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Major Dams of the World - INI

The world's major dams are ranked by installed capacity. China's Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydroelectric power station at 22,500 MW, followed by the Itaipu Dam on the Brazil-Paraguay border and Venezuela's Guri Dam. These dams play crucial roles in each country's power supply and are globally recognized as significant sources of renewable energy.

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[item.three-gorges-dam]
code=1
slug=three-gorges-dam
name=Three Gorges Dam
description=The world's largest hydroelectric power station built on the Yangtze River in China.
capacityMW=22500
completedYear=2006
country=China
heightM=181
lengthM=2335
river=Yangtze River

[item.itaipu-dam]
code=2
slug=itaipu-dam
name=Itaipu Dam
description=The world's second largest hydroelectric power station on the Brazil-Paraguay border.
capacityMW=14000
completedYear=1984
country=Brazil / Paraguay
heightM=196
lengthM=7700
river=Paraná River

[item.baihetan-dam]
code=3
slug=baihetan-dam
name=Baihetan Dam
description=The world's third largest hydroelectric power station on the Jinsha River in China.
capacityMW=16000
completedYear=2022
country=China
heightM=289
lengthM=
river=Jinsha River

[item.xiluodu-dam]
code=4
slug=xiluodu-dam
name=Xiluodu Dam
description=The world's fourth largest hydroelectric power station on the Jinsha River in China.
capacityMW=13860
completedYear=2013
country=China
heightM=285.5
lengthM=
river=Jinsha River

[item.belo-monte-dam]
code=5
slug=belo-monte-dam
name=Belo Monte Dam
description=The world's fifth largest hydroelectric power station on the Xingu River in Brazil.
capacityMW=11200
completedYear=2019
country=Brazil
heightM=
lengthM=
river=Xingu River

[item.guri-dam]
code=6
slug=guri-dam
name=Guri Dam
description=The world's sixth largest hydroelectric power station on the Caroní River in Venezuela.
capacityMW=10200
completedYear=1986
country=Venezuela
heightM=162
lengthM=7400
river=Caroní River

[item.wudongde-dam]
code=7
slug=wudongde-dam
name=Wudongde Dam
description=The world's seventh largest hydroelectric power station on the Jinsha River in China.
capacityMW=10200
completedYear=2021
country=China
heightM=270
lengthM=
river=Jinsha River

[item.tucurui-dam]
code=8
slug=tucurui-dam
name=Tucuruí Dam
description=The world's eighth largest hydroelectric power station on the Tocantins River in Brazil.
capacityMW=8370
completedYear=1984
country=Brazil
heightM=95
lengthM=12500
river=Tocantins River

[item.grand-coulee-dam]
code=9
slug=grand-coulee-dam
name=Grand Coulee Dam
description=The largest hydroelectric power station in the United States on the Columbia River.
capacityMW=6809
completedYear=1942
country=United States
heightM=168
lengthM=1592
river=Columbia River

[item.longtan-dam]
code=10
slug=longtan-dam
name=Longtan Dam
description=The world's tenth largest hydroelectric power station on the Hongshui River in China.
capacityMW=6426
completedYear=
country=China
heightM=216
lengthM=800
river=Hongshui River