The Top 100 - Part III
The World's Largest Power Plants

No 51 - Ghazlan 4,256 MW
Saudi Arabia

Photograph courtesy of Saudi Electricity Co

No 52 - Datan 4,200 MW
Taiwan

Photograph courtesy of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

No 53 - Huaneng Yuhuan  4,200 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of CPI Yuanda

No 54 - Mailiao 4,200 MW
Taiwan

Photograph courtesy of Mailiao Power Co

No 55 - Mundra UMPP 4,150 MW
India

Photograph courtesy of Tata Power Co

No 56 - Kendal 4,116 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Eskom

No 57 - Castle Peak 4,110 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of CLP Group

No 58 - Majuba 4,110 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Babcock-Hitachi Europe

No 59 - Hekinan 4,100 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries

No 60 - Taean 4,100 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Korea Electric Power Co

No 61 - Dangjin 4,075 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Korea East-West Power Co

No 62 - Drax 4,065 MW
England

Photograph courtesy of Drax Group plc

No 63 - Balakovo 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosenergoatom

No 64 - Ekibastuz-1 4,000 MW
Kazakhstan

Photograph courtesy of AES Ekibastuz

No 65 - Hadong 4,000 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Doosan

No 66 - Kalinin 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosatom

No 67 - Kursk 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosenergoatom

No 68 -Leningrad 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Leningrad NPP

No 69 - Matimba 3,990 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Eskom

No 70 - W A Parish 3,969 MW
USA

Photograph courtesy of Power

No 71 - Chita 3,968 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Chubu Electric Power Co

No 72 - Ligang 3,960 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of CITIC Pacific Ltd

No 73 - Ust-Ilimsk 3,920 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UES

74 - Ringhals 3,893 MW
Sweden

Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall

   
No 75 - Chiba City 3,882 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd

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Note:  The Top 100 listing is updated on a quarterly basis. Megawatt values are the sum of the gross capacity (MWe) of generating units in operation, shutdown units, and deactivated units of any size or technology at the plant site. The information is the most recent readily available and deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Comments or better-quality photographs are welcome and should be directed to industcards@aol.com.

Data source: Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 13-Apr-2013

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