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Initials from the entity name. Click the row to open the full profile.ACWA Power CoGenerating electricity and heat — mostly by burning coal, gas, or oil. Saudi Arabia
1.8 million
cars driven for a year
8.3 Mt CO₂e
flat year-on-year

🔥 ACWA Power Co ranks #335 because its tracked power plants burn fossil fuels at scale.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure we are about the numbers — based on data coverage, recency and source agreement.Number of power plants or sites attributed to this entity in the Climate TRACE dataset.
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Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
#335 of 1649

ACWA Power Co, based in Saudi Arabia, generates electricity and heat, largely by burning fossil fuels. Climate TRACE attributes 5 high-emitting assets to it. Its largest tracked activities are electricity generation.

Burns coal, gas or oilFossil fuels are combusted in power stations to generate electricity.
Releases CO₂That combustion sends carbon dioxide straight into the atmosphere.
Traps heatExtra CO₂ thickens the greenhouse blanket, warming the planet.
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Power plants & sites behind it5 attributed assets · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
Jizan IGCC power plantPower33%3 Mtvery low
Rabigh IPP power stationPower50%1.5 Mtmedium
Shuaibah Independent Water and Power ProjectPower50%1.5 Mtmedium
Yahsihan power stationPower100%1.3 Mtmedium
Shuqaiq 2 Independent Water and Power ProjectPower33%863.7 ktmedium
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE — asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Power · reference year 2024
How it's allowed

Signals below are derived from emissions data and ownership coverage only — not from any legal or regulatory finding.

Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Ownership Data Gaps
Only 43% of this entity's attributed emissions trace to a clearly identified owner. Incomplete ownership data limits accountability.
Fossil-Fuel Power Generation
Attributed emissions include fossil-fuel power generation, which is among the most carbon-intensive ways to produce electricity.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
This dataset contains no verified enforcement actions, lobbying records, subsidies, or litigation for this entity. Absence of evidence here is not evidence of compliance or of any violation.

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Trend
Roughly flat▼ −0.6% falling
8.3 Mt8.7 Mt9.1 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are roughly stable year on year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #335 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 8.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 1.8M cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a -0.1-point flat adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
81 pts
Trend modifier
▼ −0.6% falling-0.1 pts
Data confidence
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.

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What we know · what we don't

What we know

  • Attributed emissions: 8.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 1.8M cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Power; primary country: Saudi Arabia.
  • Evidence: 5 assets; ~43% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What we don’t

  • Exact ownership percentages — Climate TRACE lists owners but not stakes, so shared assets are split equally.
  • Indirect (supply-chain / financed / product-use) emissions are not included.
  • Some of this sector's emissions could not be attributed to any named owner.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.