List of tidal power stations
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The following page lists most power stations that run on tidal power
Tidal power
Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity....

. Since tidal stream generators are an immature technology, no technology has yet emerged as the clear standard. Although, a large variety of designs are being experimented with, some very close to large scale deployment. Hence, the following page lists stations of different technologies.

Operational

The following table lists tidal power stations that are in operation as of August 2010.
Station Capacity (MW) Country Location
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

 
Annapolis Royal Generating Station
Annapolis Royal Generating Station
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. It is the only tidal generating station in North America. The generating station harnesses the tidal difference...

 
20  Canada 44°45′07"N 65°30′40"W 1984  
Jiangxia Tidal Power Station
Jiangxia Tidal Power Station
The Jiangxia Tidal Power Station is the third largest tidal power station in the world, located in Wuyantou, Wenling City, Zhejiang Province, China...

 
3.2  Mainland China 28°20′34"N 121°14′25"E 1980
Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station
Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station
The Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station is an experimental project in Kislaya Guba, Russia.The station is the world's 4th largest tidal power plant with the output capacity of 1.7 MW. Construction on the project began in 1968, but was later suspended for 10 years until December 2004, when...

 
1.7  Russia 69°22′37"N 33°04′33"E 1968  
Rance Tidal Power Station  240  Early Modern France 48°37′05"N 02°01′24"W 1966  
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station  254  South Korea 37°18′47"N 126°36′46"E 2011
Strangford Lough
Strangford Lough
Strangford Lough, sometimes Strangford Loch, is a large sea loch or inlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards Peninsula. The name Strangford is derived ; describing the fast-flowing narrows at its mouth...

 SeaGen
SeaGen
SeaGen is the world's first large scale commercial tidal stream generator. It is four times more powerful than any other tidal stream generator in the world....

 
1.2  United Kingdom 54°22′04"N 05°32′40"W 2008  
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station in Uldolmok, Jindo County, South Korea. The plant was commissioned in by the South Korean government. The plant cost US$10 million and has an installed capacity of , generating annually, sufficient to meet the demand of 430 households...

 
1.5  South Korea 34°32′07"N 126°14′06"E 2009

Under construction

The following table lists tidal power stations that are currently under construction as of the date in each cited source.
Station Capacity (MW) Country Location
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

 
Incheon Tidal Power Station
Incheon Tidal Power Station
The Incheon Tidal Power Station is a large tidal power station currently proposed to be built at the Incheon Bay, South Korea. The facility is expected to top 1,320 MW in generating capacity with the help of 44 water turbines rated at 30 MW each, making this facility one of the largest of...

 
818 or 1,320  South Korea 37°29′48"N 126°20′32"E 2015

Proposed

The following table lists tidal power stations that are only at a proposal stage.
Station Capacity (MW) Country Location
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

 
Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station  520  South Korea Garorim Bay   
Severn Barrage
Severn Barrage
The Severn Barrage refers to a range of ideas for building a barrage from the English coast to the Welsh coast over the Severn tidal estuary. Ideas for damming or barraging the Severn estuary have existed since the 19th century. The building of such a barrage would be a huge engineering feat,...

 
8,640  Kingdom of England
 Wales
51°21′30"N 03°06′00"W    
Tugurskaya Tidal Power Plant  3,640  Russia Okhotsk Sea   
Mezenskaya Tidal Power Plant  12,000–8,000  Russia Mezen Bay
Mezen Bay
The Mezen Bay is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Northwestern Russia. It is one of four large bays and gulfs of the White Sea, the others being the Dvina Bay, the Onega Bay, and the Kandalaksha Gulf. The Mezen Bay is the easternmost of these, as it lies to the south of...

 
   
Penzhinskaya Tidal Power Plant  87,100  Russia Penzhin Bay     
Skerries Tidal Farm 10.5  United Kingdom 53°26′N 04°36′W approx. 2011
Dalupiri Blue Energy Project 2,200  Philippines 12°25′N 124°17′E  
Gulf of Kutch Project 50  India Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Kutch
The Gulf of Kutch is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat, and renowned for extreme daily tides .The maximum depth of Gulf of Kutch is ....

 
2012

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