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Oldest power plants in the world

The oldest still-listed power plants in the world by commissioning year. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryCommissioned
1GraniteHydroUnited States of America1896
2Santa Ana 1HydroUnited States of America1899
3Bompreço FortalezaOilBrazil1900
4TelespOilBrazil1900
5Samara GRESGasRussia1900
6GurtnellenHydroSwitzerland1900
7Hagneck 1 (M3 M4 u. M5)HydroSwitzerland1900
8Centerville PHHydroUnited States of America1900
9Pravizin 1 (Bruggwiti)HydroSwitzerland1901
10Apple RiverHydroUnited States of America1901
11BeznauHydroSwitzerland1902
12HospentalHydroSwitzerland1902
13TurgiHydroSwitzerland1902
14Alta PowerhouseHydroUnited States of America1902
15Kandersteg (Zilfuri)HydroSwitzerland1903
16La DernierHydroSwitzerland1903
17Bulls BridgeHydroUnited States of America1903
18Mill Creek 3HydroUnited States of America1903
19Morgan FallsHydroUnited States of America1903
20ReusensHydroUnited States of America1903
21Ponte BrollaHydroSwitzerland1904
22KilarcHydroUnited States of America1904
23WashoeHydroUnited States of America1904
24CanastraHydroBrazil1905
25IracemaBiomassBrazil1905
26HeimbachHydroGermany1905
27Electro Generacion Cristal BunkerOilGuatemala1905
28GubinHydroPoland1905
29ObermattHydroSwitzerland1905
30StechelbergHydroSwitzerland1905
31Neal ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1905
32TacomaHydroUnited States of America1905
33DejeforsHydroSweden1906
34Ames HydroHydroUnited States of America1906
35Bishop Creek 4HydroUnited States of America1906
36Lime SaddleHydroUnited States of America1906
37Madison DamHydroUnited States of America1906
38Nooksack HydroHydroUnited States of America1906
39York HavenHydroUnited States of America1906
40FrykforsHydroSweden1907
41Campocologno 1HydroSwitzerland1907
42MulinHydroSwitzerland1907
43TicinettoHydroSwitzerland1907
44CavendishHydroUnited States of America1907
45Cow CreekHydroUnited States of America1907
46Fall CreekHydroUnited States of America1907
47Georgetown HydroHydroUnited States of America1907
48Great Falls (SC)HydroUnited States of America1907
49Kern River 1HydroUnited States of America1907
50Upper BeaverHydroUnited States of America1907
51White River (WI)HydroUnited States of America1907
52WhitingHydroUnited States of America1907
53TuilieresHydroFrance1908
54EC MarcelCoalPoland1908
55Martigny-BourgHydroSwitzerland1908
56MontcherandHydroSwitzerland1908
57Bishop Creek 2HydroUnited States of America1908
58CottonwoodHydroUnited States of America1908
59Deer Creek PHHydroUnited States of America1908
60SchaghticokeHydroUnited States of America1908
61Wainiha HydroHydroUnited States of America1908
62Ackersand 1HydroSwitzerland1909
63FelsenauHydroSwitzerland1909
64BironHydroUnited States of America1909
65CrotonHydroUnited States of America1909
66Johnsonville DamHydroUnited States of America1909
67Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro ProjectHydroUnited States of America1909
68Lower Tule RiverHydroUnited States of America1909
69Shoshone (CO)HydroUnited States of America1909
70Turners FallsHydroUnited States of America1909
71Tet (La)HydroFrance1910
72BassaltHydroSweden1910
73OlidanHydroSweden1910
74ArnibergHydroSwitzerland1910
7599 IslandsHydroUnited States of America1910
76A G WishonHydroUnited States of America1910
77Bonny EagleHydroUnited States of America1910
78Domtar Paper Company RothschildHydroUnited States of America1910
79High Falls (WI)HydroUnited States of America1910
80Little Falls (WA)HydroUnited States of America1910
81PioneerHydroUnited States of America1910
82Snake CreekHydroUnited States of America1910
83Macaco BrancoHydroBrazil1911
84ForshultHydroSweden1911
