A global dataset of emissions from thermal power plants was created for the year 2018. The resulting catalogue reports annual emissions of CO₂ and co-emitted species (NO_x, CO, SO₂ and CH₄) for more than 16000 individual facilities at their exact geographical locations. Information on the temporal and vertical distributions of the emissions is also provided at the facility level. The dataset is intended to support current and future satellite emission monitoring and inverse modelling efforts.