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Power Plants Commissioned in 1987

181 plants came online in 1987 · 55,290 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Tutuka power stationSouth Africa3,654
2Xingó DamBrazil3,162
3Turkey PointUnited States of America2,861.2
4South Ukraine Nuclear Power PlantUkraine2,850
5Nogent Nuclear Power PlantFrance2,620
6RockportUnited States of America2,600
7Vogtle Electric Generating PlantUnited States of America2,430
8Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power PlantUkraine2,000
9Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power PlantUkraine2,000
10Brandon ShoresUnited States of America1,370.2
11PerryUnited States of America1,311.6
12Guodian Jilin power stationChina1,300
13VIJAYWADAIndia1,260
14Clinton Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America1,138.3
15Clinton Power StationUnited States of America1,138.3
16Tokai DainiJapan1,100
17Barney M DavisUnited States of America1,082.2
18ALICURAArgentina1,050
19VANDELLOS GR 2Spain1,045.31
20CirataI & IIIndonesia1,008
21Shearon Harris Nuclear Power PlantUnited States of America950.9
22HarrisUnited States of America950.9
23Heyden power stationGermany875
24Shulbinskaya HPPKazakhstan720
25OklaunionUnited States of America720
26Haditha DamIraq660
27Haditha DamIraq660
28Optim Energy Altura Cogen LLCUnited States of America643.6
29Grand Tower Energy Center LLCUnited States of America640.9
30DallmanUnited States of America617.8
31Amyntaio power stationGreece600
32Central hidroelectrica BetaniaColombia560
33Bokaro Thermal Power StationIndia500
34HamhungNorth Korea500
35Big Cajun 1United States of America492.8
36Chongjin City power stationNorth Korea450
37Texas City Power PlantUnited States of America450
38Gravel NeckUnited States of America407.7
39Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundUnited States of America380.7
40Empire Energy CenterUnited States of America379
41VictoriaUnited States of America376.9
42Sinopec Yangzi power stationChina360
43Nearman CreekUnited States of America355
44RosanaBrazil354
45Termopaipa power stationColombia346
46RajjaprabhaThailand240
47C R Wing Cogen PlantUnited States of America230
48MUKERIAN I -IVIndia207
49River ChongchonNorth Korea200
50PLTA JatiluhurIndonesia180
51KiambereKenya168
52Khorfakkan Station (KHPS)United Arab Emirates144
53Savannah River MillUnited States of America140.4
54MAHI BAJAJ I&IIIndia140
55CPI USA NC SouthportUnited States of America135
56Gilroy Power PlantUnited States of America130
57Foster Wheeler MartinezUnited States of America113.5
58International Paper Eastover FacilityUnited States of America109.6
59International Paper Riverdale MillUnited States of America104.2
60Victoria Texas PlantUnited States of America102.4
61LAYLASaudi Arabia102
62Pensacola Florida PlantUnited States of America102
63HealyUnited States of America92.8
64Coso Finance PartnersUnited States of America92.2
65ChillicotheUnited States of America90
66Rifle Generating StationUnited States of America84
67BHIRA TAIL RACEIndia80
68Signal Hill Generating LLCUnited States of America80
69IDAMALAYARIndia75
70Cogeração CelbiPortugal70
71OxnardUnited States of America68.7
72Los Angeles Refinery WilmingtonUnited States of America68.5
73CPI USA NC RoxboroUnited States of America67.5
74Wheelabrator PortsmouthUnited States of America60
75KymmenSweden55
76Kombi-HKWGermany50
77Torrance Refining Company LLCUnited States of America49.3
78Barishal GT-unit-1 2Bangladesh40
79Berry CogenUnited States of America38.7
80KarnapGermany38
81Lwarcel (Antiga Lençóis Paulista)Brazil38
82POCHAMPADIndia36
83Westwood Generation LLCUnited States of America36
84Chanute 3United States of America34.8
85SEGS IVUnited States of America34.2
86SEGS VUnited States of America34.2
87SEGS IIIUnited States of America34.2
88Ibitiúva Bioenergética (Antiga Destilaria Andrade)Brazil33
89Naval Submarine Base Kings BayUnited States of America30
90Covanta Alexandria/Arlington EnergyUnited States of America29
91Finch PaperUnited States of America29
92TPC Windfarms LLCUnited States of America28.7
93Central Heating PlantUnited States of America28.5
94PE BerkeleyUnited States of America28.5
95Difwind Farms Ltd VIUnited States of America27.1
96Main Canal HeadworksUnited States of America26.8
97Nizhneteriberskaya HPPRussia26.5
98Penobscot Energy RecoveryUnited States of America25.3
99São FranciscoBrazil25.2
100Hami 1-4 CoalChina25
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