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Dirtiest power plants in Mexico by CO₂

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

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo)OilMexico8,352,200Climate TRACE
2Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco)CoalMexico6,926,400Climate TRACE
3Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (CC)GasMexico4,536,500Climate TRACE
4Carbón IICoalMexico4,448,700Climate TRACE
5Noreste (Escobedo) power stationGasMexico3,577,200Climate TRACE
6Río Bravo II (Anáhuac)GasMexico3,361,200Climate TRACE
7Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan)OilMexico3,084,600Climate TRACE
8Empalme I power stationGasMexico3,048,900Climate TRACE
9José López Portillo (Río Escondido)CoalMexico2,991,900Climate TRACE
10Monterrey III (Dulces Nombres)GasMexico2,856,800Climate TRACE
11Samalayuca IIGasMexico2,767,600Climate TRACE
12TamazunchaleGasMexico2,673,500Climate TRACE
13Puerto LibertadOilMexico2,483,700Climate TRACE
14Pesquería power stationGasMexico2,342,400Climate TRACE
15Topolobampo II power stationGasMexico2,277,500Climate TRACE
16SalamancaOilMexico2,235,400Climate TRACE
17Tuxpan III y IVGasMexico2,176,000Climate TRACE
18AltamiraOilMexico1,964,800Climate TRACE
19CCC Norte-III power stationGasMexico1,892,000Climate TRACE
20Topolobampo III power stationGasMexico1,881,400Climate TRACE
21Emilio Portes Gil (Río Bravo) (Vapor)GasMexico1,685,600Climate TRACE
22El SáuzGasMexico1,600,100Climate TRACE
23EVM-II power stationGasMexico1,597,000Climate TRACE
24Francisco Pérez Ríos (Tula)OilMexico1,551,100Climate TRACE
25José Aceves Pozos (Mazatlán II)OilMexico1,547,400Climate TRACE
26Mexicali Oriente power plantGasMexico1,518,700Climate TRACE
27Chihuahua II (El Encino)GasMexico1,484,500Climate TRACE
28Centro Morelos (Huexca) power stationGasMexico1,459,300Climate TRACE
29La Caridad power stationGasMexico1,267,880Climate TRACE
30Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes (Topolobampo)OilMexico1,257,470Climate TRACE
31Valladolid IIIGasMexico1,235,230Climate TRACE
32Tuxpan IIGasMexico1,093,250Climate TRACE
33La Laguna IIGasMexico1,081,040Climate TRACE
34Atlantica Nuevo Pemex cogen power stationGasMexico1,031,590Climate TRACE
35Norte Durango (La Trinidad)GasMexico972,950Climate TRACE
36Norte IIGasMexico958,210Climate TRACE
37Pemcorp Energy power stationGasMexico929,450Climate TRACE
38Dos BocasGasMexico914,110Climate TRACE
39Villa de ReyesOilMexico816,240Climate TRACE
40AES Tamuín (Golfo-Peñoles) power plantOtherMexico811,600Climate TRACE
41Huinalá (CC)GasMexico801,800Climate TRACE
42San Lorenzo PotenciaGasMexico792,590Climate TRACE
43Cogen Altamira power stationGasMexico761,610Climate TRACE
44Parque Industrial power plantGasMexico756,510Climate TRACE
45Naco NogalesGasMexico704,210Climate TRACE
46Deacero power stationGasMexico687,730Climate TRACE
47Cogeneración Cangrejera power stationGasMexico648,910Climate TRACE
48Baja California III power stationGasMexico638,810Climate TRACE
49Hermosillo Fuerza y Energía power stationGasMexico614,060Climate TRACE
50SaltilloGasMexico600,010Climate TRACE
51Carlos Rodríguez Rivero (Guaymas II)OilMexico564,370Climate TRACE
52Pemex-Refinación Ing. Antonio M. AmorGasMexico560,990Climate TRACE
53HermosilloGasMexico543,980Climate TRACE
54Abent 3t power stationGasMexico523,770Climate TRACE
55CFENERGIA MEXICALIGasMexico515,810Climate TRACE
56Gómez PalacioGasMexico481,620Climate TRACE
57Amaunet power stationGasMexico464,210Climate TRACE
58Poza RicaOilMexico459,790Climate TRACE
59Refinería General Lázaro Cárdenas power stationOtherMexico408,720Climate TRACE
60Refinería Hector Lara Sosa power stationGasMexico396,440Climate TRACE
61Cydsa cogeneration PlantGasMexico392,020Climate TRACE
62Pemex-Refinación Refinería Miguel HidalgoGasMexico377,260Climate TRACE
63Guadalupe Victoria (Lerdo)OilMexico373,130Climate TRACE
64SAN JERONIMO (CFE)OtherMexico368,550Climate TRACE
65Francisco VillaOilMexico349,820Climate TRACE
66Braskem Idesa power stationGasMexico343,050Climate TRACE
67AHMSA MONCLOVAOtherMexico342,370Climate TRACE
68Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Valladolid)GasMexico341,570Climate TRACE
69CPG NUEVO PEMEXOilMexico341,150Climate TRACE
70Energía Infra cogeneration power stationGasMexico316,910Climate TRACE
71MexicaliGasMexico307,830Climate TRACE
72Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica Complejo Procesador de Gas CactusGasMexico296,470Climate TRACE
73Generadora Pondercel power stationGasMexico255,440Climate TRACE
74Baja California Sur IOtherMexico250,510Climate TRACE
75PEGI MONTERREYGasMexico241,110Climate TRACE
76CELCSA cogeneration power stationGasMexico235,120Climate TRACE
77Mérida IIIGasMexico230,890Climate TRACE
78Complejo Petroquímico Cosoleacaque power stationGasMexico215,900Climate TRACE
79Complejo Petroquímico Independencia power stationGasMexico212,200Climate TRACE
80LAGUNA CHAVEZOtherMexico209,060Climate TRACE
81PMV PAJARITOSGasMexico201,140Climate TRACE
82Pemex-Refinación Refinería Francisco I. MaderoGasMexico195,550Climate TRACE
83Ternium Monterrey power stationGasMexico171,940Climate TRACE
84Pemex-Petroquímica Complejo Petroquímico MorelosGasMexico167,910Climate TRACE
85Altamira Dynasol cogeneration power stationGasMexico138,540Climate TRACE
86CancúnOilMexico137,590Climate TRACE
87Ramos cogeneration power stationGasMexico136,090Climate TRACE
88Lerma (Campeche)OilMexico131,180Climate TRACE
89Gral. Agustín Olachea A. (Puerto San Carlos)OilMexico123,751Climate TRACE
90GRUPAK IGSAPAKGasMexico122,804Climate TRACE
91Bajío cogeneration power stationGasMexico120,575Climate TRACE
92NIZUCOilMexico102,614Climate TRACE
93Pemex-Refinación Refinería Ing. Antonio Dovalí JaimeGasMexico69,567Climate TRACE
94CPG CIUDAD PEMEXOilMexico57,329Climate TRACE
95Ingenio Santa ClaraBiomassMexico1,679Climate TRACE
96Ingenio El ModeloBiomassMexico583Climate TRACE

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 mexico by co₂?

Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo) (Mexico) ranks #1 with 8,352,200 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 96 power plants in in Mexico.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo) (8,352,200); 2. Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco) (6,926,400); 3. Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (CC) (4,536,500).