85KandergrundHydroSwitzerland1911
86CookeHydroUnited States of America1911
87LahontanHydroUnited States of America1911
88VerdiHydroUnited States of America1911
89WeberHydroUnited States of America1911
90Wisconsin RapidsHydroUnited States of America1911
91BatistaHydroBrazil1912
92Heizkraftwerk BomlitzGasGermany1912
93KW WyhlenHydroGermany1912
94AugstHydroSwitzerland1912
95StrickHydroSwitzerland1912
96Buck HydroHydroUnited States of America1912
97Byllesby 2HydroUnited States of America1912
98Cedar Falls (WI)HydroUnited States of America1912
99Deerfield 3HydroUnited States of America1912
100Deerfield 4HydroUnited States of America1912
101ElectronHydroUnited States of America1912
102Five ChannelsHydroUnited States of America1912
103InghamsHydroUnited States of America1912
104International Paper Jay HydroHydroUnited States of America1912
105LundyHydroUnited States of America1912
106Ocoee 1HydroUnited States of America1912
107Paia Hydroelectric PlantHydroUnited States of America1912
108Prospect 1HydroUnited States of America1912
109Spearfish HydroHydroUnited States of America1912
110StairsHydroUnited States of America1912
111RonfeHydroPortugal1913
112KallnachHydroSwitzerland1913
113Pont de la TineHydroSwitzerland1913
114Bishop Creek 3HydroUnited States of America1913
115Bishop Creek 6HydroUnited States of America1913
116Deer RipsHydroUnited States of America1913
117Deerfield 2HydroUnited States of America1913
118EphratahHydroUnited States of America1913
119Kaweah 3HydroUnited States of America1913
120KeokukHydroUnited States of America1913
121Lloyd ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1913
122LoudHydroUnited States of America1913
123Ocoee 2HydroUnited States of America1913
124Saxon FallsHydroUnited States of America1913
125SylvanHydroUnited States of America1913
126GuaryHydroBrazil1914
127ItaipavaHydroBrazil1914
128ItupararangaHydroBrazil1914
129LaufenburgHydroGermany1914
130CobbHydroNew Zealand1914
131Gałążnia MałaHydroPoland1914
132PierzchłyHydroPoland1914
133TPP-3 (R.E. Klasson)GasRussia1914
134LaufenburgHydroSwitzerland1914
135BelfortHydroUnited States of America1914
136Big Quinnesec 61HydroUnited States of America1914
137Diamond Island PlantHydroUnited States of America1914
138Falls VillageHydroUnited States of America1914
139FleishHydroUnited States of America1914
140International Paper Woronoco MillHydroUnited States of America1914
141Oswego Falls EastHydroUnited States of America1914
142PittsfordHydroUnited States of America1914
143Tallulah FallsHydroUnited States of America1914
144Tule RiverHydroUnited States of America1914
145HemfurthHydroGermany1915
146Carite 1HydroUnited States of America1915
147EffleyHydroUnited States of America1915
148Gaston ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1915
149Glen Ferris HydroHydroUnited States of America1915
150HalifaxHydroUnited States of America1915
151MinettoHydroUnited States of America1915
152Parr HydroHydroUnited States of America1915
153RyanHydroUnited States of America1915
154Thompson FallsHydroUnited States of America1915
155Waterloo Hydroelectric ProjectHydroUnited States of America1915
156ForshagaHydroSweden1916
157Annex CreekHydroUnited States of America1916
158BendHydroUnited States of America1916
159CabotHydroUnited States of America1916
160ElmerHydroUnited States of America1916
161Fishing CreekHydroUnited States of America1916
162Lookout ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1916
163MioHydroUnited States of America1916
164St Croix FallsHydroUnited States of America1916
165TaylorvilleHydroUnited States of America1916
166ThomsonHydroUnited States of America1916
167WebberHydroUnited States of America1916
168Saint DalmasHydroFrance1917
