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The largest hydroelectric power station is the Three Gorges Dam in China, rated at 22,500 MW in total installed capacity. After passing on 7 December 2007 the 14,000 MW mark of the Itaipu Dam , the facility was ranked as the largest power-generating facility ever built.
The following are lists of hydroelectric power stations based on the four methods of hydroelectric generation: List of conventional hydroelectric power stations, hydroelectric generation through conventional dams; List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations, hydroelectric generation through pumped-storage
This article provides a list of the largest hydroelectric power stations by generating capacity. Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed. The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity at 22,500 MW of
Hydroelectric power stations in the United Kingdom (4 C) Hydroelectric power plants in the United States (3 C, 1 P) Hydroelectric power stations in Uruguay (2 P)
Inside the Robert-Bourassa generating station, in northern Quebec, the world's largest underground power station, with an installed capacity of 5,616 MW.. An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e.g. machine hall, penstocks, and tailrace) from rock, rather than the more common surface-based construction methods.
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The design is one of the tallest in the world at 240 m (787 ft), and will generate power using 12 turbines, each with a generating capacity of 850 MW, totalling the generating capacity to 10,200 MW. Construction began in 2015, the first generator was scheduled to be commissioned in 2018 and the entire project completed in 2021.
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