Edwin I HatchNuclearUnited States of America1,832
405Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,832
406Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power PlantNuclearUnited States of America1,829
407Teles PiresHydroBrazil1,820
408The DallesHydroUnited States of America1,820
409YantanHydroChina1,810
410Tumut 3HydroAustralia1,800
411BaishanHydroChina1,800
412LongkaikouHydroChina1,800
413TianhuangpingHydroChina1,800
414XiaolangdiHydroChina1,800
415Karakaya DamHydroTurkey1,800
416DinorwigHydroUnited Kingdom1,800
417Haven nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,800
418Crystal River nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,787
419Dagestan BranchHydroRussia1,786
420SendaiNuclearJapan1,780
421SurryNuclearUnited States of America1,780
422Olkiluoto 1NuclearFinland1,760
423FESSENHEIMNuclearFrance1,760
424Kola NPPNuclearRussia1,760
425Jing HongHydroChina1,750
426PengshuiHydroChina1,750
427ShikaNuclearJapan1,746
428DinorwigHydroUnited Kingdom1,728
429Raccoon MountainHydroUnited States of America1,714
430GRAND MAISONHydroFrance1,713
431São SimãoHydroBrazil1,710
432WuqiangxiHydroChina1,700
433Perryman nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,690
434CastaicHydroUnited States of America1,682
435Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto (Foz do Areia)HydroBrazil1,676
436ManwanHydroChina1,670
437Fort Calhoun nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,648
438Laguna VerdeNuclearMexico1,608
439Ming-TanHydroTaiwan1,602
440Bell Bend nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
441Idaho Energy Complex nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
442Piketon nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
443Southern Ohio Clean Energy Park nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,600
444Manic-5HydroCanada1,596
445Jupiá (Eng° Souza Dias)HydroBrazil1,551
446YACYRETAHydroArgentina1,550
447Yacyretá DamHydroParaguay1,550
448Porto Primavera (Eng° Sérgio Motta)HydroBrazil1,540
449Summit nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,540
450Vidal nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,540
451Dneipro HPP 2HydroUkraine1,538
452GongboxiaHydroChina1,500
453Coca Coda SinclairHydroEcuador1,500
454NATHPA JHAKRIHydroIndia1,500
455OkuminoHydroJapan1,500
456Grand GulfNuclearUnited States of America1,500
457Navai New nuclear power plantNuclearAzerbaijan1,500
458Shivta nuclear power plantNuclearIsrael1,500
459Surry Green Energy Center nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,500
460Sir Adam Beck 2HydroCanada1,499
461ISAR-2NuclearGermany1,485
462BeloyarskNuclearRussia1,485
463BROKDORFNuclearGermany1,480
464Sellafield (Candu) nuclear power plantNuclearUnited Kingdom1,480
465Luiz Gonzaga (Itaparica)HydroBrazil1,480
466PHILIPPSBURG-2NuclearGermany1,468
467ItáHydroBrazil1,450
468Ghazi BarothaHydroPakistan1,450
469KvilldalHydroNorway1,444
470MarimbondoHydroBrazil1,440
471La Grande-1HydroCanada1,436
472GrohndeNuclearGermany1,430
473Saratovskaya HPPHydroRussia1,427
474Inga IIHydroDemocratic Republic of the Congo1,424
475Salto SantiagoHydroBrazil1,420
476NPP CernavodaNuclearRomania1,411
477Unterweser nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,410
478Kruemmel nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,402
479PIEDRA DEL AGUILA (CPSA)HydroArgentina1,400
480ShuikouHydroChina1,400
481NECKARWESTHEIM-2NuclearGermany1,400
482Chutka nuclear power plantNuclearIndia1,400
483Rajauli nuclear power plantNuclearIndia1,400
484Aurland5HydroNorway1,398
485Água Vermelha (Antiga José Ermírio de Moraes)HydroBrazil1,396
486BHAKRAHydroIndia1,380
487Cheboksarskaya HPPHydroRussia1,370
488Kot Addu Power Company ltd.HydroPakistan1,368
489TornessNuclearUnited Kingdom1,364
490EMSLANDNuclearGermany1,363
491Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade II (Antiga Angra II)NuclearBrazil1,350
492LimestoneHydroCanada1,350
493Da Chao ShanHydroChina1,350
494Idaho Energy Complex Payette County nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America1,350
495Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plantNuclearGermany1,345
496ChasnuppNuclearPakistan1,330
497Zeyskaya HPPHydroRussia1,330
498Keban DamHydroTurkey1,330
499René-Lévesque (Manic-3)HydroCanada1,326
500Tianshengqiao IIHydroChina1,320

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 in the world.

Which plants make the top three?

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