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Power Technology provides insight into the number of new power projects in the world by country and stage of development.
As at the start of 2022, Power Technology had identified 11,043 power projects over $25m at various stages of development, including 2,871 in execution.
By country, the US was home to the highest number of power projects with 1,437 projects, followed by India and China with 1,233 and 531 projects, respectively.
Power Technology provides an analysis of the total investment value of power projects by country and stage of development, based on GlobalData’s construction projects database.
The total pipeline of new power construction projects over $25m had a combined value of $10.53tn at the start of 2022.
By country, India had the largest pipeline of over $25m new power projects, worth a total of $1.85tn, followed by the US and China with $882.1bn and $716.46bn, respectively.
India had power construction projects in the execution phase worth $850bn, followed by China with $437bn and the UK with $317.66bn in 2021.
Power Technology lists the world’s biggest power and energy infrastructure projects by value, using GlobalData’s research.
Penzhinskaya Bay Tidal Power Plant, Russia, Tibet Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric Power Plant, China, and Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant 9900 MW, India topped the list of the world’s 100 biggest power and energy infrastructure projects by value as of March 2022.
The top five projects together accounted for a combined value of $443.5bn.
| Project Name | Project Value(US$ m) | Project Owner | Location | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penzhinskaya Bay Tidal Power Plant | 260,000 | H2 Clean Energy | Russia | Study |
| Tibet Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric Power Plant | 54,550 | Medog County Government;Power Construction Corporation of China | China | Planning |
| Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant 9900 MW | 51,000 | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd | India | Planning |
| Sinan Offshore Wind Farm 8200 MW | 43,000 | Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy, Korea;South Jeolla Province | South Korea | Planning |
| Mamberamo Hydro Power Plant 23,000 MW | 35,000 | Ministry of Public Works, Indonesia | Indonesia | Planning |
| East Anglia Offshore Wind Farm Development 7114 MW | 35,000 | ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Ltd;Vattenfall AB | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station 3260 MW | 31,486 | China General Nuclear Power Corp;China National Nuclear Corp;EDF Energy - Hinkley Point;Faithful+Gould;Framatome SAS | United Kingdom | Execution |
| El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant 4800 MW | 30,000 | Atomstroyexport | Egypt | Execution |
| Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm 5986 MW | 28,000 | Orsted UK Ltd;The Crown Estate | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Baihetan Hydroelectric Power Plant 16000 MW | 25,479 | China Three Gorges Corp | China | Execution |
| Upper Siang Hydroelectric Power Plant 9750 MW | 22,182 | NTPC Ltd | India | Planning |
| Cadarache ITER Nuclear Fusion Power Plant 500 MW | 21,848 | Government of France;ITER Organization | France | Execution |
| Shin-Kori Nuclear Power Plant 7926 MW | 20,128 | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd | South Korea | Execution |
| Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant 4800MW | 20,000 | Akkuyu Nuclear | Turkey | Execution |
| The Blue Castle Nuclear Power Plant 3000 MW | 20,000 | Blue Castle Holdings Inc | United States | Planning |
| Mahi Banswara Nuclear Power Plant 2800 MW | 20,000 | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd | India | Planning |
| Kayan River Hydroelectric Power Plant 9000 MW | 17,800 | China Power Investment Corp;Power Construction Corporation of China;PT Kayan Hydro Energy;Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd;Sinohydro Corp Ltd | Indonesia | Execution |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant 6000 MW | 16,350 | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd | India | Execution |
| Site C Clean Energy Project 1100MW | 16,000 | BC Hydro | Canada | Execution |
| Haixing Nuclear Power Plant 6000MW | 16,000 | China Huadian Corp Ltd | China | Execution |
| Tapajos Hydropower Complex 10682 MW | 16,000 | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. | Brazil | Study |
| Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant: Phase I and II 6680 MW | 15,264 | China General Nuclear Power Corp | China | Execution |
| Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant 7500 MW | 14,300 | Shandong Nuclear Power Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | 14,147 | Dubai Electricity and Water Authority | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant 6000MW | 14,096 | China Guodian Corporation;China National Nuclear Corp | China | Execution |
