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Power Plants Commissioned in 1985

255 plants came online in 1985 · 121,372 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Kashiwazaki KariwaJapan8,212
2Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power PlantUkraine5,700
3Surgut-2 Power StationRussia5,657.1
4Kalinn NPPRussia4,000
5Kursk Nuclear Power PlantRussia4,000
6KurskRussia4,000
7Balakovo Nuclear Power PlantRussia4,000
8Balakovo NPPRussia4,000
9SchererUnited States of America3,564
10SmolenskRussia3,000
11DOEL 4Belgium2,910
12James H Miller JrUnited States of America2,822
13Janschwalde power stationGermany2,790
14Bayswater Power StationAustralia2,640
15Orot RabinIsrael2,590
16Byron Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America2,449.8
17CatawbaUnited States of America2,410.2
18Diablo Canyon Power PlantUnited States of America2,323
19Diablo CanyonUnited States of America2,323
20Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power StationMalaysia2,200
21TIHANGE 3Belgium2,053.8
22Koeberg Nuclear Power StationSouth Africa1,940
23Dukovany Nuclear Power StationCzech Republic1,878
24GRAND MAISONFrance1,690
25Possum PointUnited States of America1,591
26Grand GulfUnited States of America1,440
27Oskarshamn Nuclear Power PlantSweden1,400
28GrohndeGermany1,360
29Zuevskaya power stationUkraine1,290
30ChinshanTaiwan1,272
31Wolf Creek Generating StationUnited States of America1,267.7
32CallawayUnited States of America1,235.8
33Hamitabat Doğal Gaz Kombine Çevrim Santrali (DGKÇS)Turkey1,220
34Columbia Generating StationUnited States of America1,200
35Angul Smelter power stationIndia1,200
36Baram DamMalaysia1,200
37Waterford 3United States of America1,199.8
38Muja Power StationAustralia1,094
39Mangla Hydro Power PlantPakistan1,070
40CN COFRENTESSpain1,063.94
41River Bend Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America1,035.9
42Daguan ErchangTaiwan1,000
43Antelope ValleyUnited States of America954
44ABONO 2Spain877.66
45Ibbenbüren-B power stationGermany794
46PirkeyUnited States of America721
47A B BrownUnited States of America706.8
48Rades A1Tunisia700
49New Haven HarborUnited States of America641.5
50Almirante Álvaro Alberto - Unidade I (Antiga Angra I)Brazil640
51Central Termoelectrica Puerto LibertadMexico632
52KomanAlbania600
53Jebba Hydroelectric Power StationNigeria578.4
54LOS BARRIOSSpain570.05
55Aswan Dam IIEgypt550
56JebbaNigeria540
57TORR POWER SAB.India422
58Panjiakou DamChina420
59Capljina Pumped Storage Power Plant Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina420
60EdgewaterUnited States of America413.7
61Buschhaus power stationGermany352
62DONZERE MONDRAGONFrance348
63Termoguajira power stationColombia330
64Cap Des BichesSenegal327
65Wadi JizziOman325
66Rijeka Thermal Power Plant CroatiaCroatia320
67SfikiaGreece315
68Moinak Hydro Power PlantKazakhstan300
69Kern River CogenerationUnited States of America300
70MONTELIMARFrance295
71GreifensteinAustria293
72Salvajina DamColombia285
73Ray D NixonUnited States of America282.6
74Poznań Karolin EC-IIPoland276
75MatreNorway275
76HunanzhenChina270
77NeaNorway260
78Tysso 2Norway258
79EscalanteUnited States of America257
80BorgundNorway240
81Orlovac Hydroelectric Power Plant CroatiaCroatia237
82MORALETS 1Spain219.14
83Salakovac Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina210
84KotmaleSri Lanka201
85Xiahuayuan power stationChina200
86SaguaroUnited States of America184.5
87AGUS 2Philippines180
88Kossou Hydroelectric Power Plant Cote dIvoireCôte d'Ivoire174
89Al MukhaYemen160
90QAISUMAHSaudi Arabia143.8
91HKW WestGermany138.5
92DampierAustralia120
93Urugua-í DamArgentina116
94AssomataGreece108
95Stesen Janakuasa Batang AiMalaysia108
96KALINADI SUPAIndia100
97New LaxapanaSri Lanka100
98Wadi HofEgypt100
99HKW IGermany95
100Kralkizi DamTurkey94