Power Plants Commissioned in 2008

580 plants came online in 2008 · 151,372 MW total capacity

#	Power plant	Country	Capacity (MW)
1	Baihetan Dam	China	16,000
2	Jebel Ali Power Station	United Arab Emirates	9,547
3	Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station	China	6,000
4	Datong - Tashan Coal	China	4,520
5	Taean	South Korea	4,000
6	Huaneng Shangdu power station	China	3,720
7	Riyadh 9	Saudi Arabia	3,616.6
8	Santo Antônio Dam	Brazil	3,568.3
9	Chaozhou Sanbaimen power station	China	3,200
10	Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station	India	2,920
11	Doha West	Kuwait	2,543
12	Daihai power station	China	2,430
13	Lanxi power station	China	2,400
14	Shenhua Hequ power station	China	2,400
15	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	2,230
16	Riyadh 8	Saudi Arabia	2,071.92
17	Liulin Liansheng power station	China	2,000
18	Hitachinaka power station	Japan	2,000
19	Centrale termoelettrica di Torrevaldaliga Nord	Italy	1,980
20	Pengshui	China	1,750
21	Nanshan Aluminum Donghai power station	China	1,730
22	RAYAL SEEMA	India	1,650
23	Shuibuya	China	1,600
24	SUGEN Mega Power Plant	India	1,530
25	Kaeng Khoi 2	Thailand	1,468
26	Ratchaburi Power (RPCL)	Thailand	1,400
27	Wuhu Zhongdian power station	China	1,320
28	Datang Maanshan Dangtu power station	China	1,320
29	Jack County	United States of America	1,280
30	Kaifeng-2 power station	China	1,260
31	Guodian Shangqiu Minquan power station	China	1,260
32	Heyuan power station	China	1,244
33	Bhusawal Thermal Power Station	India	1,210
34	Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station	India	1,200
35	Huaneng Chaohu power station	China	1,200
36	Kangping power station	China	1,200
37	Shenhua Fugu power station	China	1,200
38	Qiandong power station	China	1,200
39	Weiqiao Zouping-3 power station	China	1,200
40	Luzhou Chuannan power station	China	1,200
41	Tongling Guodian power station	China	1,200
42	CPI Huolinhe power station	China	1,200
43	CPI Dabieshan power station	China	1,200
44	Centrale Termoelettrica di Chivasso	Italy	1,179
45	SUGEN CCCP	India	1,147.5
46	W S Lee	United States of America	1,117.9
47	Ukai Thermal Power Station	India	1,110
48	Sohar Alumnium	Oman	1,000
49	Yixing	China	1,000
50	Koramshahr	Iran	954
51	Horippur Power CCPP	Bangladesh	946
52	CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA MANUEL BELGRANO	Argentina	868.2
53	Barcelona power station	Spain	866
54	CENTRAL TERMOELECTRICA TIMBUES	Argentina	865.14
55	CTCC AS PONTES GRUPO 5	Spain	855.67
56	Jixi power station	China	850
57	Severn Power	United Kingdom	850
58	Kawasaki CCGT	Japan	840
59	CTCC CASTELLON GRUPO 4	Spain	839.35
60	Trianel Natural Gaskraftwerk	Germany	838
61	Aweer "H" - Ph lll	United Arab Emirates	818
62	ESCATRON	Spain	804.36
63	Escatrón Thermal Power Plant	Spain	804
64	Shenhua Yili power station	China	800
65	Turcas Denizli Doğalgaz S.	Turkey	775
66	Enka Adapazarı Doğalgaz Santrali	Turkey	770
67	Harry Allen	United States of America	745
68	TIHAMA	Saudi Arabia	742.75
69	Xunjiansi power station	China	735
70	Emporia Energy Center	United States of America	730.2
71	SMN Barka	Oman	716
72	Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park Cogen power station	China	710
73	Huaneng Ruijin power station	China	700
74	Suzhou Huiyuan power station	China	700
75	Pingshuo Gangue power station	China	700
76	Grays Harbor Energy Facility	United States of America	697.8
77	Fljótsdalsvirkjun (Kárahnjúkar )	Iceland	690
78	Hobbs Generating Station	United States of America	665.6
79	Datang Changshan power station	China	660
80	Huai'an - Guoxin Coal	China	660
81	Guodian Dongsheng power station	China	660
82	BARRANCO DE TIRAJANA 7 VAPOR 3 (CC1)	Spain	646.26
83	High Bridge	United States of America	644
84	UNIFIED LEYTE	Philippines	610.2
85	Fengrun power station	China	600
86	Shunde Desheng power station	China	600
87	Shweli (1)	Myanmar	600
88	Wanyuan power station	China	600
89	Jiamusi-2 power station	China	600
90	Hang Hau Longyan power station	China	600
91	West Siberian CHP	Russia	600
92	North United Power Mengxi power station	China	600
93	Kopswerk II	Austria	525
94	Boyabat Dam	Turkey	513
95	Osan Power Plant	South Korea	512
96	Local Heating Corporation Hwaseong Branch	South Korea	512
97	TEESTA -V	India	510
98	Hwasung KDHC	South Korea	510
99	Mustang Station Unit 4	United States of America	510
100	Liaoning Nanpiao power station	China	500

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