| Rank | Name | Country | Installed Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Gorges Dam | People's Republic of China | 22,500 |
| 2 | Itaipu Dam | Brazil Paraguay | 14,000 |
| 3 | Guri | Venezuela | 10,200 |
| 4 | Tucuruí | Brazil | 8,370 |
| 5 | Grand Coulee | United States | 6,809 |
| 6 | Longtan Dam | People's Republic of China | 6,426 |
| 7 | Krasnoyarskaya | Russia | 6,000 |
| 8 | Robert-Bourassa | Canada | 5,616 |
| 9 | Churchill Falls | Canada | 5,428 |
| 10 | Bratskaya | Russia | 4,500 |
| 11 | Laxiwa Dam | People's Republic of China | 4,200 |
| 11 | Xiaowan Dam | People's Republic of China | 4,200 |
| 13 | Ust Ilimskaya | Russia | 3,840 |
| 13 | Sayano Shushenskaya | Russia | 3,840 |
| 15 | Tarbela Dam | Pakistan | 3,478 |
| 16 | Ilha Solteira Dam | Brazil | 3,444 |
| 17 | Ertan Dam | People's Republic of China | 3,300 |
| 17 | Pubugou Dam | People's Republic of China | 3,300 |
| 19 | Macagua | Venezuela | 3,167.5 |
| 20 | Xingó Dam | Brazil | 3,162 |
| 21 | Yaciretá | Argentina Paraguay | 3,100 |
| 22 | Nurek Dam | Tajikistan | 3,015 |
| 23 | Bath County PSP | United States | 3,003 |
| 24 | Goupitan Dam | People's Republic of China | 3,000 |
| 25 | W. A. C. Bennett Dam | Canada | 2,820 |
| 26 | La Grande-4 | Canada | 2,779 |
| 27 | Gezhouba Dam | People's Republic of China | 2,715 |
| 28 | Manic-5 and Manic-5-PA | Canada | 2,656 |
| 29 | Chief Joseph Dam | United States | 2,620 |
| 30 | Volzhskaya (Volgogradskaya) | Russia | 2,582.5 |
| 31 | Niagara Falls (US) | United States | 2,525 |
| 32 | Revelstoke Dam | Canada | 2,480 |
| 33 | Paulo Afonso IV | Brazil | 2,462.4 |
| 34 | Chicoasén (Manuel M. Torres) Dam | Mexico | 2,430 |
| 35 | La Grande-3 | Canada | 2,418 |
| 36 | Atatürk Dam | Turkey | 2,400 |
| 36 | Jinanqiao Dam | People's Republic of China | 2,400 |
| 36 | Sơn La Dam | Vietnam | 2,400 |
| 36 | Bakun Dam | Malaysia | 2,400 |
| 36 | Liyuan Dam | People's Republic of China | 2,400 |
| 36 | Guandi Dam | People's Republic of China | 2,400 |
| 42 | Zhiguliovskaya (Samarskaya) | Russia | 2,335 |
| 43 | Karun III Dam | Iran | 2,280 |
| 44 | Iron Gates-I | Romania Serbia | 2,192 |
| 45 | Caruachi | Venezuela | 2,160 |
| 45 | John Day Dam | United States | 2,160 |
| 47 | La Grande-2-A | Canada | 2,106 |
| 48 | Aswan | Egypt | 2,100 |
| 49 | Itumbiara | Brazil | 2,082 |
| 50 | Hoover Dam | United States | 2,080 |
| 51 | Cleuson-Dixence Complex | Switzerland | 2,069 |
| 52 | Cahora Bassa | Mozambique | 2,025 |
| 53 | Bureya Dam | Russia | 2,010 |
| 54 | Lijiaxia Dam | People's Republic of China | 2,000 |
| 55 | Karun I Dam | Iran | 2,000 |
| 56 | Masjed Soleyman Dam | Iran | 2,000 |
List of largest hydroelectric power stations
By Jagran Josh
May 22, 2013, 12:03 IST
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