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Dirtiest power plants in Mexico by CO₂

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

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yr
1Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo)OilMexico8,352,200
2Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo) Paquete IGasMexico8,352,200
3Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo) Paquete IIGasMexico8,352,200
4Plutarco Elías Calles (Petacalco)CoalMexico6,926,400
5Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (CC)GasMexico4,536,500
6Presidente Juárez (Rosarito) (Vapor)OilMexico4,536,500
7Carbón IICoalMexico4,448,700
8Noreste (Escobedo) power stationOtherMexico3,577,200
9Río Bravo II (Anáhuac)GasMexico3,361,200
10Adolfo López Mateos (Tuxpan)OilMexico3,084,600
11Empalme I power stationOtherMexico3,048,900
12José López Portillo (Río Escondido)CoalMexico2,991,900
13Monterrey III (Dulces Nombres)GasMexico2,856,800
14Benito Juárez (Samalayuca)OilMexico2,767,600
15Samalayuca IIGasMexico2,767,600
16Valle de México (CC)GasMexico2,697,500
17Valle de México (Vapor)GasMexico2,697,500
18TamazunchaleGasMexico2,673,500
19Puerto LibertadOilMexico2,483,700
20Pesquería power stationOtherMexico2,342,400
21Altamira IIGasMexico2,295,900
22Altamira III y IVGasMexico2,295,900
23Altamira VGasMexico2,295,900
24Topolobampo II power stationOtherMexico2,277,500
25SalamancaOilMexico2,235,400
26Tuxpan III y IVGasMexico2,176,000
27Tuxpan VGasMexico2,176,000
28AltamiraOilMexico1,964,800
29CCC Norte-III power stationOtherMexico1,892,000
30Topolobampo III power stationGasMexico1,881,400
31Emilio Portes Gil (Río Bravo) (CC)GasMexico1,685,600
32Emilio Portes Gil (Río Bravo) (Vapor)GasMexico1,685,600
33Bajío (El Sáuz)GasMexico1,600,100
34El SáuzGasMexico1,600,100
35EVM-II power stationOtherMexico1,597,000
36Francisco Pérez Ríos (Tula)OilMexico1,551,100
37TulaGasMexico1,551,100
38José Aceves Pozos (Mazatlán II)OilMexico1,547,400
39Mexicali Oriente power plantGasMexico1,518,700
40Chihuahua II (El Encino)GasMexico1,484,500
41Centro Morelos (Huexca) power stationOtherMexico1,459,300
42La Caridad power stationGasMexico1,267,880
43Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes (Topolobampo)OilMexico1,257,470
44Valladolid IIIGasMexico1,235,230
45Tuxpan IIGasMexico1,093,250
46La Laguna IIGasMexico1,081,040
47Atlantica Nuevo Pemex cogen power stationGasMexico1,031,590
48Norte Durango (La Trinidad)GasMexico972,950
49Agua Prieta IISolarMexico958,210
50Norte IIGasMexico958,210
51Pemcorp Energy power stationGasMexico929,450
52Dos BocasGasMexico914,110
53Villa de ReyesOilMexico816,240
54AES Tamuín (Golfo-Peñoles) power plantOtherMexico811,600
55Huinalá (CC)GasMexico801,800
56San Lorenzo PotenciaGasMexico792,590
57Cogen Altamira power stationOtherMexico761,610
58Parque Industrial power plantGasMexico756,510
59Naco NogalesGasMexico704,210
60Deacero power stationGasMexico687,730
61Cogeneración Cangrejera power stationGasMexico648,910
62Baja California III power stationOtherMexico638,810
63Hermosillo Fuerza y Energía power stationGasMexico614,060
64SaltilloGasMexico600,010
65Carlos Rodríguez Rivero (Guaymas II)OilMexico564,370
66Pemex-Refinación Ing. Antonio M. AmorGasMexico560,990
67HermosilloGasMexico543,980
68Abent 3t power stationOtherMexico523,770
69CFENERGIA MEXICALIGasMexico515,810
70Gómez PalacioGasMexico481,620
71Amaunet power stationGasMexico464,210
72Poza RicaOilMexico459,790
73Refinería General Lázaro Cárdenas power stationOtherMexico408,720
74Refinería Hector Lara Sosa power stationGasMexico396,440
75Cydsa cogeneration PlantGasMexico392,020
76Pemex-Refinación Refinería Miguel HidalgoGasMexico377,260
77Guadalupe Victoria (Lerdo)OilMexico373,130
78SAN JERONIMO (CFE)OtherMexico368,550
79Francisco VillaOilMexico349,820
80Braskem Idesa power stationOtherMexico343,050
81AHMSA MONCLOVAOtherMexico342,370
82Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Valladolid)GasMexico341,570
83CPG NUEVO PEMEXOilMexico341,150
84Energía Infra cogeneration power stationOtherMexico316,910
85MexicaliGasMexico307,830
86Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica Complejo Procesador de Gas CactusGasMexico296,470
87Generadora Pondercel power stationGasMexico255,440
88Baja California Sur IOtherMexico250,510
89PEGI MONTERREYOtherMexico241,110
90CELCSA cogeneration power stationOtherMexico235,120
91Mérida IIOilMexico230,890
92Mérida IIIGasMexico230,890
93Complejo Petroquímico Cosoleacaque power stationOtherMexico215,900
94Complejo Petroquímico Independencia power stationGasMexico212,200
95LAGUNA CHAVEZOtherMexico209,060
96PMV PAJARITOSGasMexico201,140
97Pemex-Refinación Refinería Francisco I. MaderoGasMexico195,550
98Ternium Monterrey power stationGasMexico171,940
99Pemex-Petroquímica Complejo Petroquímico MorelosGasMexico167,910
100Altamira Dynasol cogeneration power stationOtherMexico138,540
101CancúnOilMexico137,590
102Ramos cogeneration power stationOtherMexico136,090
103Lerma (Campeche)OilMexico131,180
104Punta Prieta IIOilMexico131,180
105Gral. Agustín Olachea A. (Puerto San Carlos)OilMexico123,751
106GRUPAK IGSAPAKGasMexico122,804
107Bajío cogeneration power stationOtherMexico120,575
108NIZUCOilMexico102,614
109Pemex-Refinación Refinería Ing. Antonio Dovalí JaimeGasMexico69,567
110CPG CIUDAD PEMEXOilMexico57,329
111Ingenio Santa ClaraBiomassMexico1,679
112Ingenio El ModeloBiomassMexico583

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.