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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.
An example of this is Norway's trading with Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. [65] [66] Norway is 98% hydropower, while its flatland neighbors have wind power. In areas that do not have hydropower, pumped storage serves a similar role, but at a much higher cost and 20% lower efficiency. [citation needed]
The Project is called Grand Inga and is planned to be realised on the lower Congo River. [4] China is said to have been working on a 50,000 MW [5] dam as part of the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant, presumes an installed capacity up to 87,100 MW.
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a water source to produce power. [1] Hydropower is a method of sustainable energy production.
Namakhvani Hydro Power Plant; Ndugutu Hydroelectric Power Station; Nehoiașu Hydro Power Plant; Nenskra Hydropower Plant Project; Ngakawau Hydro Project; Ngonyezi Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage Power Station; North Bank tunnel; Nshungyezi Hydroelectric Power Station
A Texas company wants to build a $50 million hydroelectric project at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Saylorville Dam, a move it says would reduce Iowa's reliance on coal to generate electricity.
For example, the Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station in Quebec is rated at 1,853 MW. [9] Some run-of-the-river projects are downstream of other dams and reservoirs. The reservoir was not built by the project but takes advantage of the water supplied by it. An example would be the 1995 1,436 MW La Grande-1 generating station.
The following two lists rank the 200 largest conventional hydroelectric power stations that have an installed electric power generation capacity of at least 1,000 MW and also 17 plants under construction with planned capacity of at least 1,000 MW.