The Vijayanagar coal-fired power station was the most polluting power plant in India in 2022, with estimated emissions of 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Combined, India's 10 highest-emitting power plants produced almost 200 MtCO₂e in 2022.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants in India in 2022
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
Figures are estimates. Greenhouse gas emissions are based on their 100-year global warming potential (GWP). The source did not provide a release date. The date given is the date of website access.
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Climate TRACE. (February 20, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants in India in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452168/largest-sources-of-power-plant-emissions-in-india/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants in India in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452168/largest-sources-of-power-plant-emissions-in-india/
Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants in India in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452168/largest-sources-of-power-plant-emissions-in-india/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Most Polluting Power Plants in India in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452168/largest-sources-of-power-plant-emissions-in-india/
Climate TRACE, Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants in India in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452168/largest-sources-of-power-plant-emissions-in-india/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting power plants in India in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452168/largest-sources-of-power-plant-emissions-in-india/
