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Saline Water Conversion Corp

Generating electricity and heat, mostly by burning coal, gas, or oil. Saudi ArabiaOfficial site ↗
6.1 million
cars driven for a year
28.2 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent CO₂e
rising +3%/yr

Saline Water Conversion Corp ranks #50 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 the numbers are, 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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Saline Water Conversion Corp, 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.
Yanbu 3 power plantPower100%9.3 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalentmedium
Ras Al-Khair power plantPower100%6.9 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalentvery low
Jubail (SWCC) power stationPower100%6.1 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalentvery low
Alkhobar power plantPower100%3.7 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalentvery low
Shuaiba SWCC power plantPower100%2.1 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalentvery low
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE · asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Power · reference year 2024
Who profits

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state ownedParent: Government of Saudi ArabiaHQ Saudi Arabia

Revenue

n/a

Not publicly available in open sources yet.

Saudi state corporation operating the world's largest desalination fleet, much of it co-generation with electricity output. No public equity; some assets are being corporatised for partial IPO under the PIF programme.

Emissions intensity

n/a

Cannot be computed without revenue. Not publicly available in open sources yet.

Top shareholders & investors

  • Government of Saudi Arabia (sole authority)100%state

Source: primary public filings via Wikipedia. Stakes can change; see filings for the latest.

Saudi state corporation operating the world's largest desalination fleet, much of it co-generation with electricity output. No public equity; some assets are being corporatised for partial IPO under the PIF programme.

How it's allowed

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Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Fossil-Fuel Power Generation
Attributed emissions include fossil-fuel power generation, which is among the most carbon-intensive ways to produce electricity.
Rising Emissions Trend
Attributed emissions are rising (~3%/yr), moving in the wrong direction.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
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Trend
Getting worse▲ +2.8% rising
26.5 Mt28.5 Mt30.5 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are rising by about +2.8% per year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #50 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 28.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 6.1M cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a +0.3-point worsening adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
87 pts
Trend modifier
▲ +2.8% rising+0.3 pts
Data confidence
How sure the measurement is. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank; it just flags fuzzier data.

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What's known · what isn't

What’s known

  • Attributed emissions: 28.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 6.1M cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Power; primary country: Saudi Arabia.
  • Evidence: 5 assets; ~100% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What isn’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.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure the measurement is. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank; it just flags fuzzier data.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.