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Power Plants Commissioned in 1953

62 plants came online in 1953 · 8,027 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1HemwegcentraleNetherlands1,085
2Bukhtarma Hydroelectric Power PlantKazakhstan675
3Sevan-Hrazdan CascadeArmenia561
4Cherepetskaya GRESRussia450
5Cherepetskaya GRESRussia450
6Severskaya TPPRussia449
7MingechevirAzerbaijan402
8Nilo PeçanhaBrazil378.42
9J Strom ThurmondUnited States of America361.9
10John H KerrUnited States of America296.8
11KilforsemSweden296
12Fisk Generating StationUnited States of America260
13Kaprun main stageAustria240
14Salavatskaya TPPRussia185
15Fort PeckUnited States of America179.7
16YaleUnited States of America134
17Hirfanlı DamTurkey128
18Verbano 1Switzerland119
19Syl LaskinUnited States of America116
20Boone DamUnited States of America105.9
21DetroitUnited States of America100
22WaitakiNew Zealand90
23DönjeSweden72
24LaforsenSweden57
25Kajaki Hydroelectric Power Plant AfghanistanAfghanistan52.5
26Canton North CarolinaUnited States of America52.5
27Braunau-SimbachGermany50
28Sinclair DamUnited States of America45
29Fort GibsonUnited States of America44.8
30SalamondePortugal42
31WhitneyUnited States of America41.8
32Cargill Corn Milling DivisionUnited States of America40
33Tenkiller FerryUnited States of America39
34Upper GorgeUnited States of America37.5
35WilderUnited States of America35.6
36RosenauAustria34
37Brillanne I & IIFrance30
38Berezniki CHPP-10Russia27
39Clearwater 2United States of America26
40Rekvatn kraftverkNorway25
41Skotfoss kraftverkNorway24
42KANSK CHPRussia24
43CH Sallent-EscarraSpain17.6
44CASSAFFOUSTHArgentina17.28
45Niingen kraftverkNorway17
46Clearwater 1United States of America15
47Philpott LakeUnited States of America14
48PorąbkaPoland13
49LindbynSweden11
50Karatal Hydroelectric Power PlantKazakhstan10
51Michigamme FallsUnited States of America9.6
52Centrale hydroelectrique de PanneciereFrance6.58
53Waterbury 22United States of America5.5
54American Crystal Sugar MoorheadUnited States of America5
55Serra de ÁguaPortugal4.9
56CalhetaPortugal4.7
57TILLAYAIndia4
58Hemlock FallsUnited States of America2.8
59Erie CokeUnited States of America2.5
60GouldtownUnited States of America2
61Menominee Mill MarinetteUnited States of America1.8
62Borzești Power StationRomania0
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