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Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Ethiopia. Approximate location 9.48243, 38.35436.

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Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ethiopia with a reported capacity of 2,300,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Mugher Cement Factory. By capacity it ranks #4 of 8 cement plants tracked in Ethiopia. It emits about 700,529 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 163,293 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 15% below the median cement plant.

2,300,000t of cement
700,529t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Ethiopia
0.30t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896753.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 2,300,000 t of cement, Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant jest około medianę cement plant w Ethiopia (2,300,000 t of cement). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 29% poniżej medianę cement plant. Podsektor: cement. Jako cement plant, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 800–1400°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Cementownie ogrzewają wapień do 1.400°C w piecach obracających się — jeden z najgorętszych procesów przemysłowych — i muszą precyzyjnie kontrolować temperaturę na całej długości pieca.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 700,529 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

163,293cars driven for a year
91,357homes' annual energy use
11,675,483tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Ethiopia

Lemi Cement Plant: 5,392,562 t of cement5.4MLemi Cemen…Dangote Mugher Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MDangote Mu…Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MDerba Midr…Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MMugher Mek…Messebo Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MMessebo Ce…Habesha Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MHabesha Ce…NCSC Dire Diwa Cement Plant: 1,300,000 t of cement1.3MNCSC Dire …Ethio Chancho Cement Plant: 770,000 t of cement770kEthio Chan…

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

Operator

Operated by Mugher Cement Factory. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 9.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~15°Ctypical annual mean
~20°Ctypical warm-season
Subtropical highland: 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 #4 largest of 8 cement plants in Ethiopia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 9.48243, 38.35436. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant?

Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ethiopia. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant?

Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,300,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant emit?

Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant emits about 700,529 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 163,293 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Ethiopia.

Where is Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant located?

Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant is in Ethiopia, near coordinates 9.48243, 38.35436.

Who operates Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant?

Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant is operated by Mugher Cement Factory.

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