The World’s 10 Largest Hydroelectric Dams

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9. Krasnoyarsk
Yenisei River, Russia

This dam originally came online in 1972 and has been operating ever since. It’s located in Southern Russia and has a generating capacity of 6,000 MW.

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7. Grand Coulee
Columbia River, United States

Washington State’s Grand Coulee dam is a classic. It’s been around since 1933 and remains one of the biggest in the world. It has a generating capacity of 6,809 MW and is currently undergoing major overhauls.

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5. Tucuruí
Tocantins River, Brazil

This dam was the first large-scale hydro power project in the Amazon rainforest. It was commissioned in 1984 and has a generating capacity of 8,370 MW.

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