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Power Plants Commissioned in 1979

129 plants came online in 1979 · 112,088 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Surgutskaya GRES-2Russia8,865
2Robert-Bourassa generating stationCanada5,616
3Centrale Robert-BourassaCanada5,616
4Cattenom Nuclear Power PlantFrance5,200
5Niederaussem power stationGermany3,430
6Belleville Nuclear Power PlantFrance2,620
7Paulo Afonso IVBrazil2,462.4
8Berezovskaya GRESRussia2,400
9Burshtyn power stationUkraine2,334
10Ōi Nuclear Power PlantJapan2,254
11St LucieUnited States of America2,160
12GongzuiChina2,100
13North AnnaUnited States of America1,960.4
14Hoa Binh DamVietnam1,920
15Ahwaz (ramiin)Iran1,903
16Ramin Power PlantIran1,903
17Ramin Thermal Power PlantIran1,903
18Elektrownia PolaniecPoland1,882
19Połaniec Power StationPoland1,780
20Neka (Shahid Salimi)Iran1,779.6
21Joseph M FarleyUnited States of America1,776.4
22Raccoon MountainUnited States of America1,713.6
23Maritsa Itzok-2 power stationBulgaria1,602
24Bekhme DamIraq1,536
25NortheasternUnited States of America1,477.5
26Talkha Power StationEgypt1,460
27KvilldalNorway1,444
28Philippsburg Nuclear Power PlantGermany1,402
29René-Lévesque (Manic-3)Canada1,326
30Jean-Lesage (Manic-2)Canada1,229
31Coal CreekUnited States of America1,215.6
32Coal Creek StationUnited States of America1,215.6
33El Chocón DamArgentina1,200
34Geysers Unit 5-20United States of America1,163
35WelshUnited States of America1,116
36PSW ViandenGermany1,096
37OBRA-AIndia1,094
38Manic-5-PACanada1,064
39PechorskayaRussia1,060
40Pechora GRESRussia1,060
41Usina Hidrelétrica de SobradinhoBrazil1,050.3
42Markersbach Pumped Storage Power PlantGermany1,045.5
43North Benghazi Station 1Libya1,040
44Kernkraftwerk GösgenSwitzerland1,035
45Jebel Ali "D"United Arab Emirates1,027
46DEHARIndia990
47SALTO GRANDEUruguay945
48Sucat Thermal Power PlantPhilippines850
49Namie-Odaka Nuclear Power PlantJapan825
50Al-HarthaIraq800
51FengtanChina800
52Malta main stageAustria730
53East RiverUnited States of America716.2
54KWMGermany690
55BoardmanUnited States of America642.2
56EnstedvaerketDenmark626
57Megalopoli power stationGreece600
58Central hidroelectrica GuatapeColombia560
59Porąbka-ŻarPoland540
60CHPP-5Ukraine540
61CunninghamUnited States of America519.2
62ItaúbaBrazil500.4
63PLANICIE BANDERITAArgentina472
64Indian River Generating StationUnited States of America464.1
65Cheboksary CHPP=2Russia460
66Peñitas DamMexico420
67Dokan DamIraq400
68PONGIndia396
69John P MadgettUnited States of America387
70BrazeauCanada355
71Antonio Guiteras PowerplantCuba330
72New MelonesUnited States of America300
73Central Termique de KenitraMorocco300
74Naantali G1 2 ja 3Finland290
75HE DJERDAP IISerbia270
76Jorge Lacerda IIIBrazil262
77Bayano Hydroelectric Power Plant PanamaPanama260
78Essential Power Massachusetts LLCUnited States of America250.6
79XijinChina234.4
80TIWIPhilippines234
81Tiwi Geothermal Power PlantPhilippines234
82TaipingwanChina190
83Steenbras Hydroelectric Power StationSouth Africa180
84Steenbras Power StationSouth Africa180
85Agus II Hydroelectric Power PlantPhilippines180
86Agus IV Hydroelectric Power PlantPhilippines158
87CANDELARIA 9 VAPOR 5Spain153.94
88Shanghai Gaoqiao power stationChina150
89Rheinkraftwerk IffezheimGermany146
90Pemex-Refinación Refinería Francisco I. MaderoMexico129
91Malta Secondary schoolAustria120
92North LoopUnited States of America107.8
93Port Allen (HI)United States of America99.5
94S A CarlsonUnited States of America96.3
95International Paper Georgetown MillUnited States of America95.6
96CopperUnited States of America86.9
97NiululingChina80
98MoukoukoulouDemocratic Republic of the Congo74
99M Street JetUnited States of America69
100Northeast (WA)United States of America61.8
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