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Power Plants Commissioned in 1961

73 plants came online in 1961 · 16,950 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Robert Moses NiagaraUnited States of America2,429.1
2NAZAROVO GRESRussia1,243
3MeramecUnited States of America1,041
4AksomboGhana1,038
5WaukeganUnited States of America793.7
6Cassano d’Adda power plantItaly748
7North OmahaUnited States of America644.7
8Elektrocieplownia SiekierkiPoland622
9EC SiekierkiPoland620
10Dzerzhinsk TPPRussia580
11Danskammer Generating StationUnited States of America537.4
12Paulo Afonso IIBrazil443
13Três Marias DamBrazil396
14Christopher Columbus Power PlantSpain391
15HaifaIsrael282
16Wedel power stationGermany260
17Darbandikhan DamIraq248
18ANGATPhilippines246
19Lewiston NiagaraUnited States of America240
20Brikel power stationBulgaria240
21Oxbow (OR)United States of America190
22Lewis Smith DamUnited States of America181
23Bridge River 1Canada180
24JaybirdUnited States of America161.6
25RiversideUnited States of America136
26Elektrocieplownia PomorzanyPoland134.2
27PomorzanyPoland134
28Vargfors Hydroelectric Power StationSweden134
29VargforsSweden134
30Hoot LakeUnited States of America130.7
31StalonSweden130
32Horse MesaUnited States of America129.5
33Axiall Natrium PlantUnited States of America115.5
34GANDHI SAGARIndia115
35Blue ValleyUnited States of America115
36OliveUnited States of America109.7
37Chuncheon Dam SamSouth Korea108
38OhakuriNew Zealand106
39Stave FallsCanada91
40Amir KabirIran90
41Amir Kabir Dam Power PlantIran90
42Amir Kabir DamIran90
43Rainbow Lake ACanada88
44Weiss DamUnited States of America87.6
45Whiting RefineryUnited States of America83.8
46SoazzaSwitzerland83
47SogrinskKazakhstan75
48Fremont CanyonUnited States of America66.8
49SAN AGUSTIN GR 1Spain62.88
50WaipapaNew Zealand54
51Kings River PHUnited States of America48.6
52NARIMANGLAMIndia45
53OcanaFrance42.5
54Bjurfors OvreSweden42
55QUERENO GR 1Spain36.46
56HAMPIIndia36
57General Electric Aircraft EnginesUnited States of America34.6
58SOBRON 1Spain27.78
59Belomorskaya HPPRussia27
60ENEA Wytwarzanie S.A. Elektrownia Wodna Koronowo w SamociazkuPoland26
61Crawfordsville Power PlantUnited States of America24.9
62TrierGermany18.8
63La JuntaUnited States of America17.2
64BergvikSweden16.2
65Sherlovo thermal power stationRussia12
66Fuhren (Gental) InnertkirchenSwitzerland10.3
67Dankov TPPRussia10
68Medford OperationUnited States of America8.5
69MyczkowicePoland8
70Oxford (NE)United States of America3.4
71GanttUnited States of America3
72LyonsUnited States of America2.5
73Angat DamPhilippines0
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