The largest power station in the world by installed capacity, a hydroelectric dam across the Yangtze River in Hubei, China, with 22,500 megawatts of generating capacity. Built between 1994 and 2012, it displaced well over a million people and remains a standing case study in the scale, benefits and costs of giant hydropower.
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Facility Type LocationYangtze River, Hubei, China 1 Capacity (MW) Commissioned YearFirst generators came online in 2003; the final main units entered service in 2012. Cross-Tradition Connections
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