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Liaoning Qingyuan hydroelectric plant
The Liaoning Qingyuan hydroelectric plant is a 1,800 MW pumped-storage station in Fushun, Liaoning, China, fully operating since January 2025 and the largest in Northeast China.
Lijiaxia hydroelectric plant
Lijiaxia hydroelectric plant (李家峡水电站) is a large dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai, China, with five 400 MW Francis units totaling 2,000 MW; it was the first Chinese hydropower station with a double-row powerhouse arrangement.
Limestone hydroelectric plant
The Limestone Generating Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant on the lower Nelson River in northern Manitoba, owned by Manitoba Hydro and the province's largest.
List of largest hydroelectric power stations
The list of largest hydroelectric power stations ranks the world's hydroelectric plants by installed capacity in megawatts, led by China's Three Gorges Dam at 22,500 MW, with China and Brazil dominating.
Liujiaxia hydroelectric plant
Liujiaxia hydroelectric plant (刘家峡水电站) is a 1,225 MW hydroelectric station on the Yellow River in Gansu, China, the first large Chinese-designed station above 1 million kW.
Liyuan hydroelectric plant
The Liyuan hydroelectric plant (梨园水电站) is a 2,400 MW hydropower station on the Jinsha River in Yunnan, China, built from 2008 and fully operational since August 2016.
Load rejection
Load rejection is the sudden loss of electrical load on a generating unit, typically when the generator circuit breaker opens, leaving the turbine driving an unloaded generator.
Long Spruce hydroelectric plant
Long Spruce Generating Station is a run-of-river hydroelectric plant on the lower Nelson River in northern Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro's fourth station on the river, opened in 1977.
Longkaikou hydroelectric plant
Longkaikou hydroelectric plant (龙开口水电站) is a 1,800 MW hydroelectric station on the middle Jinsha River in Heqing County, Yunnan, China, owned by China Huaneng and fully operating since 2014.
Longtan Dam
Longtan Dam (龙滩大坝) is a roller-compacted concrete gravity dam on the Hongshui River in Guangxi, China, the tallest of its kind, anchoring the 6,300 MW Longtan Hydropower Station begun in 2001.
Longyangxia hydroelectric plant
Longyangxia hydroelectric plant (龙羊峡水电站) is a 1,280 MW hydropower station on the upper Yellow River in Gonghe County, Qinghai, China, fully completed in 1992 and the leading reservoir of the upper Yellow River cascade.
Lower Monumental Dam
Lower Monumental Dam is a 810 MW run-of-river dam on the Snake River near Kahlotus, Washington, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and completed in 1969.
Ludila hydroelectric plant
Ludila hydroelectric plant (鲁地拉水电站) is a 2,160 MW run-of-river hydropower station on the Jinsha River, the upper Yangtze, in Yunnan, China, the seventh of eight cascade stations and operated by China Huadian.
Ludington Pumped Storage Plant
The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric facility on Lake Michigan near Ludington, Michigan, built between 1969 and 1973, and once the largest in the world.
Luís Eduardo Magalhães hydroelectric plant
The Luís Eduardo Magalhães hydroelectric plant, known as UHE Lajeado, is a 902.5 MW dam on the Tocantins River in Tocantins, Brazil, built between 1998 and 2002.
Luiz Gonzaga hydroelectric plant
The Luiz Gonzaga hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica Luiz Gonzaga), long known as Itaparica, is a 1,479.6 MW dam on the São Francisco River between Bahia and Pernambuco.
Macagua 2 hydroelectric plant
Macagua 2, also known as Antonio José de Sucre 2, is a hydroelectric plant on the Río Caroní at San Félix, Venezuela, inaugurated in January 1997 by President Rafael Caldera.
Maerdang hydroelectric plant
Maerdang hydroelectric plant (玛尔挡水电站) is a 2.32-gigawatt hydroelectric station on the upper Yellow River in Qinghai, China, operated by CHN Energy and the highest-altitude station on the river.
Manapouri Power Station
Manapouri Power Station is New Zealand's largest hydroelectric power station, an underground plant on Lake Manapōuri completed in 1971 primarily to supply the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter.
Manic-2
Manic-2, officially the Jean-Lesage generating station, is a Hydro-Québec dam on the Manicouagan River near Baie-Comeau, Québec. Commissioned in 1965, it tested the world's first 735-kilovolt transmission line.
Manic-3
Manic-3, officially the René-Lévesque generating station since 2010, is a Hydro-Québec hydroelectric plant on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, built between 1971 and 1975 with an underground powerhouse.
Manic-5
Manic-5 is a Hydro-Québec hydroelectric generating station on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, commissioned in 1970–1971 at the foot of the Daniel-Johnson dam, the largest multiple-arch dam in the world.
Manic-5PA
Manic-5PA, also written Manic-5-PA, is an underground hydroelectric generating station on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, completed in 1989 beside the surface Manic-5 plant at the Daniel-Johnson Dam, with an installed capacity of 1,064 MW.
Mantaro hydroelectric plant
The Mantaro hydroelectric plant (Central Hidroeléctrica del Mantaro), usually called the Mantaro Hydroelectric Complex, is a 1,008 MW storage-type hydropower scheme in Peru's Huancavelica region, the country's largest after 2012.
Manwan hydroelectric plant
The Manwan hydroelectric plant (漫湾水电站) is a 1,670 MW hydropower station on the Lancang River in Yunnan, China, the first large dam on the river.
Marechal Mascarenhas De Moraes hydroelectric plant
The Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes hydroelectric plant (Peixoto plant) is a Brazilian hydroelectric station on the rio Grande in Minas Gerais that was the first large-scale power plant built there.
Marimbondo hydroelectric plant
The Marimbondo hydroelectric plant (Usina Hidrelétrica de Marimbondo) is a 1,440 MW dam on the Grande River between Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil, operated by Furnas since 1975.
McNary Dam
McNary Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River near Hermiston, Oregon, begun in 1947 and dedicated in 1954, with a 980-megawatt powerhouse and a navigation lock.
Meizhou hydroelectric plant
The Meizhou hydroelectric plant (梅州抽水蓄能电站) is a 2,400 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric station in Wuhua County, Meizhou, Guangdong, China, built in two phases by China Southern Power Grid.
Meizhou II hydroelectric plant
Meizhou II hydroelectric plant is a 1,200 MW pumped-storage power plant in Wuhua, Guangdong, China, completed in November 2025 as the second phase of the 2,400 MW Meizhou station.