The Largest Dams in the World by Capacity

Three Gorges Dam 22.5 GW is the largest power station. Itaipu 14 GW is the second. Baihetan 16 GW is the newest mega-dam.

China has built half of the worlds large dams since 1950. The USA built most of its large dams in the 1930s-1970s. Africa and South Asia are the current frontiers for dam construction..