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Power Plants Commissioned in 1949

44 plants came online in 1949 · 3,994 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Miami Fort StationUnited States of America1,180.8
2Kamskaya HPPRussia543
3Wheeler DamUnited States of America404
4GerlosAustria200
5Hiwassee DamUnited States of America165.6
6Niva GES-3Russia155.5
7GadsdenUnited States of America138
8FarkhadUzbekistan126
9KeswickUnited States of America117
10Cipreses hydroelectric power plantChile97.981
11BlissUnited States of America75
12CrestaUnited States of America73.8
13Lower SalmonUnited States of America60
14WataugaUnited States of America57.6
15PPG Powerhouse AUnited States of America52.5
16LAS CONCHAS GRUPO 1Spain49.38
17Castelnau-LassoutsFrance42
18TernbergAustria40
19SkedviSweden38
20Bennetts BridgeUnited States of America36
21HolcombeUnited States of America33.9
22AmericanaBrazil30
23MarcillacFrance30
24RealtaSwitzerland26
25WilmarthUnited States of America25
26Saint Marys FallsUnited States of America23.7
27PardeeUnited States of America23.6
28Red WingUnited States of America23
29PetenwellUnited States of America20
30Intinskaya TPPRussia18
31ArealBrazil18
32DionysenAustria16
33Big Quinnesec 92United States of America16
34WaltervilleUnited States of America8
35Vergennes 9United States of America6.4
36Sidney (NE)United States of America5.1
37Heart MountainUnited States of America5
38ColleItaly4
39AzusaUnited States of America3
40Pego do AltarPortugal2
41Jorda FlorBrazil1.55
42Queens CreekUnited States of America1.4
43Vale do GaioPortugal1
44StilesUnited States of America1
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