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Power Plants Commissioned in 1980

195 plants came online in 1980 · 141,400 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power PlantJapan7,965
2Gravelines Nuclear Power StationFrance5,460
3Paluel Nuclear Power PlantFrance5,320
4Ekibastuz GRES-1Kazakhstan4,000
5Balakovo Nuclear Power PlantRussia4,000
6Corpus Christi DamArgentina3,800
7Lethabo Power StationSouth Africa3,708
8Dampierre Nuclear Power PlantFrance3,560
9DAMPIERREFrance3,560
10Forsmarks KarnkraftverkSweden3,271
11Forsmark Nuclear Power PlantSweden3,271
12ForsmarkSweden3,227
13OskarshamnSweden2,603
14BarryUnited States of America2,569.5
15Nizhegorodsk Nuclear Power PlantRussia2,510
16Sherburne CountyUnited States of America2,469.3
17Manuel Moreno Torres (Chicoasén)Mexico2,400
18Presa ChicoasenMexico2,400
19Azerbaijan TPPAzerbaijan2,400
20RutenbergIsrael2,250
21R M SchahferUnited States of America2,201.4
22Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant IIRussia2,167
23Jeffrey Energy CenterUnited States of America2,160
24ItumbiaraBrazil2,080.5
25GKM (Mannheim) power stationGermany1,958
26White BluffUnited States of America1,800
27Elektrenai (Lithuania) Thermal Power Plant LithuaniaLithuania1,800
28Guddu Thermal Power StationPakistan1,791.7
29MuskogeeUnited States of America1,716
30Surry Nuclear Power PlantUnited States of America1,695
31Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto (Foz do Areia)Brazil1,676
32HunterUnited States of America1,577.2
33Callide Power Stations B & CAustralia1,540
34JohnsonvilleUnited States of America1,426
35Salto SantiagoBrazil1,420
36Aurland5Norway1,398
37FirstEnergy Pleasants Power StationUnited States of America1,368
38Gerald GentlemanUnited States of America1,362.6
39MountaineerUnited States of America1,300
40Inguri (Enguri) Dam Hydroelectric Power Station GeorgiaGeorgia1,300
41Al-Musayyib Thermal Power StationIraq1,280
42Zagorsk Pumped Storage StationRussia1,200
43SoonerUnited States of America1,138
44Riverside (OK)United States of America1,121.7
45Sima kraftverkNorway1,120
46Aleppo Thermal Power Plant SyriaSyria1,065
47TERUEL GR 3Spain1,055.77
48MarkersbachGermany1,045.2
49Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power StationKazakhstan1,000
50SALTO GRANDE (MITAD ARGENTINA)Argentina945
51San JuanUnited States of America924
52Maritsa Itzok-3 power stationBulgaria908
53Tobolsk CHPRussia878.3
54Tiszai ErőműHungary864
55Gardabani (Tbilisi) Thermal Power Plant GeorgiaGeorgia840
56CoronadoUnited States of America821.8
57IDUKKIIndia780
58Mosul 1 Power StationIraq750
59Khabarovsk cogeneration station-3Russia720
60BaijiIraq720
61Srinagarind DamThailand720
62SrinagarindThailand720
63TE KOSTOLAC BSerbia697
64DouraIraq640
65VärmeSweden639
66NASIKIndia630
67Coleto CreekUnited States of America622.4
68R D GreenUnited States of America586
69MEIRAMA GRUPO 1Spain557.2
70PawneeUnited States of America552.3
71Karkov CHP-5Ukraine540
72Havana TPPCuba500
73Lidio Perez (felton) PowerplantCuba500
74The March 17th  Power PlantNorth Korea482
75Colbún Hydroelectric PlantChile467.3
76Louisiana 1United States of America450.9
77Kirov TPP-5Russia450
78YuccaUnited States of America425
79PochonNorth Korea400
80ChitanChina400
81Cheongpyeong pumped-storage power stationSouth Korea400
82Cheongpyeong Pumped Storage Power PlantSouth Korea400
83CheongpyeongSouth Korea400
84Carlos De Cespedes PowerplantCuba382
85Hussein Thermal Power Plant JordanJordan382
86Armenian-2Armenia375
87PSBELMEKENBulgaria375
88James River Power StationUnited States of America362.5
89Vilnius TE-3 CHP Power Plant LithuaniaLithuania360
90Wallace DamUnited States of America321.2
91Sousse ATunisia320
92Visegrad Hydroelectric Power Plant Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina315
93Perucica Hydroelectric Power Plant MontenegroMontenegro307
94Butler-Warner Generation PlantUnited States of America303.4
95Jiangkou (Chongqing) DamChina300
96HuichonNorth Korea300
97Santa CruzCuba300
98PUENTE NUEVO GR 3Spain299.76
99Sasol Secunda power plantSouth Africa280
10010 De Octubre (nuevitas) PowerplantCuba280
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