Most Polluting Power Plants
Ranked by estimated annual CO₂ emissions based on capacity, fuel type, and capacity factor
#
Plant
Country
Annual CO₂
Fuel
East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station
East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station
China27.66 MtCoal
Station de puissance Datang Tuoketuo
Station de puissance Datang Tuoketuo
China26.55 MtCoal
Dangjin Thermal Power Station
Dangjin Thermal Power Station
South Korea23.86 MtCoal
#4Station de puissance Dangjin
4Station de puissance Dangjin
South Korea23.86 MtCoal
#5Taizhong Taichung
5Taizhong Taichung
Taiwan21.73 MtCoal
#6Bełchatów Power Station
6Bełchatów Power Station
Poland21.62 MtCoal
#7PLTU Paiton I Unité 7 & 8
7PLTU Paiton I Unité 7 & 8
Indonesia21.16 MtCoal
#8Boryeong Thermal Power Station
8Boryeong Thermal Power Station
South Korea21.14 MtCoal
#9Boryeong Power Plant
9Boryeong Power Plant
South Korea21.14 MtCoal
#10Waigaoqiao Power Station
10Waigaoqiao Power Station
China20.70 MtCoal
#11Energetyka Cieplna Wielun
11Energetyka Cieplna Wielun
Poland20.19 MtCoal
#12Yonghungdo centrale électrique
12Yonghungdo centrale électrique
South Korea20.07 MtCoal
#13Yeongheung Thermal Power Station
13Yeongheung Thermal Power Station
South Korea20.07 MtCoal
#14Yeongheung
14Yeongheung
South Korea20.07 MtCoal
#15Guodian Beilun centrale électrique
15Guodian Beilun centrale électrique
China19.99 MtCoal
#16Jiaxing centrale électrique
16Jiaxing centrale électrique
China19.75 MtCoal
#17Guohua Taishan centrale électrique
17Guohua Taishan centrale électrique
China19.75 MtCoal
#18Medupi Power Station
18Medupi Power Station
South Africa18.82 MtCoal
#19VINDH_CHAL STPS
19VINDH_CHAL STPS
India18.81 MtCoal
#20Jebel Ali Power Station
20Jebel Ali Power Station
United Arab Emirates18.44 MtGas
#21PLTU Tanjung Jati B
21PLTU Tanjung Jati B
Indonesia18.33 MtCoal
#22MUNDRA TPP
22MUNDRA TPP
India18.25 MtCoal
#23Mundra Thermal Powerplant
23Mundra Thermal Powerplant
India18.25 MtCoal
#24Unit Pembangkit Listrik Paiton
24Unit Pembangkit Listrik Paiton
Indonesia18.21 MtCoal
#25Zouxian Power Station
25Zouxian Power Station
China17.94 MtCoal
#26CPI Pingwei power station
26CPI Pingwei power station
China17.94 MtCoal
#27Datong - Tashan Coal
27Datong - Tashan Coal
China17.86 MtCoal
#28Station de puissance de Ninghai
28Station de puissance de Ninghai
China17.38 MtCoal
#29Station de puissance Huaneng Qinbei
29Station de puissance Huaneng Qinbei
China17.38 MtCoal
#30Surgutskaya GRES-2
30Surgutskaya GRES-2
Russia17.12 MtGas
#31Usine de production d'électricité et de désalinisation de Jebel Ali
31Usine de production d'électricité et de désalinisation de Jebel Ali
United Arab Emirates16.79 MtGas
#32Mailao
32Mailao
Taiwan16.59 MtCoal
#33centrale électrique Huaneng Yuhuan
33centrale électrique Huaneng Yuhuan
China16.59 MtCoal
#34centrale électrique Houshi
34centrale électrique Houshi
China16.59 MtCoal
#35centrale électrique Manjung
35centrale électrique Manjung
Malaysia16.51 MtCoal
#36Huaneng Haimen Power Plant
36Huaneng Haimen Power Plant
China16.37 MtCoal
#37Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd. Haimen Power Plant
37Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd. Haimen Power Plant
China16.37 MtCoal
#38centrale électrique Huaneng Haimen
38centrale électrique Huaneng Haimen
China16.37 MtCoal
#39centrale électrique Kendal
39centrale électrique Kendal
South Africa16.26 MtCoal
#40centrale électrique Majuba
40centrale électrique Majuba
South Africa16.24 MtCoal
#41Castle Peak Power Station
41Castle Peak Power Station
China16.23 MtCoal
#42Castle Peak Power Station
42Castle Peak Power Station
China16.23 MtCoal
#43centrale thermique Hekinan
43centrale thermique Hekinan
Japan16.20 MtCoal
#44Binan Thermal Power Station
44Binan Thermal Power Station
Japan16.20 MtCoal
#45centrale électrique Hekinan
45centrale électrique Hekinan
Japan16.20 MtCoal
#46Sultan Azlan Shah Power Station (Manjung Power Station)
46Sultan Azlan Shah Power Station (Manjung Power Station)
Malaysia16.12 MtCoal
#47Kozienice Power Station
47Kozienice Power Station
Poland15.87 MtCoal
#48W A Parish
48W A Parish
United States of America15.84 MtCoal
#49Hadong Thermal Power Station
49Hadong Thermal Power Station
South Korea15.80 MtCoal
#50Hadong Power Plant
50Hadong Power Plant
South Korea15.80 MtCoal
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