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Power Plants Commissioned in 1978

134 plants came online in 1978 · 93,162 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Simon Bolivar (Guri)Venezuela10,235
2Kori Nuclear Power PlantSouth Korea7,489
3Gori Nuclear Power PlantSouth Korea7,489
4BUGEYFrance3,580
5KoriSouth Korea3,137
6Kriel power stationSouth Africa3,000
7Saint-Alban Nuclear Power PlantFrance2,670
8Kirishi Power StationRussia2,595
9PSEG Salem Generating StationUnited States of America2,381.8
10Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America2,285.3
11GhentUnited States of America2,225.9
12Mae Moh Power PlantThailand2,220
13North Anna Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America1,960.4
14Olkiluoto 1Finland1,760
15Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage PlantUnited States of America1,713.6
16São SimãoBrazil1,710
17Dneipro HPP 2Ukraine1,538
18Água Vermelha (Antiga José Ermírio de Moraes)Brazil1,396.2
19Egbin Thermal Power StationNigeria1,320
20Perry Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America1,311.6
21Takehara power stationJapan1,300
22WinyahUnited States of America1,260
23Kardia power stationGreece1,250
24Yuzhnaya TetsRussia1,207
25Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Power StationJapan1,206
26Okinoshima Power StationJapan1,206
27HarringtonUnited States of America1,080
28Harding StreetUnited States of America1,064.7
29TabrizIran987
30ChollaUnited States of America839.9
31Chvaletice power stationCzech Republic820
32Elektrárna ChvaleticeCzech Republic800
33Antunez de Mayolo (Mantaro)Peru798
34Sakata Kyodo power stationJapan700
35George Neal SouthUnited States of America695.9
36SaurdalNorway674
37Apache StationUnited States of America660.7
38Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power PlantCzech Republic650
39El Caracol damMexico600
40MunmorahAustralia600
41Seyitömer power stationTurkey600
42Fairfield Pumped StorageUnited States of America587.2
43Flint CreekUnited States of America558
44Ust Illminsk (TPP)Russia525
45Lipetsk CHPP-2Russia515
46FierzaAlbania500
47DalešiceCzech Republic480
48FUTALEUFUArgentina472
49Norilsk TPP-3Russia440
50Central térmica de JinámarSpain416
51WyodakUnited States of America402.3
52Sultan Mahmud Power StationMalaysia400
53Chungju DamSouth Korea400
54Tajo de la Encantada hydro power plantSpain377
55Temenggor DamMalaysia348
56Riyadh 4Saudi Arabia336.6
57HuntorfGermany321
58Ust-Kamenogorsk TETS power stationKazakhstan308
59Muscatine Plant #1United States of America293.5
60QingtongxiaChina272
61Châtelard-VallorcineSwitzerland260.5
62RuacanaNamibia240
63GitaruKenya225
64Dynegy Oakland Power PlantUnited States of America223.5
65Chaikovskaya TPPRussia200
66Moralets hydro power plantSpain200
67MarshalltownUnited States of America189
68ShambArmenia170
69JEDDAH NO.2Saudi Arabia157.9
70Gonzalo ZevallosEcuador146
71Spirit MoundUnited States of America135
72SUBERNREKHA I&IIIndia130
73TANES 1Spain124.17
74Itezhi- TezhiZambia120
75PLTD & PLTG TrisaktiIndonesia111
76LOWER JHELUMIndia105
77CABRA CORRALArgentina102
78American FallsUnited States of America92.4
79ParaibunaBrazil87.02
80J Robert MassengaleUnited States of America84
81Sarp kraftverkNorway80
82Tenom Pangi DamMalaysia72.56
83Buckeye Florida LPUnited States of America69.4
84Watertown Power PlantUnited States of America67.5
85Tenom Pangi DamMalaysia66
86Chahbahar (Kenarak)Iran64
87St BonifaciusUnited States of America61.2
88MoreauUnited States of America60.8
89MexicoUnited States of America60.7
90MoberlyUnited States of America60.6
91GIRI BATAIndia60
92Korba 1Tunisia56
93Alabama River PulpUnited States of America48
94Menzel BourguibaTunisia44
95IDRISS 1erMorocco40.6
96SAN FRANCISCOArgentina40
97TomuraJapan40
98MannMyanmar36.9
99SURULIYARIndia35
100CrystalUnited States of America28
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