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Tembo Steels Iganga plant

Steel Plant in Uganda. Approximate location 0.61553, 33.45805.

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Tembo Steels Iganga plant is a steel plant in Uganda with a reported capacity of 226,230 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd. It emits about 151,894 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 35,407 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 24% above the median steel plant.

226,230t of steel
151,894t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Uganda
0.67t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1567100.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 226,230 t of steel ist Tembo Steels Iganga plant etwa um dem Medianwert von steel plant in Uganda (226,230 t of steel). Untersektor: iron-and-steel. Als steel plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 800–1500°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Stahlwerke verbrennen Kohle in Hochöfen oder nutzen Lichtbogenöfen zum Schmelzen von Schrott; in beiden Fällen muss das geschmolzene Metall über 1.500°C gehalten und durch umfangreiche heiße Rohrleitungen und Behälter geleitet werden.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 151,894 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

35,407cars driven for a year
19,809homes' annual energy use
2,531,567tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tembo Steels Iganga plant sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 0.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

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Location

Coordinates 0.61553, 33.45805. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tembo Steels Iganga plant?

Tembo Steels Iganga plant is a steel plant in Uganda. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of Tembo Steels Iganga plant?

Tembo Steels Iganga plant has a reported capacity of 226,230 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does Tembo Steels Iganga plant emit?

Tembo Steels Iganga plant emits about 151,894 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 35,407 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Uganda.

Where is Tembo Steels Iganga plant located?

Tembo Steels Iganga plant is in Uganda, near coordinates 0.61553, 33.45805.

Who operates Tembo Steels Iganga plant?

Tembo Steels Iganga plant is operated by Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd.

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