12 Largest Hydroelectric Dams and Power Plants in the World

12. Churchill Falls Generating Station

Power: 5.4 GW

Country: Canada

Oh, Canada, you surely are a mighty country, but the Churchill Falls is only the last on our list of largest hydroelectric dams and power plants in the world. Last and the least powerful. Its whereabouts are on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador. This is the only power plant without a dam on our list. Instead of making one, they preferred to make a water reservoir that would be contained in 88 rock-filled dikes.

Fun Fact: the Churchill River got its name to honor you know who – British Prime Minister during WW2, Sir Winston Churchill.

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