Editorial standards.
Evidence first, limitations in view.
Power Stations Worldwide is an independent reference atlas. It combines sourced electricity data with explanations of how to interpret it.
Who publishes this site?
Power Stations Worldwide is the publishing name of this independent web project. The project maintainer is responsible for the atlas, explanatory articles and corrections. It is not an electricity system operator, regulator, utility or official statistical agency. Citing or displaying an organisation does not imply its endorsement.
No named independent technical reviewer or engineering accreditation is claimed for these articles. The explanations are educational reference material, not certified designs, operating instructions or live grid advice. Our contact and corrections page explains how to reach the project through its public comment form.
How we prepare answers
We prioritise official energy agencies, system operators, dataset publishers and technical reference material. Guide sections link their supporting sources. Original explanations and illustrative calculations are separate from observations about real plants.
AI tools assist with drafting, coding and illustrations. An AI-generated explanation is not a source: factual claims must be supported by the linked references. These pages have not undergone independent engineering peer review. Consult the original technical documentation for equipment specifications and safety requirements.
What the data can tell you
Plant records retain provider names, source dates and reported owner/operator fields where available. We do not infer missing ownership or treat a missing inventory as zero generation. Historical status is not current availability. Review the coverage report and the source attached to a record before using it.
What the dates and checks mean
Publication dates identify the first release of an article. A related-reading update means its navigation and suggested reading changed; it does not claim that every source was rechecked. Country context has its own source-check date and explicitly states the period covered by each report. A source check confirms that the cited reference supports the summary, not that its observations are the newest available or independently audited.
Inventory revisions, provider publication dates and observation years remain separate. Editorial changes do not refresh a dataset's date. Historical records are not reclassified as operating merely because the page was updated. Read data coverage and dates for the inventory and source methodology for reuse rules.
Technical guides, technology explanations, plant profiles and calculator pages display their assumptions and review status. A disclosure date records when that notice was added, not a new engineering review. Calculator source-check dates cover the cited formula and unit references; software tests check the implementation, not installation compliance. Sources without a recorded consolidated check date are labelled as such. Educational examples and results are never approved installation designs. Local regulations, equipment limits and qualified engineering assessment remain necessary for actual installations.
How to report and verify a correction
- Identify the page, country and plant or organisation, including a record ID where available.
- Describe the disputed field or statement and name the original register, report or operator publication, its date and the relevant table or section.
- Send it through the public comment form. It accepts source names rather than links. Avoid personal details; submissions are publicly visible.
A correction should be checked against that primary reference before changing a fact. Record changes retain their provenance; an explanatory correction records its date and scope. We do not promise an immediate response or refresh schedule. A comment on its own is not verified data. The maintenance informationdescribes the distinction between site releases and dataset revisions.
Advertising
No ads are currently displayed. If advertising is introduced, placements will be labelled and separated from map controls, source links and editorial text. Ads will not change the definitions, ranking methods or reported plant facts. Publisher verification alone does not activate ads.
Advertising requires the publisher account and site to be approved, and applicable consent controls to be configured and tested before ad requests are enabled. Our privacy page describes the services active today.
About the illustrations
The brand icon was created using ChatGPT image generation. It is a visual identity, not a technical grid diagram. Fuel symbols distinguish technologies; they are not electrical protection or wiring symbols.