Korba aluminium plant — India
Aluminium Smelter in India. Approximate location 22.39515, 82.73643.
Aluminium SmelterIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Korba aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in India. Its listed capacity is 410,000 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 Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #7 among 20 aluminium smelters in India. It emits about 792,719 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.16% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 7% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673074.
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
- Renukoot aluminium plant · 792,719 t CO₂e/yr · India
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- Chongqing Tiantai aluminium plant · 790,551 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Shizuoka (Shimizu) Alumina Refinery · 796,230 t CO₂e/yr · Japan
- Ningxia aluminium plant · 786,301 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- BALCO Korba power station · Coal · 2,010 MW · 1 km
- Korba Thermal power station · Coal · 240 MW · 2 km
- KORBA-EAST · Coal · 890 MW · 2 km
- Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Thermal Power Station · Coal · 500 MW · 3 km
- Korba South Thermal Power Project · Coal · 1,000 MW · 4 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 410,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Korba aluminium plant is around 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 792,719 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 793k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Korba aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 793k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €59.7M/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 Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd.
Local climate
Korba aluminium plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 22.4°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 #7 largest of 20 aluminium smelters in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Korba District · Aluminium Smelter · 189,003 t CO₂
- Prakash Industries Janjgir steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,875,246 t CO₂
- Nuvoco Vistas Arasmeta Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 685,264 t CO₂
- JSW Steel Raigarh steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,527,889 t CO₂
- N R Ispat and Power Raigarh steel plant · Steel Plant · 468,024 t CO₂
- JSPL Raigarh steel plant · Steel Plant · 6,213,250 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 22.39515, 82.73643. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Korba aluminium plant?
Korba aluminium plant 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 Korba aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 410,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Korba aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Korba aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 792,719 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #168 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Korba aluminium plant located?
Korba aluminium plant is in India at approximately 22.39515, 82.73643.
Who operates Korba aluminium plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd.