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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
3Aeroporto Internacional de SalvadorOilBrazil1900
4Aeroporto Internacional do RecifeOilBrazil1900
5AlbrásOilBrazil1900
6AvelarHydroBrazil1900
7Bompreço FortalezaOilBrazil1900
8Centro Administrativo FarroupilhaOilBrazil1900
9EvoHydroBrazil1900
10Figueira Indústria e ComércioBiomassBrazil1900
11Fábrica de Ideias Indústria e ComércioOilBrazil1900
12Inject Campo BomOilBrazil1900
13JucazinhoHydroBrazil1900
14KiarrozBiomassBrazil1900
15LwarcelBiomassBrazil1900
16MacauWindBrazil1900
17MillenniumGasBrazil1900
18PindoramaBiomassBrazil1900
19Sede das FloresHydroBrazil1900
20TelespOilBrazil1900
21Virgolino de Oliveira - Fazenda CanoasBiomassBrazil1900
22VulcabrásGasBrazil1900
23Samara GRESGasRussia1900
24GurtnellenHydroSwitzerland1900
25Hagneck 1 (M3 M4 u. M5)HydroSwitzerland1900
26Centerville PHHydroUnited States of America1900
27Pravizin 1 (Bruggwiti)HydroSwitzerland1901
28Apple RiverHydroUnited States of America1901
29BeznauHydroSwitzerland1902
30HospentalHydroSwitzerland1902
31TurgiHydroSwitzerland1902
32Alta PowerhouseHydroUnited States of America1902
33Kandersteg (Zilfuri)HydroSwitzerland1903
34La DernierHydroSwitzerland1903
35Bulls BridgeHydroUnited States of America1903
36Mill Creek 3HydroUnited States of America1903
37Morgan FallsHydroUnited States of America1903
38ReusensHydroUnited States of America1903
39Lake Buntzen 1HydroCanada1904
40Ponte BrollaHydroSwitzerland1904
41KilarcHydroUnited States of America1904
42WashoeHydroUnited States of America1904
43CanastraHydroBrazil1905
44IracemaBiomassBrazil1905
45BriançonHydroFrance1905
46La BresseHydroFrance1905
47HeimbachHydroGermany1905
48Electro Generacion Cristal BunkerOilGuatemala1905
49NecaxaHydroMexico1905
50GubinHydroPoland1905
51ObermattHydroSwitzerland1905
52StechelbergHydroSwitzerland1905
53Neal ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1905
54TacomaHydroUnited States of America1905
55DejeforsHydroSweden1906
56Ames HydroHydroUnited States of America1906
57Bishop Creek 4HydroUnited States of America1906
58Lime SaddleHydroUnited States of America1906
59Madison DamHydroUnited States of America1906
60Nooksack HydroHydroUnited States of America1906
61York HavenHydroUnited States of America1906
62Upper BonningtonHydroCanada1907
63FrykforsHydroSweden1907
64Campocologno 1HydroSwitzerland1907
65MulinHydroSwitzerland1907
66TicinettoHydroSwitzerland1907
67DolgarrogHydroUnited Kingdom1907
68CavendishHydroUnited States of America1907
69Cow CreekHydroUnited States of America1907
70Fall CreekHydroUnited States of America1907
71Georgetown HydroHydroUnited States of America1907
72Great Falls (SC)HydroUnited States of America1907
73Kern River 1HydroUnited States of America1907
74Upper BeaverHydroUnited States of America1907
75White River (WI)HydroUnited States of America1907
76WhitingHydroUnited States of America1907
77TuilieresHydroFrance1908
78EC MarcelCoalPoland1908
79Martigny-BourgHydroSwitzerland1908
80MontcherandHydroSwitzerland1908
81Bishop Creek 2HydroUnited States of America1908
82CottonwoodHydroUnited States of America1908
83Deer Creek PHHydroUnited States of America1908
84SchaghticokeHydroUnited States of America1908
85Wainiha HydroHydroUnited States of America1908
86JucuHydroBrazil1909
87Ackersand 1HydroSwitzerland1909
88FelsenauHydroSwitzerland1909
89Kinlochleven Hydro Power StationHydroUnited Kingdom1909
90BironHydroUnited States of America1909
91CrotonHydroUnited States of America1909
92Johnsonville DamHydroUnited States of America1909
93Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro ProjectHydroUnited States of America1909
94Lower Tule RiverHydroUnited States of America1909
95Shoshone (CO)HydroUnited States of America1909
96Turners FallsHydroUnited States of America1909
97Tet (La)HydroFrance1910
98TuxpangoHydroMexico1910
99Borregaard instHydroNorway1910
100BassaltHydroSweden1910
101BullerforsenHydroSweden1910
102OlidanHydroSweden1910
103ArnibergHydroSwitzerland1910
10499 IslandsHydroUnited States of America1910
105A G WishonHydroUnited States of America1910
106Bonny EagleHydroUnited States of America1910
107Domtar Paper Company RothschildHydroUnited States of America1910
108High Falls (WI)HydroUnited States of America1910
109Little Falls (WA)HydroUnited States of America1910
110PioneerHydroUnited States of America1910
111Snake CreekHydroUnited States of America1910
112Macaco BrancoHydroBrazil1911
113Lois LakeHydroCanada1911
114Powell LakeHydroCanada1911
115Shawinigan-2HydroCanada1911
116Stave FallsHydroCanada1911
117ForshultHydroSweden1911
118KandergrundHydroSwitzerland1911
119CookeHydroUnited States of America1911
120LahontanHydroUnited States of America1911
121VerdiHydroUnited States of America1911
122WeberHydroUnited States of America1911
123Wisconsin RapidsHydroUnited States of America1911
124BatistaHydroBrazil1912
125ChibarroHydroBrazil1912
126EsmerilHydroBrazil1912
127Salto GrandeHydroBrazil1912
128TombosHydroBrazil1912
129Kraljevac Hydroelectric Power Plant CroatiaHydroCroatia1912
130Heizkraftwerk BomlitzGasGermany1912
131KW WyhlenHydroGermany1912
132AugstHydroSwitzerland1912
133StrickHydroSwitzerland1912
134Buck HydroHydroUnited States of America1912
135Byllesby 2HydroUnited States of America1912
136Cedar Falls (WI)HydroUnited States of America1912
137Deerfield 3HydroUnited States of America1912
138Deerfield 4HydroUnited States of America1912
139ElectronHydroUnited States of America1912
140Five ChannelsHydroUnited States of America1912
141InghamsHydroUnited States of America1912
142International Paper Jay HydroHydroUnited States of America1912
143LundyHydroUnited States of America1912
144Ocoee 1HydroUnited States of America1912
145Paia Hydroelectric PlantHydroUnited States of America1912
146Prospect 1HydroUnited States of America1912
147Spearfish HydroHydroUnited States of America1912
148StairsHydroUnited States of America1912
149SoulomHydroFrance1913
150BoylefossHydroNorway1913
151RonfeHydroPortugal1913
152KallnachHydroSwitzerland1913
153Pont de la TineHydroSwitzerland1913
154Bishop Creek 3HydroUnited States of America1913
155Bishop Creek 6HydroUnited States of America1913
156Deer RipsHydroUnited States of America1913
157Deerfield 2HydroUnited States of America1913
158EphratahHydroUnited States of America1913
159Kaweah 3HydroUnited States of America1913
160KeokukHydroUnited States of America1913
161Lloyd ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1913
162LoudHydroUnited States of America1913
163Ocoee 2HydroUnited States of America1913
164Saxon FallsHydroUnited States of America1913
165SylvanHydroUnited States of America1913
166GuaryHydroBrazil1914
167ItaipavaHydroBrazil1914
168ItupararangaHydroBrazil1914
169Luiz DiasHydroBrazil1914
170Les CèdresHydroCanada1914
171LaufenburgHydroGermany1914
172CobbHydroNew Zealand1914
173ColeridgeHydroNew Zealand1914
174Gałążnia MałaHydroPoland1914
175PierzchłyHydroPoland1914
176TPP-3 (R.E. Klasson)GasRussia1914
177LaufenburgHydroSwitzerland1914
178BelfortHydroUnited States of America1914
179Big Quinnesec 61HydroUnited States of America1914