| Diamer Bhasha Hydroelectric Power Plant 4500 MW | 14,000 | Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority | Pakistan | Execution |
| Hai Phong Offshore Wind Farm 3900 MW | 13,600 | Orsted AS;T&T Group JSC | Vietnam | Planning |
| Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm 2420 MW | 12,990 | Orsted AS | Taiwan | Execution |
| Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant 2400 MW | 12,650 | Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission;State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom | Bangladesh | Execution |
| Ruijin Nuclear Power Plant 3600 MW | 12,540 | China Nuclear Engineering & Construction Corp | China | Study |
| Shin Hanul Nuclear Power Plant 5600 MW | 12,000 | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd | South Korea | Execution |
| Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm 3600 MW | 10,194 | Eni SpA;Equinor UK Ltd;SSE Renewables (SSER) | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Karachi Nuclear Power Plant 2200 MW | 10,000 | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission | Pakistan | Execution |
| Rio Madera Hydroelectric Power Plant 3500 MW | 10,000 | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Bolivia | Bolivia | Study |
| Virginia Offshore Wind Farm 2600MW | 7,800 | Dominion Energy Inc | United States | Planning |
| Moray Firth Offshore Wind Farms | 7,550 | China Three Gorges Corp;Diamond Generating Europe Limited;EDP Renovaveis SA;Engie SA;Moray East Offshore Windfarm Ltd;Ocean Winds SL;The Kansai Electric Power Co Inc | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Baihetan-Jiangsu Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) Transmission Line | 4,695 | State Grid Corporation of China | China | Execution |
| Rufiji Hydroelectric Power Plant 2115 MW | 3,600 | Rufiji Basin Development Authority;Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd | Tanzania | Execution |
| Bogoria-Silali Block Geothermal Power Plant 2000 MW | 3,600 | Geothermal Development Co | Kenya | Execution |
| Dholera Solar Park 5000 MW | 3,395 | Government Of Gujarat | India | Execution |
| Mohmand Dam Hydro Power Plant 800 MW | 3,000 | Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority | Pakistan | Execution |
| Ningde Xiapu Fast Reactor Demonstration Power Plant 1200 MW | 2,819 | China National Nuclear Corp | China | Execution |
| Saudi Egypt HDVC Power Interconnection | 2,500 | Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Egypt;Saudi Electricity Co | Egypt | EPC Award |
| Euro Africa Power Interconnection | 2,500 | EuroAfrica | Egypt | Execution |
| Neart Na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm 450 MW | 2,449 | EDF Energy Renewables Ltd;Electricity Supply Board | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Masinloc Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion 965 MW | 2,413 | San Miguel Corp | Philippines | Execution |
| Pinghu Offshore Wind Farm 800 MW | 2,403 | Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Shanwei Jiazi Offshore Wind Farm 900 MW | 2,394 | CGN New Energy Holdings Co Ltd;China Nuclear Power Engineering Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Rawatbhata Nuclear Power Plant Expansion 1400 MW | 2,342 | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd | India | Execution |
| Krasnoyarsk Electricity Grid Development | 2,200 | Federal Grid Company Unified Energy System | Russia | Execution |
| South Africa | 2,100 | Department of Energy, South Africa | South Africa | EPC Award |
| Attarat Um Ghudran Oil Shale Fired Power Station | 2,100 | Enefit;Near East Investment (NEI);YTL Corporation Bhd | Jordan | Execution |
| Al Hamriyah Power Plant Conversion | 2,000 | Sharjah Hamriyah Independent Power Co PJSC | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Karot Hydroelectric Power Plant 720 MW | 2,000 | Karot Power Co Pvt Ltd | Pakistan | Execution |
| Peninsula Corridor Electrification Development | 1,931 | Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board | United States | Execution |
| Northwestern Pickle Lake Transmission Lines | 1,900 | Fortis Inc;Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc;Wataynikaneyap Power | Canada | Execution |
| Ferrybridge D Gas-Fired Power Plant 2000 MW | 1,800 | SSE Plc | United Kingdom | EPC Award |
| Project EnergyConnect Transmission Line | 1,669 | ElectraNet Pty Ltd;TransGrid | Australia | Execution |
| 850MW Integrated Wind Energy Generation Program: Phase II | 1,600 | Office National de l'Electricite et de l'Eau Potable | Morocco | Execution |
| Azad Pattan Hydroelectric Power Plant 700 MW | 1,510 | Azad Pattan HPP;Laraib Group | Pakistan | EPC Award |
| Hwange Power Station Expansion 600 MW | 1,500 | Zesa Holdings Pvt Ltd;Zimbabwe Africa Construction Development Group;Zimbabwe Power Co Ltd | Zimbabwe | Execution |
| Botum Sakor Power Station 700 MW | 1,340 | Sinosteel Corp;The Royal Group Of Cambodia | Cambodia | Execution |
| Yuhuan Offshore Wind Farm 400 MW | 1,286 | China Huadian Corp Ltd | China | Execution |
