List of conventional hydroelectric power stations

This article lists hydroelectric power stations that generate power using the conventional dammed method. This list includes power stations that are larger than in maximum net capacity, and are operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than , or those that are only at a planning/proposal stage may be found in regional lists, listed at the end of the page.
As of 2016, the largest hydroelectric power station is the Three Gorges Dam in China, rated at in total installed capacity. After passing on 7 December 2007 the mark of the Itaipu Dam, the facility was ranked as the largest power-generating facility ever built. The dam is high, long and in width. Power is generated by 32 turbines rated at , and two turbines rated , which are used to power the facility itself. Construction of this dam commenced in 1994, and was completed in 2012, nearly two decades after it started.
The next five largest dams after the Three Gorges Dam are the Itaipu Dam, Xiluodu Dam, Belo Monte Dam, Guri Dam and the Tucurui Dam, rated at , , , and respectively. All six dams are the largest power-generating bodies respectively, before the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant at , the largest non-renewable energy-generating facility in the world. The currently planned Grand Inga Dam would be nearly twice the size of the Three Gorges Dam at , surpassing all power-generating facilities once it passes the current-highest mark.
Hydroelectric power stations.
The following two lists rank the 187 largest conventional hydroelectric power stations that have an installed electric power generation capacity of at least 1,000 MW and also 24 plants under construction with planned capacity of at least 1,000 MW.