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

No 51 - Taean 4,100 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Korea Electric Power Co

No 52 - Dangjin 4,075 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Korea East-West Power Co

No 53 - Drax 4,065 MW
England

Photograph courtesy of Drax Group plc

No 54 - Sabiya 4,056 MW
Kuwait

Photograph courtesy of HPI LLC

No 55 - Balakovo 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosenergoatom

No 56 - Ekibastuz-1 4,000 MW
Kazakhstan

Photograph courtesy of AES Ekibastuz

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No 57 - Hadong 4,000 MW
South Korea

Photograph courtesy of Doosan

No 58 - Jiaxing 4,000 MW
China

Photograph by zpsohu (Panoramio)

No 59 - Kursk 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Rosenergoatom

No 60 -Leningrad 4,000 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Leningrad NPP

No 61 - Matimba 3,990 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Eskom

No 62 - W A Parish 3,969 MW
USA

Photograph courtesy of Power

No 63 - Chita 3,968 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Chubu Electric Power Co

No 64 - Ligang 3,960 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of CITIC Pacific Ltd

No 65 - Ust-Ilimsk 3,920 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UES

No 66 - Paulo Afonso 3,935 MW
Brazil

Photograph courtesy of CHESF

No 66 - Darlington 3,852 MW
Canada

Photograph courtesy of Ontario Power Generation

68 - Ringhals 3,831 MW
Sweden

Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall

No 69 - Niederaussem 3,856 MW
Germany

Photograph courtesy of RWE AG

No 70 - Cruas 3,824 MW
France

Photograph by nico_d (panoramio)

No 71 - Tricastin 3,820 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Areva

No 72 - Chinon-B 3,816 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Areva

No 73- Blayais 3,804 MW
France

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

No 74 - Hirono 3,800 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd

   

 

No 75 - Reftinskaya 3,800 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UESR

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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 08-Jan-2012

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