| Al Warsan Waste to Energy Plant | 1,200 | Dubai Municipality | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Stung Hav Coal-Fired Power Plant 700 MW | 1,200 | Ministry of Mines and Energy, Cambodia | Cambodia | Execution |
| Shentou Coal-Fired Power Plant: Phase II 2000 MW | 1,100 | Shanxi Shentou Power Generating Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Muara Laboh Geothermal Power Plant 143.7 MW | 1,100 | Inpex Corp;PT. Supreme Energy Muara Laboh | Indonesia | Execution |
| Yongzhou Power Plant Phase I 2000 MW | 1,046 | China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Banshkhali Coal-fired Power Plant 612 MW | 1,000 | HTG Development Group Co Ltd;S. Alam Group;SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co Ltd | Bangladesh | Execution |
| Karapinar Solar Power Plant 1350 MW | 1,000 | Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey | Turkey | Execution |
| 220kV & 66kV Transmission Development | 1,000 | Electricity and Water Authority, Bahrain | Bahrain | Execution |
| CEME1 Solar Plant 480 MW | 980 | Generadora Metropolitana SpA | Chile | EPC Award |
| Miombo Hewani Wind Farm 300 MW | 900 | Windlab Pty Ltd | Tanzania | Tender |
| Horizonte Wind Park 778 MW | 850 | Comision Nacional de Energia Gobierno de Chile | Chile | Execution |
| North London Heat and Power Facility | 800 | North London Waste Authority | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Busanga Hydroelectric Power Plant 240 MW | 800 | Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Democratic Republic of Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Execution |
| Kiru Hydroelectric Power Plant 624 MW | 769 | Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Ltd;Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd;NHPC Ltd;Power Trading Corporation of India | India | Execution |
| Panki Thermal Power Plant Expansion 660MW | 760 | Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd | India | Execution |
| Layyah Combined Cycle Power Plant 1026 MW | 750 | Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Menengai Geothermal Power Plant 460 MW | 746 | Geothermal Development Co | Kenya | EPC Award |
| Esperanza Wind Park 357 MW | 730 | Apia Xxi SA;Grupo PI Mabe | Mexico | Execution |
| Lestijarvi Wind Farm 455 MW | 729 | OX2 AB | Finland | Execution |
| Kostolac B3 Coal-Fired Power Plant 350 MW: Unit Three | 712 | Elektroprivreda Srbije | Serbia | Execution |
| Interconnected Power Transmission Lines | 711 | L’Organisation Pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie | Guinea;Senegal;Gambia;Guinea-Bissau | Execution |
| Jhang Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas Power Plant 1263 MW | 708 | Government of Punjab | Pakistan | Execution |
| Hin Kong Gas-Fired Power Plant 1400 MW | 700 | Gulf Energy Development PCL;RATCH Group PCL | Thailand | EPC Award |
| Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Power Plant 600 MW | 654 | Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd;Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited;SJVN Limited | Bhutan | Execution |
| Lostock Gralam Waste-to-Energy Plant 90MW | 652 | Copenhagen Construction Partners KS;E.On Energy From Waste Uk Ltd;FCC Environment (UK) Ltd;Tata Chemicals Europe Ltd | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Port Qasim Combined Cycle RLNG Power Plant 900 MW | 650 | Engro Powergen Ltd | Pakistan | Execution |
| Kokhav Hayarden Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Station 344 MW | 600 | Hutchison Water Limited;Star Pumped Storage Ltd.;Tahal Group B.V. | Israel | Execution |
| Shandong Changyi Laizhou Bay Phase I Offshore Wind Power 300 MW | 600 | China Three Gorges New Energy Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Ana Cua Hydroelectric Power Plant 272 MW | 600 | Entidad Binacional Yacyreta;Entidad Binacional Yacyreta (EBY) (Paraguay) | Paraguay;Argentina | Execution |
| 128MW Dual Fuel Power Plant | 570 | PT Freeport Indonesia | Indonesia | Execution |
| Ningwu Thermal Power Plant 700 MW | 510 | China Resources Power Holdings Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Bui Solar Power Plant 250 MW | 500 | Bui Power Authority | Ghana | Execution |
| Keadby 2 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant 840 MW | 467 | SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy Plc) | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Loc Ninh Solar Power Plant 750 MW | 457 | Hung Hai Group;Super Energy Corp PCL | Vietnam | Execution |
| Arroyo Solar Power Plant 300 MW and Battery Storage System 150 MW | 450 | DE Shaw Renewable Investments LLC;PNM | United States | EPC Award |
| Nizhnekamsk Combined Cycle Power Plant 495 MW | 449 | Nizhnekamskneftekhim | Russia | Execution |
| Kolskiy Wind Power Plant 201 MW | 422 | Enel Russia | Russia | Execution |
| Aldoga Solar Farm 600 MW | 411 | Acciona Energy North America Corp | Australia | EPC Award |
| Tambak Lorok Combined Cycle Power Plant Block 3 779 MW | 408 | PT. Indonesia Power | Indonesia | Execution |
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