Damanjodi Alumina Refinery — India
Aluminium Smelter in India. Approximate location 18.77302, 82.91295.
Aluminium SmelterIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Damanjodi Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in India. Its listed capacity is 2,068,380 t of alumina/aluminum. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment. It is operated by National Aluminium Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #2 among 20 aluminium smelters in India. It emits about 4,322,364 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.86% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43764977.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- UPPER KOLAB · Hydro · 320 MW · 34 km
- Utkal Smelter power station · Coal · 90 MW · 49 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,068,380 t of alumina/aluminum, Damanjodi Alumina Refinery is well above the median aluminium smelter in India (360,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Subsector: aluminum. As aluminium smelter, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 4,322,364 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 4.3M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Damanjodi Alumina Refinery carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 4.3M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €326M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in India
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by National Aluminium Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Damanjodi Alumina Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 18.8°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1268 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #2 largest of 20 aluminium smelters in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
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- Toshali Cement Ampavalli Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 99,188 t CO₂
- NMDC Nagarnar steel plant · Steel Plant · 4,876,715 t CO₂
- Rayagada District · Aluminium Smelter · 497,377 t CO₂
- Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 6,635,219 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 18.77302, 82.91295. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Damanjodi Alumina Refinery?
Damanjodi Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in India. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment.
What capacity is listed for Damanjodi Alumina Refinery?
The open dataset lists 2,068,380 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Damanjodi Alumina Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Damanjodi Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 4,322,364 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #24 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Damanjodi Alumina Refinery located?
Damanjodi Alumina Refinery is in India at approximately 18.77302, 82.91295.
Who operates Damanjodi Alumina Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is National Aluminium Co Ltd.