Tema Metropolis

Tema Metropolis is an aluminium smelter in Ghana with a reported capacity of 6,347 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 aluminium smelters tracked in Ghana. It emits about 13,263 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 3,092 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673063.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 6,347 t of alumina/aluminum, Tema Metropolis está por debajo de la mediana de aluminium smelter en Ghana (40,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Subsector: aluminum. Como aluminium smelter, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 600–900°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las fundiciones de aluminio utilizan grandes corrientes eléctricas para refinar alúmina en aluminio fundido por encima de 900°C, y el metal caliente debe fluir a través de crisoles y equipos de colada.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 13,263 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Ghana

Reported capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Tema Metropolis sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 5.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 3 aluminium smelters in Ghana by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Sentuo Refinery · Refinery · 277,714 t CO₂
• Tema aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 89,551 t CO₂
• Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 417,947 t CO₂
• Sentuo Steel Tema plant · Steel Plant · 66,315 t CO₂
• TOR Tema Refinery · Refinery
• Platon Gas Oil Refnery · Refinery · 8,409 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 5.55854, 0.04906. View on OpenStreetMap.

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