169Cabot HolyokeHydroUnited States of America1917
170ChasmHydroUnited States of America1917
171ElkhartHydroUnited States of America1917
172HalseyHydroUnited States of America1917
173HannawaHydroUnited States of America1917
174Lower MiddleburyHydroUnited States of America1917
175OneidaHydroUnited States of America1917
176PillagerHydroUnited States of America1917
177Rush CreekHydroUnited States of America1917
178SalisburyHydroUnited States of America1917
179San Joaquin 2HydroUnited States of America1917
180Seneca Falls Hydroelectric ProjectHydroUnited States of America1917
181Silver Lake (VT)HydroUnited States of America1917
182Superior FallsHydroUnited States of America1917
183West Danville 15HydroUnited States of America1917
184WissotaHydroUnited States of America1917
185UntraHydroSweden1918
186Big Creek 2HydroUnited States of America1918
187BorelHydroUnited States of America1918
188C W TippyHydroUnited States of America1918
189Copco 1HydroUnited States of America1918
190EagleHydroUnited States of America1918
191FontanaHydroUnited States of America1918
192FooteHydroUnited States of America1918
193Franklin (NY)HydroUnited States of America1918
194HolterHydroUnited States of America1918
195Long LakeHydroUnited States of America1918
196Messalonskee 3HydroUnited States of America1918
197Putts BridgeHydroUnited States of America1918
198School StreetHydroUnited States of America1918
199Stevens CreekHydroUnited States of America1918
200Stevens PointHydroUnited States of America1918
201Stillwater Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1918
202JaguariHydroBrazil1919
203Kashirskaya GRESCoalRussia1919
204HarsprangetHydroSweden1919
205Big Creek 1HydroUnited States of America1919
206BruleHydroUnited States of America1919
207Dam No. 5 Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1919
208Drum 1HydroUnited States of America1919
209Fairfax FallsHydroUnited States of America1919
210Falls HydroHydroUnited States of America1919
211Narrows (NC)HydroUnited States of America1919
212SchuylervilleHydroUnited States of America1919
213Trenton FallsHydroUnited States of America1919
214Wateree HydroHydroUnited States of America1919
215Kraftwerk 3HydroGermany1920
216EC SzombierkiCoalPoland1920
217BassecourtHydroSwitzerland1920
218EglisauHydroSwitzerland1920
219RitomHydroSwitzerland1920
220Black RiverHydroUnited States of America1920
221DashvilleHydroUnited States of America1920
222DwightHydroUnited States of America1920
223GlenHydroUnited States of America1920
224GorhamHydroUnited States of America1920
225Great Falls (TN)HydroUnited States of America1920
226Holcomb RockHydroUnited States of America1920
227International Paper Livermore HydroHydroUnited States of America1920
228James R SmithHydroUnited States of America1920
229KerckhoffHydroUnited States of America1920
230Prairie RiverHydroUnited States of America1920
231Thousand SpringsHydroUnited States of America1920
232TuxedoHydroUnited States of America1920
233Upper AndroscogginHydroUnited States of America1920
234OoHydroFrance1921
235KrakerudHydroSweden1921
236Unteraa (Lungerersee)HydroSwitzerland1921
237AshtonHydroUnited States of America1921
238ColtonHydroUnited States of America1921
239Franklin (CA)HydroUnited States of America1921
240Graniteville Enterprise DivisionHydroUnited States of America1921
241Hamilton BranchHydroUnited States of America1921
242Hat Creek 1HydroUnited States of America1921
243Hat Creek 2HydroUnited States of America1921
244KamargoHydroUnited States of America1921
245KearneyHydroUnited States of America1921
246Kern CanyonHydroUnited States of America1921
247Kern River 3HydroUnited States of America1921
248LockhartHydroUnited States of America1921
249Oconto Falls UpperHydroUnited States of America1921
