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Power Plants Commissioned in 1988

193 plants came online in 1988 · 62,620 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1ManateeUnited States of America2,951.2
2South Texas Project Electric Generating StationUnited States of America2,708.6
3South Texas ProjectUnited States of America2,708.6
4South Texas Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America2,708.6
5Braidwood Generation StationUnited States of America2,449.8
6Braidwood Nuclear Generating StationUnited States of America2,449.8
7VogtleUnited States of America2,430
8LimerickUnited States of America2,277
9Loy Yang A Power StationAustralia2,210
10PLTU CilacapIndonesia2,121
11Al-ShemalIraq2,100
12Hoa BinhVietnam1,920
13EmslandGermany1,837
14Agios Dimitrios power stationGreece1,595
15ISAR-2Germany1,485
16Luiz Gonzaga (Itaparica)Brazil1,479.6
17Luiz Gonzaga DamBrazil1,479.6
18Torness Nuclear Power StationUnited Kingdom1,364
19Baleh DamMalaysia1,285
20Heysham 2United Kingdom1,230
21NUEVO PUERTOArgentina1,217.7
22TornessUnited Kingdom1,185
23Maasvlakte (MV1 and MV2)Netherlands1,040
24TRILLOSpain1,003.41
25Central Nuclear de TrilloSpain1,003
26C D McIntosh JrUnited States of America890.4
27Beijing - Shijingshan CoalChina880
28Zhejiang Zhenhai power stationChina860
29METTURIndia840
30URAN GTIndia672
31Pravoberezhnaya CHPP-5Russia643
32Isalnita power stationRomania630
33Muju pumped-storage power plantSouth Korea600
34PLTU Cilacap 1 & 2Indonesia600
35Karaganda TPS-3 power stationKazakhstan590
36Berlin-Reuter-West power stationGermany564
37LUJAN DE CUYOArgentina549.76
38Morgan CreekUnited States of America536.4
39Huaneng Xinhua Daqing power stationChina530
40Permian BasinUnited States of America447
41Watson CogenerationUnited States of America405
42PalmietSouth Africa400
43KADAMPARIIndia400
44Tomsk GRES-2Russia331
45JinshuitanChina300
46Sycamore CogenerationUnited States of America300
47Lingen Nuclear Power PlantGermany268
48TPP CraiovaRomania262
49RENGALIIndia250
50Hassi Messoud Nord 2Algeria200
51J S EastwoodUnited States of America199.8
52Dongfeng Captive power stationChina180
53CorumanaMozambique166
54StratosGreece150
55John R KellyUnited States of America146.1
56Tomsk TPP-3Russia140
57FrontierUnited States of America122.4
58LOWER METTURIndia120
59Khudafarin hydroelectric power stationIran102
60Lucky Peak Power Plant ProjectUnited States of America101.2
61T B Simon Power PlantUnited States of America99.3
62CT Resource Rec Authority FacilityUnited States of America90
63BARGIIndia90
64CES Placerita Power PlantUnited States of America90
65John B Rich Memorial Power StationUnited States of America88.4
66International Paper Franklin MillUnited States of America82.5
67Forked RiverUnited States of America76.8
68Capitol District Energy CenterUnited States of America70.5
69Wheelabrator BridgeportUnited States of America67
70VALPARAISO 2Spain65.1
71Jim FallsUnited States of America59.8
72Hkw Offenbach power stationGermany54
73Stockton BiomassUnited States of America54
74Chino MinesUnited States of America54
75AltaGas Ripon Energy Inc.United States of America49.5
76Kern River Eastridge CogenUnited States of America48.8
77Wheelabrator Frackville EnergyUnited States of America48
78WDBrazil48
79Corpus RefineryUnited States of America47
80Elmore CompanyUnited States of America45.5
81Del Ranch CompanyUnited States of America45.5
82MurrayUnited States of America45.4
83Rio MadeiraBrazil43.448
84Purdue UniversityUnited States of America43.2
85Port Arthur Texas RefineryUnited States of America38.4
86Pfizer Groton PlantUnited States of America37.5
87New Martinsville Hannibal HydroUnited States of America37.4
88Archer Daniels Midland PeoriaUnited States of America36
89Southeast Resource RecoveryUnited States of America35.6
90FKKGermany33.5
91Ellis HydroUnited States of America32.4
92CSUCI Site AuthorityUnited States of America31.1
93OLS Energy ChinoUnited States of America30.8
94Kenilworth Energy FacilityUnited States of America28.8
95Rio Bravo FresnoUnited States of America28
96Indeck West Enfield Energy CenterUnited States of America27.5
97Indeck Jonesboro Energy CenterUnited States of America27.5
98Sheldon Springs HydroelectricUnited States of America25.2
99Pinetree Power TamworthUnited States of America25
100Indiana University of PennsylvaniaUnited States of America24.4
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