Top 10 Largest Dams in The World 2024

1. The Three Gorge Dam

The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, became the world’s largest hydroelectric dam in terms of electricity generation in 2012. The massive plant has the capacity to generate 22,500 megawatts.

This dam is expected to cost roughly $37 billion to build, and it will be able to generate 11 times the amount of power as the Hoover Dam. The dam’s tremendous mass is capable of delaying the Earth’s rotation, which is perhaps the most startling aspect of all.