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Power Plants Commissioned in 1997

210 plants came online in 1997 · 105,788 MW total capacity

#Power plantCountryCapacity (MW)
1Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power StationJapan7,965
2Hekinan Thermal Power StationJapan4,100
3ChitaJapan3,966
4Phú Mỹ Power PlantsVietnam3,915
5Shidongkou power stationChina3,820
6Kraftwerk JänschwaldeGermany3,000
7CIVAUXFrance2,990
8Nishi Nagoya Thermal Power StationJapan2,376.4
9PowerSeraya Pulau Seraya Oil Power Station SingaporeSingapore2,250
10KainanJapan2,100
11Sidi KrirEgypt2,092
12DukonavyCzech Republic2,040
13SakaikoJapan2,000
14Muara Karang Power PlantIndonesia1,908
15PLTGU Muara KarangIndonesia1,908
16IatanUnited States of America1,725
17Tongliao power stationChina1,670
18Lijiaxia DamChina1,632
19Francisco Pérez Ríos (Tula)Mexico1,605.6
206 October Power StationEgypt1,518.7
21TurówPoland1,498
22Didcot BUnited Kingdom1,470
23JEA Northside Generating StationUnited States of America1,407.1
24Cairo WestEgypt1,360
25Tianshengqiao IIChina1,320
26Shoubra El-KheimaEgypt1,295
27Hub Power PlantPakistan1,292
28Hub power stationPakistan1,292
29YokkaichiJapan1,245
30Sitra Power an Water StationBahrain1,205
31Nanao-Ohta Shinko power stationJapan1,200
32MatanogawaJapan1,200
33Tanagawa DainiJapan1,200
34LITORAL DE ALMERIA GR 2Spain1,119.59
35TNB PraiMalaysia1,071
36Goldisthal Pumped Storage StationGermany1,060
37Qingshan power stationChina1,030
38CherokeeUnited States of America1,006.4
39Bridgeport StationUnited States of America994.9
40OmarugawaJapan900
41AtakaEgypt900
42Owase MitaJapan875
43Franken 1Germany823
44Kraftwerk Franken IGermany823
45Vattenfall Cluster VelsenNetherlands820
46KazunogawaJapan800
47YTL PakaMalaysia780
48Cairo SouthEgypt715
49NumapparaJapan675
50CENTRAL T.GENELBAArgentina673.6
51Tianshenggan power stationChina660
52Paguthan Combined Cycle Power PlantIndia655
53PAGUTHANIndia655
54Perlis Power StationMalaysia650
55Nam Phong Power PlantThailand650
56Stesen Janakuasa PergauMalaysia600
57Huayingshan power stationChina600
58Black DogUnited States of America562.8
59PLTGU Muara Karang Block IIndonesia509
60Sirikit Dam Power PlantThailand500
61Bir Mcherga 1Tunisia486
62AGUA DEL CAJON (AUTOGENERADOR DEL MEM)Argentina479.2
63KisenyamaJapan466
64RichlandUnited States of America450
65Le PougetFrance446.9
66Kafr El-DawarEgypt440
67Tanjung Gemuk (Port Dickson) Power PlantMalaysia436
68BLENOD 5France427
69PLTU Muara KarangIndonesia400
70SkaerbaekvaerketDenmark392
71Kraftwerk SüdGermany390
72ExxonMobil Baytown TurbineUnited States of America381.8
73Jorge Lacerda IVBrazil363
74AES Lalpir Ltd. Mahmood Kot MuzaffargarhPakistan362
75ALSCON Aluminum Smelter Company of NigeriaNigeria360
76Sulcis power stationItaly350
77George M Sullivan Generation Plant 2United States of America346.9
78Takoradi 1Ghana330
79Huangshi power stationChina330
80Dow St Charles OperationsUnited States of America323.6
81Mid-Georgia Cogeneration FacilityUnited States of America323
82TermocandelariaColombia314
83Axiall PlaquemineUnited States of America306
84Bogong (Mount Beauty Hydro Scheme)Australia300
85LSP-Cottage Grove LPUnited States of America283.5
86LSP-Whitewater LPUnited States of America283.5
87ManahOman279
88Central Termica TermocentroColombia272
89Coloane AChina271
90Smoky FallsCanada267
91Naco NogalesMexico258
92Tedorigawa DaiichiJapan250
93MidonoJapan245
94Aparecida Parte IBrazil240.74
95YagisawaJapan240
96PauganCanada226
97GODAVARI GTIndia205.24
98Jeeralang AAustralia204
99SCA Cogen 2United States of America193.4
100Grays Ferry CogenerationUnited States of America192.6
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