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Dirtiest power plants in Brazil by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in Brazil ranked by measured annual CO₂. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yr
1Jorge Lacerda I e IICoalBrazil4,838,100
2Jorge Lacerda IIICoalBrazil4,838,100
3Jorge Lacerda IVCoalBrazil4,838,100
4Pampa Sul power stationCoalBrazil2,545,550
5Mauá 3 power stationOtherBrazil2,174,400
6Presidente Médici A BCoalBrazil2,024,400
7CST power stationOtherBrazil1,676,600
8Governador Leonel Brizola (Antiga TermoRio)GasBrazil1,560,160
9Do AtlânticoOilBrazil1,516,570
10Norte FluminenseGasBrazil1,264,621
11GNA I power stationOtherBrazil1,259,744
12Euzébio Rocha power stationOtherBrazil707,850
13Marlim Azul power stationGasBrazil686,230
14Baixada FluminenseGasBrazil639,010
15AlunorteCoalBrazil601,570
16Jesus Soares Pereira (Antiga Vale do Açú)GasBrazil549,240
17CTE II power stationGasBrazil494,510
18BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENEOtherBrazil463,430
19Aparecida Parte IOilBrazil405,040
20Aparecida Parte IIOilBrazil405,040
21Aparecida Parte IIIOilBrazil405,040
22CSP power stationGasBrazil388,670
23Sol Coqueria Tubarão power stationGasBrazil384,770
24Poraquê power stationGasBrazil331,950
25JaraquiGasBrazil331,410
26Tambaqui power stationOtherBrazil331,270
27WILLIAM ARJONAGasBrazil323,090
28Termo Norte IIGasBrazil322,410
29Pirarucu power stationGasBrazil306,280
30Tucunaré power stationOtherBrazil303,040
31MARIO LAGOGasBrazil273,186
32Açominas power stationGasBrazil235,660
33Santa Cruz power station (Brazil)OtherBrazil232,454
34Karkey 013 power stationGasBrazil221,580
35Porsud I power stationGasBrazil197,070
36Karkey 019 power stationGasBrazil197,070
37Jaguatirica II power stationOtherBrazil163,110
38Aureliano Chaves (Antiga Ibirité)GasBrazil134,295
39Porsud II power stationGasBrazil132,630
40Monte Cristo power stationOilBrazil111,883
41Apoena power stationOilBrazil106,900
42Pecém Energia II power stationOilBrazil104,370
43MAUA-6OilBrazil101,119
44Luiz Carlos Prestes (Antiga Três Lagoas)GasBrazil89,655
45Fernando Gasparian (Antiga Nova Piratininga)GasBrazil83,374
46PiratiningaOilBrazil83,374
47Celso Furtado (Antiga Termobahia Fase I)GasBrazil82,531
48TermopernambucoGasBrazil58,062
49Sepé Tiaraju (Antiga Canoas)GasBrazil51,133
50Termoverde CaieirasWasteBrazil50,162
51Global II power stationOilBrazil45,946
52Refinaria Duque de Caxias - REDUCGasBrazil45,144
53Maracanau Geradora de Energia SA power plantOilBrazil38,491
54Cruzeiro do SulOilBrazil38,136
55Cruzeiro do Sul – CEAOilBrazil38,136
56TermocearáGasBrazil37,416
57SalvadorWasteBrazil33,549
58CNTOilBrazil26,002
59EnergyWorks Corn Products MogiGasBrazil25,505
60Pernambuco IIIOilBrazil21,889
61CadamOilBrazil18,273
62Termoparaiba and TermonordesteOilBrazil18,239
63VilhenaOilBrazil17,208
64MRN UG I (Antiga Porto Trombetas)OilBrazil16,784
65Prosperidade III power stationGasBrazil16,282
66Energética Suape II SA power stationOilBrazil13,034
67EnergyWorks Corn Products BalsaGasBrazil12,755
68ParintinsOilBrazil11,828
69U-50 power stationOilBrazil10,725
70OiapoqueOilBrazil8,667
71Colorado do OesteOilBrazil8,631
72Cuiabá power stationOtherBrazil6,117
73AraucáriaGasBrazil6,065
74Campina Grande power plantOilBrazil4,610
75TermocaboGasBrazil4,495
76FigueiraCoalBrazil3,166
77Amandina power stationOtherBrazil2,550
78CMPC (Antiga Aracruz Unidade Guaíba)BiomassBrazil307
79Palmeiras de Goiás power stationOilBrazil94
80Xavantes Aruanã power stationOilBrazil10
81Campos (Antiga Roberto Silveira)GasBrazil2

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; measured CO₂ where reported to US EPA GHGRP, EU ETS or Climate TRACE. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.