The Top 100 - Part III
The World's Largest Power Plants
No 51 - Balakovo 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosenergoatom

No 52 - Ekibastuz-1 4,000 MW
Kazakhstan

Photograph courtesy of AES Ekibastuz

No 53 - Hadong 4,000 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Korea Electric Power Co

No 54 - Kursk 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosenergoatom

No 55 -Leningrad 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Leningrad NPP

No 56 - Matimba 3,990 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Eskom

No 57 - Nanticoke 3,984 MW
Canada

Photograph courtesy of Ontario Power Generation

No 58 - W A Parish 3,969 MW
USA

Photograph courtesy of Power

No 59 - Chita 3,968 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Chubu Electric Power Co

No 60 - Ligang 3,960 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of CITIC Pacific Ltd

No 61 - Ust-Ilimsk 3,920 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UES

No 62 - Paulo Afonso 3,935 MW
Brazil

Photograph courtesy of CHESF

No 63 - Darlington 3,852 MW
Canada

Photograph courtesy of Ontario Power Generation

64 - Ringhals 3,831 MW
Sweden

Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall

No 65 - Niederaussem 3,856 MW
Germany

Photograph courtesy of RWE AG

No 66 - Cruas 3,824 MW
France

Photograph by nico_d (panoramio)

No 67 - Tricastin 3,820 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Areva

No 68 - Chinon 3,816 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Areva

No 69 - Blayais 3,804 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of EFN - Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy
www.ecolo.org

No 70 - Hirono 3,800 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd

No 71 - Reftinskaya 3,800 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UESR

No 72 - Lamma 3,796 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of Hongkong Electric

No 73 - Rabigh 3,760 MW
Saudi Arabia

Photograph courtesy of National Contracting Co Ltd

No 74 - Dampierre 3,748 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Jozef Stefan Institutr

No 75 - Bugey 3,742 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Omega Concept

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Note:  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, updates, 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 08/01/10

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