TOP 10 TIDAL POWER STATION

10.Uldolmok Tidal Power Station (South Korea)

Capacity: 1.5MW

Uldolmok Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station

in Uldolmok,Jindo County, South Korea. The plant was
commissioned in May 14, 2009 by the South Korean
government.[1][2] The plant cost US$10 million and has an
installed capacity of 1,000 KW (1 MW), generating 2.4
GWh annually, sufficient to meet the demand of 430
households. Additional 500 kW was commissioned in
June 2011.
9. Jiangxia Tidal Power Station (China)
Capacity 3.2MW

It has started the construction from 1974. The first

set of turbine generated electricity in 1980. The
whole project of Jiangxia Tidal Power Plant was
completed in 1985, which installed one set generator
of 500 kW, one set of 600 kW and three sets of 700
kW with the total capacity of 3.2 MW.
8. Annapolis Royal Generating Station (Canada)
Capacity 20MW

The Annapolis Royal Generating Station is a 20 MW tidal

power station located on the Annapolis River immediately
upstream from the town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia,
Canada.[1] It is the only tidal generating station in North
America.[2] The generating station harnesses the tidal
difference created by the large tides in the Annapolis Basin,
a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy. Opened in 1984, the
Annapolis Royal Generating Station was constructed by
Nova Scotia Power Corporation, which was, at the time, a
provincial government Crown corporation that was
frequently used to socially benefit various areas in the
province.
7. Gulf of Kutch (India)
Capacity: 50MW

The Indian state of Gujarat is planning to host a

commercial-scale tidal power station, and has signed
a deal with Atlantis Resources to install the first
50MW off India's west coast. The facility could be
expanding to 200MW in future. The Indian
government has also identified the Gulf of Khambhat
as a potential location for tidal power development.
6. Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon (UK)
Capacity: 240MW

The 240MW Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project, to be built

at Swansea Bay in the UK, is the world’s biggest tidal power
project and will become the world’s third biggest tidal
power project upon completion. The planning application
for the £850m ($1.4bn) project was approved in March
2013.

The plant will be located at a site with average tidal range

of 8.5m and will involve the construction of a 9.5km-long
sea wall or breakwater facility to create a lagoon cordoning
off 11.5km2 of sea. The plant will use reversible bulb
turbines to generate power as water passes in and out of
the lagoon with the rise and fall of tides.
5. The Rance Tidal Power Station (France )
Capacity: 240MW

The 240MW La Rance tidal power plant on the estuary of

the Rance River in Brittany, France, has been operational
since 1966 making it the world’s oldest and second
biggest tidal power station. The renewable power plant,
currently operated by Électricité de France (EDF), has an
annual generation capacity of 540GWh.

The La Rance tidal power facility, built between 1961 and

1966, involved the construction of a 145.1m long barrage
with six fixed wheel gates and a 163.6m-long dyke. The
basin area covered by the plant is 22km2. Power is
produced through 24 reversible bulb turbines with a
rated capacity of 10MW each.
4. Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station (South Korea)
Capacity: 254MW

With an output capacity of 254MW, the Sihwa Lake tidal

power station located on Lake Sihwa, approximately 4km
from the city of Siheung in Gyeonggi Province of South
Korea, is the world’s biggest tidal power plant.

The project, owned by Korea Water Resources Corporation,

was opened in August 2011 and utilises a 12.5km long
seawall constructed in 1994 for flood mitigation and
agricultural purposes. Power is generated on tidal inflows
into the 30km2 basin with the help of ten 25.4MW
submerged bulb turbines. Eight culvert type sluice gates are
used for the water outflow from the barrage.
3. Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station (South Korea)
Capacity: 520MW

Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station is a planned tidal

power plant in Garorim Bay, on the west coast of South
Korea. The project is developed by Korea Western
Power Company Limited and was in the process of
receiving government approval as of November 2008.

Garorim Bay is located between Seosan City and Taean

County of Chungnam Province, South Korea, at the
western seashore of South Korea. The electric power
generation capacity of the plant will be 520 megawatt
(26 MW * 20 sets). This is more than twice the capacity
of the Rance Power Plant in France.
2. Incheon Tidal Power Station (South Korea)
Capacity: 1320MW

The Incheon Tidal Power Station is a large tidal power

station proposed for Incheon Bay, South Korea. The
facility is designed to top 1,320 megawatts
(1,770,000 hp) in generating capacity with the help of
44 water turbines rated at 30 megawatts (40,000 hp)
each, which would make this facility the largest of its
kind in the world. The construction and developments
costs are expected to reach ₩3.9 trillion (US$3.4
billion), of which would be entirely covered by private
funding. The station is expected to generate up to
2.41 TWh of energy annually.[1][2]
1.Penzhinskaya Tidal Power Station
Capacity: 87,100 MW

The Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project is a set of proposals for

construction of tidal power plant in the Penzhin Bay, which is
an upper right arm of Shelikhov Bay in the north-east corner
of the Sea of Okhotsk. Because Penzhin Bay has one of the
strongest tides, there have been several proposals of power
stations. One of proposed variants presumes an installed
capacity 87 GW and annual production 200 TWh of electricity

One is a massive 87GW barrage in Penzhina Bay off the

northwestern coast, which would take advantage of the
highest tides of any bay on the Pacific Ocean, costing around
£200bn. Meanwhile, the smaller, but still huge, 15GW Mezen
Bay project, would also be located off the northwestern coast.
TOP 10 COUNTRIES THAT USE
TIDAL ENERGY
Operational Stations
Under Construction
Proposed Station
RANKING OF COUNTRIES BASED ON OPERATIONAL
STATIONS
COUNTRY CAPACITY (MW)
1. SOUTH KOREA 255.5
2. FRANCE 240
3. CANADA 20
4. CHINA 3.2
5. RUSSIA 1.7
6. THE NETHERLANDS 1.25
7. UNITED KINGDOM 1.2
RANKING OF COUNTRIES BASED ON BOTH OPERATIONAL AND
PROPOSED STATIONS

COUNTRY CAPACITY (MW)

1. RUSSIA 114,741.7
2 UNITED KINGDOM 9370.2
3. SOUTH KOREA 2095.5
4. ALDERNEY 300
5. FRANCE 240
6. INDIA 50
7. CANADA 20
8. CHINA 3.2
9. THE NETHERLANDS 1.25