250Rochester 5HydroUnited States of America1921
251Shoshone FallsHydroUnited States of America1921
252Spring GapHydroUnited States of America1921
253Wallowa FallsHydroUnited States of America1921
254WaterportHydroUnited States of America1921
255Weston HydroHydroUnited States of America1921
256Alzwerke GmbHHydroGermany1922
257MeitingenHydroGermany1922
258GrajówkaHydroPoland1922
259LindosoHydroPortugal1922
260SkogabyHydroSweden1922
261AmoskeagHydroUnited States of America1922
262Buchanan (MI)HydroUnited States of America1922
263Caribou 1HydroUnited States of America1922
264Carver FallsHydroUnited States of America1922
265Green Island Hydroelectric StationHydroUnited States of America1922
266Hailesboro 4 PlantHydroUnited States of America1922
267Knife FallsHydroUnited States of America1922
268PineHydroUnited States of America1922
269Pit 1HydroUnited States of America1922
270Potato RapidsHydroUnited States of America1922
271RogersHydroUnited States of America1922
272San FernandoHydroUnited States of America1922
273SearsburgHydroUnited States of America1922
274Shoshone (WY)HydroUnited States of America1922
275Upper FallsHydroUnited States of America1922
276WausauHydroUnited States of America1922
277Wiscoy 170HydroUnited States of America1922
278TannheimHydroGermany1923
279BielkowoHydroPoland1923
280Ponte de JugaisHydroPortugal1923
281Shaturskaya GRESGasRussia1923
282LAFORTUNADA CINCA 1HydroSpain1923
283AmstegHydroSwitzerland1923
284Linthkraft NetstalHydroSwitzerland1923
285BoatlockHydroUnited States of America1923
286Browns FallsHydroUnited States of America1923
287DearbornHydroUnited States of America1923
288DellsHydroUnited States of America1923
289EdenvilleHydroUnited States of America1923
290Flambeau Lower ProjectHydroUnited States of America1923
291Flint RiverHydroUnited States of America1923
292Gardners FallsHydroUnited States of America1923
293GraceHydroUnited States of America1923
294Johnson FallsHydroUnited States of America1923
295Medway HydroHydroUnited States of America1923
296MongaupHydroUnited States of America1923
297MottvilleHydroUnited States of America1923
298Newport Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1923
299Norway (IN)HydroUnited States of America1923
300Riverside HolyokeHydroUnited States of America1923
301San Joaquin 3HydroUnited States of America1923
302Sanford DamHydroUnited States of America1923
303ScanlonHydroUnited States of America1923
304SecordHydroUnited States of America1923
305SmallwoodHydroUnited States of America1923
306StevensonHydroUnited States of America1923
307TugaloHydroUnited States of America1923
308WintonHydroUnited States of America1923
309Ilha dos PombosHydroBrazil1924
310EgetHydroFrance1924
311AufkirchenHydroGermany1924
312MühltalHydroGermany1924
313TögingHydroGermany1924
314WalchenseeHydroGermany1924
315StrzegominoHydroPoland1924
316Kizelovskaya GRES-3CoalRussia1924
317AlconaHydroUnited States of America1924
318BeardsleeHydroUnited States of America1924
319Big ForkHydroUnited States of America1924
320BridgewaterHydroUnited States of America1924
321Caldron FallsHydroUnited States of America1924
322ConstantineHydroUnited States of America1924
323East SideHydroUnited States of America1924
324El DoradoHydroUnited States of America1924
325Feeder Dam Hydro PlantHydroUnited States of America1924
326Flat RockHydroUnited States of America1924
327Fond Du LacHydroUnited States of America1924
328HarrimanHydroUnited States of America1924
329HerringsHydroUnited States of America1924
330HeuveltonHydroUnited States of America1924
331Iowa Hydro LLCHydroUnited States of America1924
332KingsfordHydroUnited States of America1924
333Messalonskee 2 (Oakland)HydroUnited States of America1924
