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Dirtiest power plants in France by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in France ranked by asset-level annual CO₂, measured for EPA/EU ETS and modelled for Climate TRACE. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1DK6GasFrance2,489,403EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
2Gonfreville-l'OrcherBiomassFrance963,080EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
3MARTIGUES PONTEAUGasFrance849,867EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
4Pont-sur-SambreGasFrance628,976EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
5VESTA Waste-to-Energy power stationWasteFrance584,466EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
6Vazzio power stationOilFrance393,890Climate TRACE
7EMILE HUCHETCoalFrance392,890Climate TRACE
8Lucciana power stationOilFrance310,674EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
9CORDEMAISOilFrance299,672EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
10Vitry power stationCoalFrance260,084EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
11COMBIGOLFEGasFrance256,790Climate TRACE
12Landivisiau power stationGasFrance252,810Climate TRACE
13Solvay Chalampe power stationGasFrance215,987EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
14Chambière power stationGasFrance146,610Climate TRACE
15Ruhbogen power stationOilFrance140,280Climate TRACE
16PROVENCE 5CoalFrance137,470Climate TRACE
17Fos-sur-MerBiomassFrance136,030Climate TRACE
18Gonfreville-l'Orcher power stationOilFrance134,675Climate TRACE
19SPEM Pointe power stationOilFrance129,062Climate TRACE
20Ratier power stationOilFrance123,454Climate TRACE
21Montereau power stationGasFrance110,928EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
22Saint-OuenBiomassFrance109,126Climate TRACE
23Vaires power stationOilFrance99,955EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
24Vitry-sur-Seine cogeneration power stationGasFrance99,199Climate TRACE
25Auguette power stationGasFrance96,502Climate TRACE
26Saint-Thibault-des-VignesBiomassFrance95,338Climate TRACE
27Saint-Étienne-du-RouvrayBiomassFrance95,116Climate TRACE
28Lavera power stationGasFrance93,812Climate TRACE
29Condat-Le-Lardin power stationGasFrance89,968Climate TRACE
30Bourgoin-JallieuBiomassFrance88,982Climate TRACE
31SausheimBiomassFrance82,628Climate TRACE
32La Madeleine power stationGasFrance76,183Climate TRACE
33Noyelles-sous-LensBiomassFrance74,617EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
34La Hague power stationOilFrance62,195Climate TRACE
35Berre refinery power stationOilFrance61,728Climate TRACE
36Pont-de-Claix power stationGasFrance58,993EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
37MorcenxBiomassFrance58,488Climate TRACE
38BRENNILISOilFrance54,433EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
39Les Ulis power stationGasFrance44,169Climate TRACE
40Nesle power stationGasFrance43,533Climate TRACE
41Arjowiggins Mill power stationGasFrance38,283Climate TRACE
42Provence power stationOilFrance37,385EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
43Mimizan power stationBiomassFrance37,205EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
44Peage-de-Roussillon Sud power stationGasFrance36,504Climate TRACE
45DIRINONOilFrance35,850EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
46Champblain power stationGasFrance34,918Climate TRACE
47PithiviersBiomassFrance34,482EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
48ENERSOL TIOXIDEGasFrance31,176Climate TRACE
49Ilot (haubourdin) power stationGasFrance28,281EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
50Golbey power stationBiomassFrance23,878EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
51ChambéryBiomassFrance20,906EU ETS
52SarcellesBiomassFrance20,194EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
53Lestrem power stationGasFrance19,528EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
54Renaires power stationGasFrance19,442Climate TRACE
55Darblay power stationGasFrance19,044Climate TRACE
56Schweighouse-sur-ModerBiomassFrance7,554EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
57Meaux power stationGasFrance7,516EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
58LUCY 3CoalFrance7,019EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
59La TroncheBiomassFrance6,822EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
60StrasbourgBiomassFrance6,186EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
61AmiensBiomassFrance5,014EU ETS
62BordeauxBiomassFrance1,586EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
63CenonBiomassFrance1,512EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
64Alizay Paper Mill power stationBiomassFrance1,452EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
65Novillars power stationBiomassFrance1,374EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
66Montereau-Fault-YonneBiomassFrance363EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
67Sethelec D'Arles power stationGasFrance305EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)

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

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in dirtiest power plants in france by co₂?

DK6 (France) ranks #1 with 2,489,403 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 67 power plants in in France.

Which plants make the top three?

1. DK6 (2,489,403); 2. Gonfreville-l'Orcher (963,080); 3. MARTIGUES PONTEAU (849,867).