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Coal · 4 Nov 2025

Methane plume detected in Pakistan

On 4 Nov 2025, the Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA satellite saw methane escaping at about 16,000 kg/h from a coal mine.

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16,000 kg/h
± 9,000 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 384 tonnes of methane.

Detected
4 Nov 2025 · 08:33 UTC
Satellite
Sentinel-5P/TROPOMI - ESA
Sector
Coal
Wind
Plume drifting towards the S · 1.6 m/s
Coordinates
25.5, 68.22
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UNEP plume ID
f550e1ef-fe9c-49b1-97f9-6dab28f7afcc

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume f550e1ef-fe9c-49b1-97f9-6dab28f7afcc, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/f550e1ef-fe9c-49b1-97f9-6dab28f7afcc), accessed 5 Oct 2026.