List of largest power stations
Rank Station Country Location Capacity ( MW )
1 Sihwa Lake South Korea 37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E / 37.31306°N 126.61278°E / 37.31306 ; 126.61278 ( Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station ) 254
2 Rance France 48°37′05″N 02°01′24″W / 48.61806°N 2.02333°W / 48.61806 ; -2.02333 ( Rance Tidal Power Station ) 240
3 Annapolis Royal Canada 44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W / 44.75194°N 65.51111°W / 44.75194 ; -65.51111 ( Annapolis Royal Generating Station ) 20
4 Jiangxia China 28°20′34″N 121°14′25″E / 28.34278°N 121.24028°E / 28.34278 ; 121.24028 ( Jiangxia Tidal Power Station ) 3.9
5 Kislaya Guba Russia 69°22′37″N 33°04′34″E / 69.37694°N 33.07611°E / 69.37694 ; 33.07611 ( Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station ) 1.7
Renewable power stations -- Hydroelectric
See also : Tidal power and List of tidal power stations Rance , second largest tidal power station at 240 MW
This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and the wind. Only the most significant fuel source is listed for power stations that run on multiple sources. As of 2019 the largest power generating facility ever built is the Three Gorges Dam in China. The facility generates power by utilizing 32 Francis turbines each having a capacity of and two turbines, totalling the installed capacity to , more than twice the installed capacity of the largest nuclear power station, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (Japan) at . As of 2019 no power station comparable to Three Gorges is under construction, as the largest under construction power stations are hydroelectric Baihetan Dam () and Belo Monte Dam (). Although currently only a proposal, the Grand Inga Dam in the Congo would surpass all existing power stations, including the Three Gorges Dam, if construction commences as planned. The design targets to top in installed capacity, nearly twice that of the Three Gorges. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project, presumes an installed capacity up to .