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Dirtiest power plants in United Arab Emirates by CO₂

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

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1Taweelah A1GasUnited Arab Emirates8,110,000Climate TRACE
2Hassyan Clean-Coal Power ProjectGasUnited Arab Emirates7,966,100Climate TRACE
3Shuweihat S1GasUnited Arab Emirates6,410,300Climate TRACE
4Al Aweer H Power and Desalination StationGasUnited Arab Emirates5,791,300Climate TRACE
5Layyah Power Station (LPS)GasUnited Arab Emirates5,339,400Climate TRACE
6Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power stationGasUnited Arab Emirates5,314,800Climate TRACE
7Emirates Global Aluminum Smelter power stationGasUnited Arab Emirates4,590,200Climate TRACE
8Al Nakheel power stationGasUnited Arab Emirates3,795,900Climate TRACE
9Wasit Power Station (WPS)GasUnited Arab Emirates2,439,600Climate TRACE
10FAPCO (Fuj F2)GasUnited Arab Emirates2,385,500Climate TRACE
11Ruwais General Utilities PlantGasUnited Arab Emirates2,200,900Climate TRACE
12Mirfa Independent Water and Power ProjectGasUnited Arab Emirates1,966,800Climate TRACE
13Hamriyah Power Station (HPS)GasUnited Arab Emirates1,933,400Climate TRACE
14HABSHAN-4GasUnited Arab Emirates1,576,600Climate TRACE
15ESWPC (Fuj F1)GasUnited Arab Emirates1,504,260Climate TRACE
16Zirku ADMA-OPCO power stationGasUnited Arab Emirates958,430Climate TRACE
17zawraGasUnited Arab Emirates917,760Climate TRACE
18ASAB ADNOCGasUnited Arab Emirates556,620Climate TRACE
19HABSHAN-5 IGDGasUnited Arab Emirates531,060Climate TRACE
20DAS ISLAND LNG PLANTOtherUnited Arab Emirates528,570Climate TRACE
21Khorfakkan Station (KHPS)GasUnited Arab Emirates429,830Climate TRACE
22BU HASA GASCOGasUnited Arab Emirates401,090Climate TRACE
23Al Ain power stationOtherUnited Arab Emirates336,900Climate TRACE
24MADINET ZAYEDOtherUnited Arab Emirates315,410Climate TRACE
25KALBAGasUnited Arab Emirates304,950Climate TRACE
26Al Hamra Independent Power PlantGasUnited Arab Emirates130,695Climate 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 united arab emirates by co₂?

Taweelah A1 (United Arab Emirates) ranks #1 with 8,110,000 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 26 power plants in in United Arab Emirates.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Taweelah A1 (8,110,000); 2. Hassyan Clean-Coal Power Project (7,966,100); 3. Shuweihat S1 (6,410,300).