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2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident
The 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident was the turbine failure on 17 August 2009 that killed 75 people at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, on the Yenisei River in Khakassia.
2023 Akosombo Dam spillage
The 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage was a controlled release of water from Ghana's Akosombo Dam from September to October 2023, flooding eight districts and displacing about 39,000 people.
Água Vermelha hydroelectric plant
The Água Vermelha hydroelectric plant, officially Usina Hidrelétrica Senador José Ermírio de Moraes, stands on the Grande River between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil, generating 1,396 MW from six Francis turbines.
Ahai hydroelectric plant
The Ahai hydroelectric plant (阿海水电站) is a 2,000 MW hydroelectric station on the middle Jinsha River in Lijiang, Yunnan, China, the fourth of eight cascade steps, fully operational since 2014.
Akosombo hydroelectric plant
The Akosombo hydroelectric plant is a 1,020 MW hydroelectric station on the Volta River in Ghana, impounded by the Akosombo Dam and operated by the Volta River Authority.
Ángel Albino Corzo hydroelectric plant
The Ángel Albino Corzo hydroelectric plant, commonly known as Peñitas, is a 420 MW dam on the lower Grijalva River in Ostuacán, Chiapas, Mexico, run by CFE since 1987.
Apolônio Sales hydroelectric plant
The Apolônio Sales hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Apolônio Sales), formerly Moxotó, is a 400 MW hydroelectric plant on the São Francisco River in Alagoas, Brazil, opened in 1977.
Archimedes screw turbine
An Archimedes screw turbine is a hydropower machine that runs the ancient Archimedes screw in reverse to generate electricity at low-head sites, with safe passage for fish.
Bad Creek hydroelectric plant
Bad Creek hydroelectric plant is a pumped-storage station in Oconee County, South Carolina, operated by Duke Energy Carolinas since 1991 and the largest on its system.
Baihetan hydroelectric plant
The Baihetan hydroelectric plant (白鹤滩水电站) is a 16 GW hydropower station on the Jinsha River between Sichuan and Yunnan, China, the world's second largest after Three Gorges.
Bailianhe Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant
Bailianhe Pumped Storage plant (白莲河抽水蓄能电站) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in Luotian, Hubei, China, generating 1,200 MW from four 300 MW reversible units and serving the Central China Power Grid.
Baishan hydroelectric plant
The Baishan hydroelectric plant (白山水电站) is a large hydropower station on the upper Second Songhua River at Huadian City, Jilin Province, built from 1975 and completed in 1994.
Bakhtiari hydroelectric plant
The Bakhtiari hydroelectric plant is a planned 750 MW hydropower station on the Bakhtiari River in southwest Iran, to be fed by a 275 m arch dam.
Ban Chat hydroelectric plant
The Ban Chat hydroelectric plant (Thủy điện Bản Chát) is a 220 MW run-of-river dam on the Nậm Mu River in Lai Châu, Vietnam, built and operated by EVN.
Baoquan hydroelectric plant
Baoquan hydroelectric plant (宝泉抽水蓄能电站) is a pumped storage power plant in Huixian, Henan, China, with four 300 MW units and a 1,200 MW capacity, in operation since 2011.
Bath County Pumped Storage Station
The Bath County Pumped Storage Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in Bath County, Virginia, the largest in the United States at 3,003 megawatts, operating since 1985.
Beauharnois hydroelectric plant
The Beauharnois hydroelectric plant (centrale de Beauharnois) is a run-of-river station on the St. Lawrence River southwest of Montreal, operated by Hydro-Québec with a capacity of 1,864 MW.
Bersimis 1 hydroelectric plant
Bersimis 1, also called Bersimis-1, is an underground hydroelectric generating station on the Betsiamites River in Quebec, built from 1953 to 1956 as Hydro-Québec's first major project and first underground powerhouse.
Boguchanskaya hydroelectric plant
The Boguchanskaya hydroelectric plant, also called Boguchany HPP, is a 2,997 MW hydroelectric station on the Angara River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, the fifth most powerful in the country.
Bonneville Dam
Bonneville Dam is a run-of-river federal dam on the Columbia River about 40 miles east of Portland, Oregon, generating over 1,200 MW of hydroelectric power.
Bratsk hydroelectric plant
The Bratsk hydroelectric plant (Братская ГЭС) is a 4,500 MW hydroelectric plant on the Angara River at Bratsk in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, the world's largest until 1971.
Bui hydroelectric plant
The Bui hydroelectric plant is a 404 MW hydropower station on the Black Volta River in Ghana, commissioned in 2013 and operated by the Bui Power Authority.
Bulb turbine
A bulb turbine is a water turbine with a Kaplan-type runner directly driving a generator sealed in a bulb-shaped housing inside the waterway, best suited to very low heads.
Bureyskaya hydroelectric plant
Bureyskaya hydroelectric plant (Бурейская ГЭС, also Bureya HPP) is a 2,010 MW hydroelectric station at Talakan in Amur Oblast, Russia, the largest in the Russian Far East.
Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant
The Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant is a dam and power station on the Zambezi River in Mozambique, completed in 1974 with a capacity of 2,075 MW.
Carlos Ramírez Ulloa hydroelectric plant
The Carlos Ramírez Ulloa hydroelectric plant, known as El Caracol, is a 600 MW hydroelectric plant on the Balsas River in Guerrero, Mexico, opened in 1986.
Carrapatelo Dam
The Carrapatelo Dam (Barragem do Carrapatelo) is a 57 m concrete gravity dam on Portugal's Douro River, completed in 1972 with a 201 MW hydroelectric power station.
Caruachi Dam
The Caruachi Dam is a 2,160 MW hydroelectric dam on the lower Caroní River in Bolívar state, Venezuela, inaugurated in 2006 as Francisco de Miranda.
Castaic Power Plant
The Castaic Power Plant, also called Castaic Powerplant, is a 1,275-megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectric plant on the California Aqueduct about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
Changheba Dam
Changheba Dam (长河坝水电站) is a 2,600 MW hydropower station on the Dadu River in Kangding, Sichuan, China, built around a 240-meter rockfill dam on deep river overburden, fully commissioned in 2017.