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Dirtiest power plants in Spain by CO₂

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

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1Aboño power stationGasSpain4,020,087EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
2Tarragona Refinery power stationOilSpain2,033,426EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
3Granadilla power stationOilSpain1,901,268EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
4BARRANCO DE TIRAJANA 7 VAPOR 3 (CC1)OilSpain1,685,524EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
5BAHIA DE ALGECIRAS IGasSpain1,079,633EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
6Cartagena (Escombreras) power stationGasSpain833,390Climate TRACE
7ABONO 2CoalSpain806,160Climate TRACE
8BESOS GRUPO 5GasSpain804,593EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
9Bahía de Bizkaia power stationGasSpain800,830Climate TRACE
10CAS TRESORER TG3 CC2GasSpain794,743EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
11CTCC SOTO DE RIBERA GRUPO 5GasSpain794,010Climate TRACE
12CTCC PLANA DEL VENT 2GasSpain771,680Climate TRACE
13CASTEJON GRUPO 2GasSpain764,149EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
14CCC SAGUNTO GRUPO 2GasSpain662,600Climate TRACE
15ALCUDIA 1 GRUPO N 1CoalSpain646,810Climate TRACE
16SON REUS 3 TURBINA DE GAS N 3OilSpain627,659EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
17LA ROBLA GRUPO 2CoalSpain619,867EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
18GENSABONGasSpain598,947EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
19LITORAL DE ALMERIA GR 2CoalSpain587,442EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
20AMOREBIETAGasSpain519,539EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
21LAS SALINAS 12 DIESEL 9OilSpain468,081EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
22PALOS DE LA FRONTERA GRUPO 1GasSpain380,331Climate TRACE
23ACECA GRUPO 4GasSpain357,809EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
24ARRUBAL GRUPO 1GasSpain353,050Climate TRACE
25PUERTO DE BARCELONA GRUPO 2GasSpain335,419Climate TRACE
26CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR GRUPO 20GasSpain284,035Climate TRACE
27CTCC SABON GRUPO 3GasSpain268,361Climate TRACE
28Escatron Peaker A.I.E. power stationGasSpain239,800Climate TRACE
29El Fangal power stationGasSpain222,750Climate TRACE
30Son Reus incineration power stationWasteSpain216,650Climate TRACE
31TARRAGONAGasSpain202,344EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
32Vila Ibiza power stationGasSpain193,099EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
33MALA1 (CTCC MALAGA)GasSpain173,174Climate TRACE
34San Roque Refinery power stationGasSpain138,290Climate TRACE
35MELILLA 13OilSpain135,406EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
36Refineria La Rabida power stationGasSpain105,674Climate TRACE
37COGENERACION MOTRILGasSpain86,492EU ETS
38CT SANTURCE 2OilSpain79,323EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
39SAICA Mill Zaragoza power stationGasSpain76,873Climate TRACE
40Cartagena Refinery power stationGasSpain74,168Climate TRACE
41Zaragoza Mill power stationGasSpain69,687EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
42CICLO COMBINADO DE CASTELNOUGasSpain68,995Climate TRACE
43Ence Navia power stationBiomassSpain66,588EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
44Sant Joan Mill power stationGasSpain64,245EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
45TORTOSA ENERGIAGasSpain55,310EU ETS
46Arona power stationOilSpain43,060Climate TRACE
47NEUMATICOS MICHELIN-VITORIAGasSpain43,040Climate TRACE
48Barcelona Cartonboard power stationGasSpain40,413Climate TRACE
49Motril Mill power stationGasSpain38,783Climate TRACE
50Genfibre cogeneration power stationGasSpain38,273Climate TRACE
51Peninsular de Cogeneracion Mill power stationGasSpain37,285Climate TRACE
52Tortosa Energia power stationGasSpain36,071Climate TRACE
53MICHELIN VALLADOLID $$GasSpain34,839Climate TRACE
54TRUCHAS DEL CINCAGasSpain32,900EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
55Ence Huelva power stationBiomassSpain28,307Climate TRACE
56Zabalgarbi power stationWasteSpain26,927Climate TRACE
57Cotesa power stationGasSpain26,236Climate TRACE
58Pobla De Claramunt power stationGasSpain26,072Climate TRACE
59ECOCARBURANTESGasSpain24,393EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
60BOINERSAOilSpain23,058Climate TRACE
61Rossello Mill power stationGasSpain22,232Climate TRACE
62FINSA-SANTIAGOGasSpain21,529Climate TRACE
63Álabe Villarrubia power stationGasSpain21,106Climate TRACE
64Sogama power stationWasteSpain20,993Climate TRACE
65MICHELIN ARANDAGasSpain20,894Climate TRACE
66Cella Factory power stationGasSpain20,048Climate TRACE
67Smurfit Mengíbar power stationGasSpain19,946Climate TRACE
68Losan Talosa power stationGasSpain19,402Climate TRACE
69GEMASA power stationGasSpain19,332Climate TRACE
70Figuruelas power stationGasSpain18,408Climate TRACE
71Losan Pina power stationGasSpain18,193Climate TRACE
72Enercrisa power stationGasSpain18,023Climate TRACE
73Bioetanol Galicia power stationGasSpain17,261Climate TRACE
74Navia (Prat) power stationGasSpain16,570Climate TRACE
75ADS JUNEDA 2WasteSpain15,787Climate TRACE
76Ecocarburantes Españoles power stationGasSpain15,190Climate TRACE
77AGREDAWasteSpain14,305Climate TRACE
78CG NUFRI-1OilSpain11,758EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
79VERTEDERO DEL GARRAFWasteSpain10,023EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
80COTASAGasSpain9,072Climate TRACE
81ENCE - PONTEVEDRA $$GasSpain5,081Climate TRACE
82FORESTAL DEL ATLANTICOOilSpain3,167EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
83PROCESOS ECOLOGICOS VILCHESWasteSpain2,787EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
84COGENERACION REPSOLOilSpain2,405EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)
85CT LADA 4CoalSpain2,278EU 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 spain by co₂?

Aboño power station (Spain) ranks #1 with 4,020,087 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 85 power plants in in Spain.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Aboño power station (4,020,087); 2. Tarragona Refinery power station (2,033,426); 3. Granadilla power station (1,901,268).