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Power Plants Commissioned in 1957

77 plants came online in 1957 · 16,429 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Chinon Nuclear Power PlantFrance3,620
2Krasnoyarskaya GRES-2Russia1,250
3Kraftwerk LauswardGermany825
4Plant Jack WatsonUnited States of America762.2
5TPP-2Russia642
6ShawvilleUnited States of America632
7GarrisonUnited States of America583.4
8Permskaya CHPP-9Russia575
9Pervomaiskaya TPP-14Russia524
10Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes (Antiga Peixoto)Brazil492.1
11Messaure kraftstationSweden463
12TulsaUnited States of America348.2
13Sterlitamakskaya TPPRussia345
14Bull ShoalsUnited States of America340
15LiggaSweden332
16ResInvest Energy Skawina S.A.Poland330
17Fionnay (Dixence)Switzerland306
18LiebermanUnited States of America253
19Bradwell nuclear power stationUnited Kingdom242
20NziloDemocratic Republic of the Congo228
21HarrseleSweden223
22S C MooreUnited States of America190.8
23Jatiluhur DamIndonesia180
24Palisades DamUnited States of America176.4
25Taconite Harbor Energy CenterUnited States of America168
26Porici power stationCzech Republic165
27Dorogobuzhskaya TPPRussia128
28Voronezhskaya CHPP-2Russia127
29MACHKUNDIndia114.75
30Hodonin power stationCzech Republic105
31Old HickoryUnited States of America103.7
32UmluspenSweden100
33Humaya DamMexico90
34Safien PlatzSwitzerland90
35Mamakanskaya HPPRussia86
36Hatanagi-I DamJapan86
37BARAZAR 1Spain82.7
38GANGUWALIndia77.65
39KOTLAIndia77.65
40NIHUIL IArgentina74.24
41DonnellsUnited States of America72
42CroixSwitzerland66
43MAITHONIndia63.2
44Bakony power stationHungary60
45LOS MOLINOS IArgentina59.04
46ChilhoweeUnited States of America49.8
47ArgentatFrance47.5
48MONTEFURADO 3Spain44.29
49NiederwarthaGermany39.8
50GrangentFrance37
51GuaricanaBrazil36
52Pilot KnobUnited States of America33
53Seminole MillUnited States of America30
54Kraftwerk L 57Germany26
55StarkUnited States of America26
56Crisp PlantUnited States of America17.5
57VarvaraAzerbaijan16
58Cosmo Specialty Fibers PlantUnited States of America15
59BlakeUnited States of America15
60DingolfingGermany15
61GummeringGermany14.8
62GabiSwitzerland11.33
63UMTRU (NEW)India11.2
64Plant No 1 FreeportUnited States of America11.1
65PortalUnited States of America10.8
66BeardsleyUnited States of America10
67EC PruszkówPoland9
68C&H Sugar PlantUnited States of America8
69Milford Hydro StationUnited States of America7.8
70Decorative Panels IntlUnited States of America7.5
71CadyvilleUnited States of America5.5
72Moyie SpringsUnited States of America3.9
73ErnestinaBrazil3.7
74GoesanSouth Korea2.8
75Eagle PointUnited States of America2.8
76Lipno IICzech Republic1.5
77WarmtekrachtcentraleNetherlands0
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