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  2. List of largest hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    List of largest hydroelectric power stations. Three Gorges Dam (left), Gezhouba Dam (right) 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 ...

  3. List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    The following page lists all pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations that are larger than 1,000 MW in installed generating capacity, which are currently operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than 1,000 MW , and those that are decommissioned or only at a planning/proposal stage may be found in regional ...

  4. List of largest power stations - Wikipedia

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    Three Gorges Dam in China, currently the largest hydroelectric power station, and the largest power-producing body ever built, at 22,500 MW. This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of installed electrical capacity.

  5. Lists of hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    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. List of run-of-the-river ...

  6. Hydroelectricity - Wikipedia

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    The Three Gorges Dam in Central China is the world's largest power-producing facility of any kind. Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, [ 1 ] which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also ...

  7. List of conventional hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    Those power stations that are smaller than 1,000 MW, or those that are only at a planning/proposal stage may be found in regional lists, listed at the end of the page. The largest hydroelectric power station is the Three Gorges Dam in China, rated at 22,500 MW in total installed capacity.

  8. List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia

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    The following page lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the run-of-the-river method. This list includes most power stations that are larger than 100 MW in maximum net capacity, which are currently operational or under construction.

  9. Three Gorges Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese : 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese : 三峽大壩; pinyin : Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The world's largest power station in terms of installed ...