180Diamond Island PlantHydroUnited States of America1914
181Falls VillageHydroUnited States of America1914
182FleishHydroUnited States of America1914
183International Paper Woronoco MillHydroUnited States of America1914
184Oswego Falls EastHydroUnited States of America1914
185PittsfordHydroUnited States of America1914
186Tallulah FallsHydroUnited States of America1914
187Tule RiverHydroUnited States of America1914
188Grand-MèreHydroCanada1915
189Long LakeHydroCanada1915
190HemfurthHydroGermany1915
191SaheimHydroNorway1915
192VammaHydroNorway1915
193Carite 1HydroUnited States of America1915
194EffleyHydroUnited States of America1915
195Gaston ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1915
196Glen Ferris HydroHydroUnited States of America1915
197HalifaxHydroUnited States of America1915
198MinettoHydroUnited States of America1915
199Parr HydroHydroUnited States of America1915
200RyanHydroUnited States of America1915
201Thompson FallsHydroUnited States of America1915
202Waterloo Hydroelectric ProjectHydroUnited States of America1915
203ForshagaHydroSweden1916
204Annex CreekHydroUnited States of America1916
205BendHydroUnited States of America1916
206CabotHydroUnited States of America1916
207ElmerHydroUnited States of America1916
208Fishing CreekHydroUnited States of America1916
209Lookout ShoalsHydroUnited States of America1916
210MioHydroUnited States of America1916
211St Croix FallsHydroUnited States of America1916
212TaylorvilleHydroUnited States of America1916
213ThomsonHydroUnited States of America1916
214WebberHydroUnited States of America1916
215LençóisHydroBrazil1917
216Saint DalmasHydroFrance1917
217Aarau StadtHydroSwitzerland1917
218Cabot HolyokeHydroUnited States of America1917
219ChasmHydroUnited States of America1917
220ElkhartHydroUnited States of America1917
221HalseyHydroUnited States of America1917
222HannawaHydroUnited States of America1917
223Lower MiddleburyHydroUnited States of America1917
224OneidaHydroUnited States of America1917
225PillagerHydroUnited States of America1917
226Rush CreekHydroUnited States of America1917
227SalisburyHydroUnited States of America1917
228San Joaquin 2HydroUnited States of America1917
229Seneca Falls Hydroelectric ProjectHydroUnited States of America1917
230Silver Lake (VT)HydroUnited States of America1917
231Superior FallsHydroUnited States of America1917
232West Danville 15HydroUnited States of America1917
233WissotaHydroUnited States of America1917
234ItuerêHydroBrazil1918
235BjolvoHydroNorway1918
236UntraHydroSweden1918
237Big Creek 2HydroUnited States of America1918
238BorelHydroUnited States of America1918
239C W TippyHydroUnited States of America1918
240Copco 1HydroUnited States of America1918
241EagleHydroUnited States of America1918
242FontanaHydroUnited States of America1918
243FooteHydroUnited States of America1918
244Franklin (NY)HydroUnited States of America1918
245HolterHydroUnited States of America1918
246Long LakeHydroUnited States of America1918
247Messalonskee 3HydroUnited States of America1918
248Putts BridgeHydroUnited States of America1918
249School StreetHydroUnited States of America1918
250Stevens CreekHydroUnited States of America1918
251Stevens PointHydroUnited States of America1918
252Stillwater Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1918
253JaguariHydroBrazil1919
254Kashirskaya GRESCoalRussia1919
255HarsprangetHydroSweden1919
256Big Creek 1HydroUnited States of America1919
257BruleHydroUnited States of America1919
258Dam No. 5 Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1919
