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Plant Location Country Description Year Reference Shawinigan-1 power station: Shawinigan Falls Canada: Friday the 13th of September 1912. Bursting of a turbine resulting in the flooding of the facility and the death of a worker. 9 others were injured. 1912 [1] St. Francis Dam: Los Angeles County United States
The possibility of two hydro dams on the Danube river, built and shared in conjunction with Romania are under consideration in 2023. [ 3 ] Two pumped hydro plants are also planned using the existing Dospat Reservoir and the reservoir at Batak, each would generate 800MW capacity and provide a means to use excess wind and solar energy by pumping ...
The Hoover Dam in Arizona and Nevada was the first hydroelectric power station in the United States to have a capacity of at least 1,000 MW upon completion in 1936. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 1,000 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing hydroelectric facilities.
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 ...
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.
A hydropower plant has been built on the Eastern Canal, at a canal drop (3.6 km (2.2 mi) from the Kosi Barrage), to generate 20 MW. The Western Koshi Canal provides irrigation to 250 square kilometres (62,000 acres) in Nepal. A valuable bridge over the barrage opened up the east–west highway in the eastern sector of Nepal. [29]
Additionally, the SEA reports hydropower in Laos can result in a gross income of $3.8 billion per year. [9] With the SEA research, the Lao government's decision to develop hydropower plants is explained by its economic benefit. The Lao Government has ongoing plans for 50+ new hydropower plants for electricity export. [10]
The Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant has an electricity generation capacity of 864 MW and a pumping capacity of 788 MW, making it the largest pumped storage plant in Southeastern Europe. The upper leveler of the plant is the Belmeken Reservoir, to which it is connected via two 1.7 km pressure pipelines.