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Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Nigeria. Approximate location 6.89523, 3.2035.

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Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant is a cement plant in Nigeria with a reported capacity of 3,900,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Lafarge Africa PLC. By capacity it ranks #7 of 10 cement plants tracked in Nigeria. It emits about 1,812,170 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 422,417 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 29% above the median cement plant.

3,900,000t of cement
1,812,170t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#8CO₂ rank in Nigeria
0.46t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438959.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

3,900,000 t of cementで、Ewekoro 1 Cement PlantはNigeriaのcement plantの中央値以下 7,339,667 t of cementです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、cement plantの中央値上約28%です。 サブセクター:cement。 cement plantとして、その中核的な産業操業に対して激しいプロセス熱(通常800–1400°C)が必要です。この熱はボイラー、炉、または直接燃焼によって供給される必要があり、未断熱容器および配管からの損失は無駄な燃料を表します。モジュール式脱着可能な断熱は、これらの損失を80~96%削減でき、表面を≤45°Cに冷却でき、回収期間は通常2年未満です。 セメント工場は回転キルンでセメント石を1,400°Cに加熱します。最も高温の産業プロセスの1つであり、キルン全体の温度を正確に制御する必要があります。

容量およびCO₂強度の比較はClimate TRACEの産業施設データから計算されました。セクターの役割は工学リファレンスに基づいています。

What 1,812,170 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

422,417cars driven for a year
236,329homes' annual energy use
30,202,833tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Nigeria

Obajana Cement Plant: 16,250,000 t of cement16.2MObajana Ce…Sokoto Cement Plant: 12,500,000 t of cement12.5MSokoto Cem…Ojibawo Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MOjibawo Ce…Okpotu Cement Plant: 9,000,000 t of cement9.0MOkpotu Cem…Sagamu Cement Plant: 7,339,667 t of cement7.3MSagamu Cem…Gboko Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MGboko Ceme…Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant: 3,900,000 t of cement3.9MEwekoro 1 …Ewekoro 2 Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MEwekoro 2 …

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

Operator

Operated by Lafarge Africa PLC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 6.9°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).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #7 largest of 10 cement plants in Nigeria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 6.89523, 3.2035. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 19,000 MWh/yr (≈ 6,500 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant?

Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant is a cement plant in Nigeria. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant?

Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 3,900,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant emit?

Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant emits about 1,812,170 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 422,417 cars. That ranks #8 among tracked facilities in Nigeria.

Where is Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant located?

Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant is in Nigeria, near coordinates 6.89523, 3.2035.

Who operates Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant?

Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant is operated by Lafarge Africa PLC.

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