Kalahandi District — India
Aluminium Smelter in India. Approximate location 19.86165, 83.1011.
Aluminium SmelterIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Kalahandi District is an aluminium smelter in India. Its listed capacity is 285,612 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. By capacity it ranks #11 among 20 aluminium smelters in India. It emits about 596,852 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.12% 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-3673086.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Karmoy aluminium plant · 583,940 t CO₂e/yr · Norway
- Gramercy Alumina Refinery · 610,790 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Kwinana Town · 580,845 t CO₂e/yr · Australia
- Jharsuguda District · 580,273 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Kuala Tanjung aluminium plant · 580,039 t CO₂e/yr · Indonesia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Ghogarpalli Ultra Mega Power Project · Coal · 4,000 MW · 27 km
- Lanjigarh Refinery power station · Coal · 90 MW · 36 km
- Balangir power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · 41 km
- Kesinga · Solar · 10 MW · 41 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 285,612 t of alumina/aluminum, Kalahandi District is below 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 596,852 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 597k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Kalahandi District carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 597k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €45.0M/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).
Local climate
Kalahandi District sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 19.9°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1233 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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 #11 largest of 20 aluminium smelters in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 6,635,219 t CO₂
- Rayagada District · Aluminium Smelter · 497,377 t CO₂
- BILT Ballarpur Industries Ltd - Unit Sewa · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Damanjodi Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 4,322,364 t CO₂
- Koraput District · Aluminium Smelter · 754,355 t CO₂
- NMDC Nagarnar steel plant · Steel Plant · 4,876,715 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 19.86165, 83.1011. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Kalahandi District?
Kalahandi District 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 Kalahandi District?
The open dataset lists 285,612 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Kalahandi District.
How much CO₂ does Kalahandi District emit?
The page uses about 596,852 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #195 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Kalahandi District located?
Kalahandi District is in India at approximately 19.86165, 83.1011.