334MorrisvilleHydroUnited States of America1924
335Mountain IslandHydroUnited States of America1924
336PooleHydroUnited States of America1924
337Post FallsHydroUnited States of America1924
338San Francisquito 2HydroUnited States of America1924
339SodaHydroUnited States of America1924
340SturgeonHydroUnited States of America1924
341Sugar IslandHydroUnited States of America1924
342Twin Cities Hydro LLCHydroUnited States of America1924
343Waiau HydroHydroUnited States of America1924
344WatertownHydroUnited States of America1924
345ArnsteinHydroAustria1925
346RasgãoHydroBrazil1925
347Rio do Peixe (Casa de Força I e II)HydroBrazil1925
348EittingHydroGermany1925
349ŁapinoHydroPoland1925
350Nizhny Novgorod state district power stationGasRussia1925
351Shakhtinskaya CHPPGasRussia1925
352Syzran HPPHydroRussia1925
353Chancy-PougnyHydroSwitzerland1925
354RisiHydroSwitzerland1925
355TrempelHydroSwitzerland1925
356TurtmannHydroSwitzerland1925
357AlexanderHydroUnited States of America1925
358Ayers IslandHydroUnited States of America1925
359Berlin GorhamHydroUnited States of America1925
360Big Creek 8HydroUnited States of America1925
361Big Pine CreekHydroUnited States of America1925
362Cedar Falls (WA)HydroUnited States of America1925
363Copco 2HydroUnited States of America1925
364Dayton HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
365Deep CreekHydroUnited States of America1925
366DeferietHydroUnited States of America1925
367Dix DamHydroUnited States of America1925
368Dixon Hydroelectric DamHydroUnited States of America1925
369Franklin (NC)HydroUnited States of America1925
370French Paper HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
371Fulton HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
372High Falls - Croghan NYHydroUnited States of America1925
373HodenpylHydroUnited States of America1925
374Kaheka HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
375La GrangeHydroUnited States of America1925
376MysticHydroUnited States of America1925
377North GorhamHydroUnited States of America1925
378OakdaleHydroUnited States of America1925
379ParishvilleHydroUnited States of America1925
380PineyHydroUnited States of America1925
381Pit 3HydroUnited States of America1925
382Potter ValleyHydroUnited States of America1925
383RemmelHydroUnited States of America1925
384RhodhissHydroUnited States of America1925
385River MillHydroUnited States of America1925
386Ruxton ParkHydroUnited States of America1925
387Sandstone RapidsHydroUnited States of America1925
388SewallsHydroUnited States of America1925
389Soft MapleHydroUnited States of America1925
390TerroraHydroUnited States of America1925
391WylieHydroUnited States of America1925
392YonahHydroUnited States of America1925
393GamingHydroAustria1926
394KW JenbachHydroAustria1926
395Henry BordenHydroBrazil1926
396EguzonHydroFrance1926
397Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk 2HydroGermany1926
398Volkhov HEPPHydroRussia1926
399Lilla EdetHydroSweden1926
400TimsforsHydroSweden1926
401Oberems (Argessa)HydroSwitzerland1926
402RempenHydroSwitzerland1926
403SiebnenHydroSwitzerland1926
404StampaHydroSwitzerland1926
405Black CanyonHydroUnited States of America1926
406Cedar CreekHydroUnited States of America1926
407Chalk HillHydroUnited States of America1926
408Cushman 1HydroUnited States of America1926
409Gulf IslandHydroUnited States of America1926
410Hydro IIIHydroUnited States of America1926
411JackmanHydroUnited States of America1926
412Kimberly MillHydroUnited States of America1926
413Lake Lynn Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1926
414NacoocheeHydroUnited States of America1926
415Rainbow (CT)HydroUnited States of America1926
416Rainbow Falls AuscbleHydroUnited States of America1926