259Drum 1HydroUnited States of America1919
260Fairfax FallsHydroUnited States of America1919
261Falls HydroHydroUnited States of America1919
262Narrows (NC)HydroUnited States of America1919
263SchuylervilleHydroUnited States of America1919
264Trenton FallsHydroUnited States of America1919
265Wateree HydroHydroUnited States of America1919
266AlegreHydroBrazil1920
267Cameron Falls - OPGHydroCanada1920
268Kraftwerk 3HydroGermany1920
269GlomfjordHydroNorway1920
270EC SzombierkiCoalPoland1920
271BassecourtHydroSwitzerland1920
272EglisauHydroSwitzerland1920
273RitomHydroSwitzerland1920
274Black RiverHydroUnited States of America1920
275DashvilleHydroUnited States of America1920
276DwightHydroUnited States of America1920
277GlenHydroUnited States of America1920
278GorhamHydroUnited States of America1920
279Great Falls (TN)HydroUnited States of America1920
280Holcomb RockHydroUnited States of America1920
281International Paper Livermore HydroHydroUnited States of America1920
282James R SmithHydroUnited States of America1920
283KerckhoffHydroUnited States of America1920
284Prairie RiverHydroUnited States of America1920
285Thousand SpringsHydroUnited States of America1920
286TuxedoHydroUnited States of America1920
287Upper AndroscogginHydroUnited States of America1920
288Sir Adam Beck 1HydroCanada1921
289OoHydroFrance1921
290ForshuvudHydroSweden1921
291KrakerudHydroSweden1921
292Unteraa (Lungerersee)HydroSwitzerland1921
293AshtonHydroUnited States of America1921
294ColtonHydroUnited States of America1921
295Franklin (CA)HydroUnited States of America1921
296Graniteville Enterprise DivisionHydroUnited States of America1921
297Hamilton BranchHydroUnited States of America1921
298Hat Creek 1HydroUnited States of America1921
299Hat Creek 2HydroUnited States of America1921
300KamargoHydroUnited States of America1921
301KearneyHydroUnited States of America1921
302Kern CanyonHydroUnited States of America1921
303Kern River 3HydroUnited States of America1921
304LockhartHydroUnited States of America1921
305Oconto Falls UpperHydroUnited States of America1921
306Rochester 5HydroUnited States of America1921
307Shoshone FallsHydroUnited States of America1921
308Spring GapHydroUnited States of America1921
309Wallowa FallsHydroUnited States of America1921
310WaterportHydroUnited States of America1921
311Weston HydroHydroUnited States of America1921
312Alzwerke GmbHHydroGermany1922
313MeitingenHydroGermany1922
314DalvatnHydroNorway1922
315GrajówkaHydroPoland1922
316LindosoHydroPortugal1922
317SkogabyHydroSweden1922
318AmoskeagHydroUnited States of America1922
319Buchanan (MI)HydroUnited States of America1922
320Caribou 1HydroUnited States of America1922
321Carver FallsHydroUnited States of America1922
322Green Island Hydroelectric StationHydroUnited States of America1922
323Hailesboro 4 PlantHydroUnited States of America1922
324Knife FallsHydroUnited States of America1922
325PineHydroUnited States of America1922
326Pit 1HydroUnited States of America1922
327Potato RapidsHydroUnited States of America1922
328RogersHydroUnited States of America1922
329San FernandoHydroUnited States of America1922
330SearsburgHydroUnited States of America1922
331Shoshone (WY)HydroUnited States of America1922
332Upper FallsHydroUnited States of America1922
333WausauHydroUnited States of America1922
334Wiscoy 170HydroUnited States of America1922
335FagundesHydroBrazil1923
336Great FallsHydroCanada1923
337Rapides-des-QuinzeHydroCanada1923
338TinkerHydroCanada1923
339MAITENESHydroChile1923
340TannheimHydroGermany1923
341VENINAHydroItaly1923
