The Top 100 - Part III
The World's Largest Power Plants
No 51 - Ligang 3,960 MW
China
No 52 - Palo Verde 3,921 MW
USA

Photograph courtesy of Power

No 53 - Paulo Afonso 3,935 MW
Brazil

Photograph courtesy of CHESF

No 54 - Ust-Ilimsk 3,840 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UES

No 55 - Ringhals 3,831 MW
Sweden

Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall

No 56 - Niederaussem 3,856 MW
Germany

Photograph courtesy of RWE AG

No 57 - Cruas 3,824 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Jozef Stefan Institute

No 58 - Tricastin 3,820 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Areva

No 59 - Chinon 3,816 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Areva

No 60 - Blayais 3,804 MW
France

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

No 61 - Hirono 3,800 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd

No 62 - Reftinskaya 3,800 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of RAO UESR

No 63 - Lamma 3,796 MW
Russia

Photograph courtesy of Hongkong Electric

No 64 - Dampierre 3,748 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Jozef Stefan Institutr

No 65 - Darlington 3,740 MW
Canada

Photograph courtesy of Ontario Power Generation

No 66 - Sodegaura 3,727 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd

No 67 - Bugey 3,742 MW
France

Photograph courtesy of Omega Concept

No 68 - Lethabo 3,708 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Eskom

No 69 - Martin County 3,705 MW
USA

Photograph by C Bergesen

No 70 - Tutuka 3,654 MW
South Africa

Photograph by Stefan Schloehmer

No 71 - Ratchaburi  3,645 MW
Thailand

Photograph courtesy of Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding plc

No 72 - Bang Pakong 3,634 MW
Thailand

Photograph courtesy of Elec Generating Auth Thailand

No 73 - Anegaski 3,600 MW
Japan

Photograph courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co Ltd

No 74 - Duvha 3,600 MW
South Africa

Photograph courtesy of Eskom

   
No 75 - Houshi 3,600 MW
China

Photograph courtesy of China Environmental Project Tech

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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 06/29/08

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