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Tororo Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Uganda. Approximate location 0.66041, 34.1568.

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Tororo Cement Plant is a cement plant in Uganda with a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Tororo Cement Ltd. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 cement plants tracked in Uganda. It emits about 722,073 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 168,315 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% above the median cement plant.

1,800,000t of cement
722,073t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Uganda
0.40t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439238.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 1,800,000 t of cement, Tororo Cement Plant jest około medianę cement plant w Uganda (1,800,000 t of cement). 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 722,073 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

168,315cars driven for a year
94,167homes' annual energy use
12,034,550tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Uganda

Tororo Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MTororo Cem…Hima Cement Plant: 900,000 t of cement900kHima Cemen…

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

Operator

Operated by Tororo Cement Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tororo Cement Plant sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 0.7°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).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 2 cement plants in Uganda by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 0.66041, 34.1568. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tororo Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Tororo Cement Plant?

Tororo Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Tororo Cement Plant emit?

Tororo Cement Plant emits about 722,073 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 168,315 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Uganda.

Where is Tororo Cement Plant located?

Tororo Cement Plant is in Uganda, near coordinates 0.66041, 34.1568.

Who operates Tororo Cement Plant?

Tororo Cement Plant is operated by Tororo Cement Ltd.

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