342TepexicHydroMexico1923
343FollafossHydroNorway1923
344BielkowoHydroPoland1923
345Ponte de JugaisHydroPortugal1923
346Shaturskaya GRESGasRussia1923
347LAFORTUNADA CINCA 1HydroSpain1923
348AmstegHydroSwitzerland1923
349Linthkraft NetstalHydroSwitzerland1923
350BoatlockHydroUnited States of America1923
351Browns FallsHydroUnited States of America1923
352DearbornHydroUnited States of America1923
353DellsHydroUnited States of America1923
354EdenvilleHydroUnited States of America1923
355Flambeau Lower ProjectHydroUnited States of America1923
356Flint RiverHydroUnited States of America1923
357Gardners FallsHydroUnited States of America1923
358GraceHydroUnited States of America1923
359Johnson FallsHydroUnited States of America1923
360Medway HydroHydroUnited States of America1923
361MongaupHydroUnited States of America1923
362MottvilleHydroUnited States of America1923
363Newport Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1923
364Norway (IN)HydroUnited States of America1923
365Riverside HolyokeHydroUnited States of America1923
366San Joaquin 3HydroUnited States of America1923
367Sanford DamHydroUnited States of America1923
368ScanlonHydroUnited States of America1923
369SecordHydroUnited States of America1923
370SmallwoodHydroUnited States of America1923
371StevensonHydroUnited States of America1923
372TugaloHydroUnited States of America1923
373WintonHydroUnited States of America1923
374NymboidaHydroAustralia1924
375Ilha dos PombosHydroBrazil1924
376La GabelleHydroCanada1924
377Lower BonningtonHydroCanada1924
378EgetHydroFrance1924
379AufkirchenHydroGermany1924
380MühltalHydroGermany1924
381TögingHydroGermany1924
382WalchenseeHydroGermany1924
383FADALTOHydroItaly1924
384Solberg2HydroNorway1924
385StrzegominoHydroPoland1924
386Kizelovskaya GRES-3CoalRussia1924
387AlconaHydroUnited States of America1924
388BeardsleeHydroUnited States of America1924
389Big ForkHydroUnited States of America1924
390BridgewaterHydroUnited States of America1924
391Caldron FallsHydroUnited States of America1924
392ConstantineHydroUnited States of America1924
393East SideHydroUnited States of America1924
394El DoradoHydroUnited States of America1924
395Feeder Dam Hydro PlantHydroUnited States of America1924
396Flat RockHydroUnited States of America1924
397Fond Du LacHydroUnited States of America1924
398HarrimanHydroUnited States of America1924
399HerringsHydroUnited States of America1924
400HeuveltonHydroUnited States of America1924
401Iowa Hydro LLCHydroUnited States of America1924
402KingsfordHydroUnited States of America1924
403Messalonskee 2 (Oakland)HydroUnited States of America1924
404MorrisvilleHydroUnited States of America1924
405Mountain IslandHydroUnited States of America1924
406PooleHydroUnited States of America1924
407Post FallsHydroUnited States of America1924
408San Francisquito 2HydroUnited States of America1924
409SodaHydroUnited States of America1924
410SturgeonHydroUnited States of America1924
411Sugar IslandHydroUnited States of America1924
412Twin Cities Hydro LLCHydroUnited States of America1924
413Waiau HydroHydroUnited States of America1924
414WatertownHydroUnited States of America1924
415Croydon power stationGasUnited Kingdom1924
416ArnsteinHydroAustria1925
417RasgãoHydroBrazil1925
418Rio do Peixe (Casa de Força I e II)HydroBrazil1925
419BrysonHydroCanada1925
420Deer LakeHydroCanada1925
421Island Falls (H2O)HydroCanada1925
422EittingHydroGermany1925
423ŁapinoHydroPoland1925
424Nizhny Novgorod state district power stationGasRussia1925
425Shakhtinskaya CHPPGasRussia1925
426Syzran HPPHydroRussia1925
