Korba District — India
Aluminium Smelter in India. Approximate location 22.5323, 82.60382.
Aluminium SmelterIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Korba District is an aluminium smelter in India. Its listed capacity is 90,444 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 #15 among 20 aluminium smelters in India. It emits about 189,003 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% 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-3673080.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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
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- HASDEOBANGO · Hydro · 120 MW · 8 km
- Hasdeo Thermal Power Station · Coal · 1,340 MW · 16 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 90,444 t of alumina/aluminum, Korba 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 189,003 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 189k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Korba District carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 189k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €14.2M/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
Korba District sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 22.5°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 1237 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 #15 largest of 20 aluminium smelters in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Korba aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 792,719 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
- Nuvoco Vistas Sonadih Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 256,475 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 22.5323, 82.60382. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Korba District?
Korba 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 Korba District?
The open dataset lists 90,444 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Korba District.
How much CO₂ does Korba District emit?
The page uses about 189,003 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #258 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Korba District located?
Korba District is in India at approximately 22.5323, 82.60382.