417Rapide CrocheHydroUnited States of America1926
418VarickHydroUnited States of America1926
419WallenpaupackHydroUnited States of America1926
420Val BeynetteHydroFrance1927
421DettingenHydroGermany1927
422KachletHydroGermany1927
423Santa MariaHydroGuatemala1927
424SIVASAMUNDRUMHydroIndia1927
425La PeuffeyreHydroSwitzerland1927
426Vernayaz (CFF)HydroSwitzerland1927
427Abbott TP 3HydroUnited States of America1927
428Allens FallsHydroUnited States of America1927
429Balch 1HydroUnited States of America1927
430Black EagleHydroUnited States of America1927
431Burton DamHydroUnited States of America1927
432CanaanHydroUnited States of America1927
433ChelanHydroUnited States of America1927
434Cutler HydroHydroUnited States of America1927
435Dunlap TP 1HydroUnited States of America1927
436GuernseyHydroUnited States of America1927
437HaiweeHydroUnited States of America1927
438High Rock HydroHydroUnited States of America1927
439HooksettHydroUnited States of America1927
440Lake LureHydroUnited States of America1927
441Luray Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1927
442Marshfield 6HydroUnited States of America1927
443NolteHydroUnited States of America1927
444Oak GroveHydroUnited States of America1927
445Pilot ButteHydroUnited States of America1927
446ShermanHydroUnited States of America1927
447TaftvilleHydroUnited States of America1927
448TregoHydroUnited States of America1927
449Upper Newton FallsHydroUnited States of America1927
450White RapidsHydroUnited States of America1927
451João de DeusHydroBrazil1928
452PilarHydroBrazil1928
453Porto GóesHydroBrazil1928
454EC ElblągCoalPoland1928
455BruceiraHydroPortugal1928
456Ivanovo TPP-1OilRussia1928
457HammarforsenHydroSweden1928
458Altendorf (Buchs)HydroSwitzerland1928
459SchlappinHydroSwitzerland1928
460Androscoggin 3HydroUnited States of America1928
461Bellows FallsHydroUnited States of America1928
462Big Creek 2AHydroUnited States of America1928
463Brainerd Public UtilitiesHydroUnited States of America1928
464Bucks CreekHydroUnited States of America1928
465Chippewa FallsHydroUnited States of America1928
466East NorfolkHydroUnited States of America1928
467Eel WeirHydroUnited States of America1928
468Gorge 18HydroUnited States of America1928
469Indian OrchardHydroUnited States of America1928
470Middlesex 2HydroUnited States of America1928
471NorfolkHydroUnited States of America1928
472NorwoodHydroUnited States of America1928
473Ohio FallsHydroUnited States of America1928
474Oxford DamHydroUnited States of America1928
475Prairie Du SacHydroUnited States of America1928
476Prospect 2HydroUnited States of America1928
477RaymondvilleHydroUnited States of America1928
478RocktonHydroUnited States of America1928
479Rocky River (CT)HydroUnited States of America1928
480SanteetlahHydroUnited States of America1928
481Spaulding 1HydroUnited States of America1928
482Spaulding 2HydroUnited States of America1928
483Theresa PlantHydroUnited States of America1928
484ThornappleHydroUnited States of America1928
485WiseHydroUnited States of America1928
486Yates DamHydroUnited States of America1928
487PinetHydroFrance1929
488Oxea GmbHOtherGermany1929
489PfrombachHydroGermany1929
490ArapuniHydroNew Zealand1929
491TuaiHydroNew Zealand1929
492EC Bydgoszcz ICoalPoland1929
493Kondopoga Hydroelectric Power StationHydroRussia1929
494Bishop Creek 5HydroUnited States of America1929
495Jordan DamHydroUnited States of America1929
496Kaweah 1HydroUnited States of America1929
497Kaweah 2HydroUnited States of America1929
498MiltonHydroUnited States of America1929
499MoshierHydroUnited States of America1929
500Spaulding 3HydroUnited States of America1929

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