427Chancy-PougnyHydroSwitzerland1925
428RisiHydroSwitzerland1925
429TrempelHydroSwitzerland1925
430TurtmannHydroSwitzerland1925
431AlexanderHydroUnited States of America1925
432Ayers IslandHydroUnited States of America1925
433Berlin GorhamHydroUnited States of America1925
434Big Creek 8HydroUnited States of America1925
435Big Pine CreekHydroUnited States of America1925
436Cedar Falls (WA)HydroUnited States of America1925
437Copco 2HydroUnited States of America1925
438Dayton HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
439Deep CreekHydroUnited States of America1925
440DeferietHydroUnited States of America1925
441Dix DamHydroUnited States of America1925
442Dixon Hydroelectric DamHydroUnited States of America1925
443Franklin (NC)HydroUnited States of America1925
444French Paper HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
445Fulton HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
446High Falls - Croghan NYHydroUnited States of America1925
447HodenpylHydroUnited States of America1925
448Kaheka HydroHydroUnited States of America1925
449La GrangeHydroUnited States of America1925
450MysticHydroUnited States of America1925
451North GorhamHydroUnited States of America1925
452OakdaleHydroUnited States of America1925
453ParishvilleHydroUnited States of America1925
454PineyHydroUnited States of America1925
455Pit 3HydroUnited States of America1925
456Potter ValleyHydroUnited States of America1925
457RemmelHydroUnited States of America1925
458RhodhissHydroUnited States of America1925
459River MillHydroUnited States of America1925
460Ruxton ParkHydroUnited States of America1925
461Sandstone RapidsHydroUnited States of America1925
462SewallsHydroUnited States of America1925
463Soft MapleHydroUnited States of America1925
464TerroraHydroUnited States of America1925
465WylieHydroUnited States of America1925
466YonahHydroUnited States of America1925
467GamingHydroAustria1926
468KW JenbachHydroAustria1926
469Henry BordenHydroBrazil1926
470Isle-MaligneHydroCanada1926
471Pointe du BoisHydroCanada1926
472EguzonHydroFrance1926
473Rudolf-Fettweis-Werk 2HydroGermany1926
474Volkhov HEPPHydroRussia1926
475Lilla EdetHydroSweden1926
476TimsforsHydroSweden1926
477Oberems (Argessa)HydroSwitzerland1926
478RempenHydroSwitzerland1926
479SiebnenHydroSwitzerland1926
480StampaHydroSwitzerland1926
481Black CanyonHydroUnited States of America1926
482Cedar CreekHydroUnited States of America1926
483Chalk HillHydroUnited States of America1926
484Cushman 1HydroUnited States of America1926
485Gulf IslandHydroUnited States of America1926
486Hydro IIIHydroUnited States of America1926
487JackmanHydroUnited States of America1926
488Kimberly MillHydroUnited States of America1926
489Lake Lynn Hydro StationHydroUnited States of America1926
490NacoocheeHydroUnited States of America1926
491Rainbow (CT)HydroUnited States of America1926
492Rainbow Falls AuscbleHydroUnited States of America1926
493Rapide CrocheHydroUnited States of America1926
494VarickHydroUnited States of America1926
495WallenpaupackHydroUnited States of America1926
496ChelseaHydroCanada1927
497Rapides-FarmerHydroCanada1927
498Val BeynetteHydroFrance1927
499Zahesi Hydroelectric Power Plant GeorgiaHydroGeorgia1927
500DettingenHydroGermany1927

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 oldest power plants in the world?

Granite (United States of America) ranks #1 with 1896 commissioned.

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. Granite (1896); 2. Santa Ana 1 (1899); 3. Aeroporto Internacional de Salvador (1900).