List of conventional hydroelectric power stations
This article lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the conventional dammed method. This list includes power stations that are larger than  in maximum net capacity, and are operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than , 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  in total installed capacity. After passing on 7 December 2007 the  mark of the Itaipu Dam, the facility was ranked as the largest power-generating facility ever built. The dam is  high,  long and  in width. Power is generated by 32 turbines rated at , and two turbines rated , which are used to power the facility itself. Construction of this dam commenced in 1994, and was completed in 2012, nearly two decades after it started. The next six largest dams after the Three Gorges Dam are the Itaipu Dam, Xiluodu Dam, Belo Monte Dam, Guri Dam, Wudongde Dam and the Tucurui Dam, rated at , , , ,   and  respectively. All seven dams are the largest power-generating bodies respectively, before the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant at , the largest non-renewable energy-generating facility in the world. The currently planned Grand Inga Dam would be nearly twice the size of the Three Gorges Dam at , surpassing all power-generating facilities once it passes the current-highest  mark. Hydroelectric power stations
The following two lists rank the 199 largest conventional hydroelectric power stations that have an installed electric power generation capacity of at least 1,000 MW and also 15 plants under construction with planned capacity of at least 1,000 MW. In service

Under construction

See also

List of largest hydroelectric power stations
List of largest dams
List of largest power stations in the world
List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
List of run-of-the-river hydroelectric power stations
List of tallest dams in the world
List of hydroelectric power station failures

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