Every utility-scale power plant in the world, on one map. Filter by fuel or minimum capacity, search for a plant by name, or click a dot for its installed capacity, fuel and commissioning year — with a link and a one-line citation for that exact plant. No JavaScript needed either: the 50 largest plants in the dataset are listed in a plain table below the map.
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The 50 largest plants in this dataset
Rendered without JavaScript, from the same data the interactive map above uses, out of 10,701 plants worldwide of 50 MW or more. Open the map for the full, filterable set.
| Plant | Country | Fuel | Capacity | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Gorges Dam | China | Hydro | 22.5 GW | 2003 |
| Baihetan Dam | China | Hydro | 13.1 GW | — |
| Xiluodu | China | Hydro | 12.6 GW | 2013 |
| Surgutskaya GRES-2 | Russia | Gas | 8.87 GW | 1979 |
| Simon Bolivar (Guri) | Venezuela | Hydro | 8.85 GW | — |
| Tucuruí | Brazil | Hydro | 8.54 GW | 1984 |
| Kashiwazaki Kariwa | Japan | Nuclear | 8.21 GW | — |
| Itaipu (Parte Brasileira) | Brazil | Hydro | 7.00 GW | 1989 |
| East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station | China | Coal | 7.00 GW | 2014 |
| Itaipu Binacional Dam (Paraguay part) | Paraguay | Hydro | 7.00 GW | 1984 |
| Grand Coulee | United States of America | Hydro | 6.81 GW | 1967 |
| SHAIBA (SEC) | Saudi Arabia | Oil | 6.79 GW | 2013 |
| Datang Tuoketuo power station | China | Coal | 6.72 GW | 2007 |
| Xiangjiaba | China | Hydro | 6.45 GW | 2014 |
| Longtan | China | Hydro | 6.30 GW | 2009 |
| Gansu Wind Farm | China | Wind | 6.00 GW | — |
| Krasnoyarsk | Russia | Hydro | 6.00 GW | 1972 |
| Zaporozhye | Ukraine | Nuclear | 6.00 GW | — |
| Hanbit | South Korea | Nuclear | 5.90 GW | — |
| Hanul | South Korea | Nuclear | 5.90 GW | — |
| Nuozhadu | China | Hydro | 5.85 GW | — |
| Az Zour South CCGT | Kuwait | Gas | 5.80 GW | — |
| CHP-23 | Russia | Gas | 5.69 GW | 1966 |
| Robert-Bourassa | Canada | Hydro | 5.62 GW | — |
| Taizhong Taichung | Taiwan | Coal | 5.50 GW | — |
| Bełchatów | Poland | Coal | 5.47 GW | — |
| GRAVELINES | France | Nuclear | 5.46 GW | — |
| Churchill Falls | Canada | Hydro | 5.43 GW | — |
| Sabiya | Kuwait | Gas | 5.37 GW | — |
| PLTU Paiton I Unit 7 & 8 | Indonesia | Coal | 5.36 GW | — |
| PALUEL | France | Nuclear | 5.32 GW | — |
| Waigaoqiao power station | China | Coal | 5.24 GW | 2004 |
| CATTENOM | France | Nuclear | 5.20 GW | — |
| Yeongheung | South Korea | Coal | 5.08 GW | — |
| Guodian Beilun power station | China | Coal | 5.06 GW | 2002 |
| Futtsu | Japan | Gas | 5.04 GW | — |
| Guohua Taishan power station | China | Coal | 5.00 GW | 2007 |
| Jiaxing power station | China | Coal | 5.00 GW | 2006 |
| Shuweihat S1 | United Arab Emirates | Gas | 4.89 GW | 2005 |
| Higashi Niigata | Japan | Gas | 4.81 GW | — |
| Kawagoe | Japan | Gas | 4.80 GW | — |
| VINDH_CHAL STPS | India | Coal | 4.76 GW | 2002 |
| Ahai | China | Hydro | 4.75 GW | — |
| Ohi | Japan | Nuclear | 4.71 GW | — |
| MUNDRA TPP | India | Coal | 4.62 GW | 2010 |
| CPI Pingwei power station | China | Coal | 4.54 GW | 2006 |
| Zouxian power station | China | Coal | 4.54 GW | 1998 |
| Datong - Tashan Coal | China | Coal | 4.52 GW | 2008 |
| Bratsk HPP | Russia | Hydro | 4.50 GW | — |
| Huaneng Qinbei power station | China | Coal | 4.40 GW | 2009 |
The data
10,701 plants of 50 MW or more, from the World Resources Institute’s Global Power Plant Database v1.3.0 (CC BY 4.0) — every coordinate and capacity figure exactly as published, nothing estimated or interpolated. Country outlines are Natural Earth’s 1:110m admin-0 boundaries (public domain). Both are fetched once and checked into this site’s build, not queried live, so the map works without a tile server, a map-provider key or a third-party script.