Largest Dams in Asia by Installed Capacity
Overview
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) refers to capacity as the maximum output of electricity that a generator can produce under ideal conditions.
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China, and is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW). The dam was expected to provide 10% of China's power. However, electricity demand has increased more quickly than previously projected. Even fully operational, on average, it supports only about 1.7% of electricity demand in China in the year of 2011, when the Chinese electricity demand reached 4692.8 TWh.
Three Gorges Dam of China is the largest dam by installed capacity in Asia, built with a capacty of 22,500 MW. At second and third, are Xiluodu Dam with a capacity of 13,860 MW and Wudongde Dam at 10,200 MW.The installed capacities of major dams in Asia range from 100 MW to 22,500 MW, with the average dam installed with a capacity of 3,839.0 MW.
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Here are the largest dams by installed capacity in Asia.
Three Gorges Dam is located in Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei, China (Asia). The gravity dam was completed in 2008 (14 years old).
Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world by installed capacity. The installed capacity of Three Gorges Dam is 22,500MW. The gravity dam stands 181 meters tall and can impound up to 39.30 billion m3 of water. Its structural volume is 27.40 million m3.
Xiluodu Dam is located in Sichuan province, China (Asia). The arch dam was completed in 2013 (9 years old).
Xiluodu Dam is the 3rd largest hydroelectric dam in the world by installed capacity. The arch dam has an installed capacity of 13,860MW. Xiluodu Dam stands 285.50 meters tall and can impound up to 12.67 billion m3 of water.
Wudongde Dam is located in Sichuan province, China (Asia). The arch dam was completed in 2021 (1 years old).
Wudongde Dam is the 2nd largest hydroelectric arch dam in the world by installed capacity. The arch dam has an installed capacity of 10,200MW. Wudongde Dam stands 240 meters tall and can impound up to 7.40 billion m3 of water.
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Xiangjiaba Dam is a gravity dam located in Yunnan Province, China (Asia). It was completed in 2012 (10 years old).
The installed capacity of Xiangjiaba Dam is 6,448MW. The gravity dam stands 161 meters tall and can impound up to 5.16 billion m3 of water.
Completed in 2009, Longtan Dam is a 13-year-old gravity dam. It is located in Tian'e County, Guangxi, China (Asia).
Longtan Dam impounds the 3rd largest reservoir volume in Asia. The gravity dam stands at a height of 216.20 meters and impounds up to 27.27 billion m3 of water. Longtan Dam has a structural volume of 7.67 million m3 and an installed capacity of 6,426MW.
Nuozhadu Dam is an embankment dam located in Yunnan Province, China (Asia). It was completed in 2012 (10 years old).
Nuozhadu Dam is the largest hydroelectric embankment dam in the world by installed capacity. The embankment dam stands at a height of 261.50 meters and impounds up to 21.75 billion m3 of water. Nuozhadu Dam has an installed capacity of 5,850MW.
Dams Lists
Largest Dams by Installed Capacity (MW): world | Asia | Europe | North America | South America | USA | Canada | Australia | UK
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Dams with Largest Structural Volume: world | Asia | Europe | North America | South America | USA | Canada | Australia | UK
Dams with Largest Reservoir Volume: world | Asia | Europe | North America | South America | USA | Canada | Australia | UK
Largest/tallest Dams by Type: Arch Dams | Embankment Dams | Gravity Dams | Arch-Gravity Dams | Buttress Dams