Central Gonja Cement Plant — Cement Plant, Ghana

Central Gonja Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ghana with a reported capacity of 300,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Savanna Diamond Cement Ltd. It emits about 108,065 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 25,190 cars.

300,000t of cement

108,065t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)

#3CO₂ rank in Ghana

0.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896833.

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عند 300,000 t of cement، يكون Central Gonja Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Ghana (300,000 t of cement). القطاع الفرعي: cement. كـ cement plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1400°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم مصانع الإسمنت بتسخين الحجر الجيري إلى 1,400°C في الأفران الدوارة — أحد أكثر العمليات الصناعية سخونة — ويجب التحكم في درجة الحرارة بدقة عبر طول الفرن كله.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 108,065 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

25,190cars driven for a year

14,093homes' annual energy use

1,801,083tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Operator

Operated by Savanna Diamond Cement Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Central Gonja Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 8.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean

~29°Ctypical warm-season

Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Location

Coordinates 8.79054, -1.50156. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Central Gonja Cement Plant?

Central Gonja Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ghana. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Central Gonja Cement Plant?

Central Gonja Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 300,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Central Gonja Cement Plant emit?

Central Gonja Cement Plant emits about 108,065 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 25,190 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Ghana.

Where is Central Gonja Cement Plant located?

Central Gonja Cement Plant is in Ghana, near coordinates 8.79054, -1.50156.

Who operates Central Gonja Cement Plant?

Central Gonja Cement Plant is operated by Savanna Diamond Cement Ltd.

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