Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant
Cement Plant in Tanzania. Approximate location -6.66272, 39.16701.
Cement PlantTanzaniaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tanzania. Its listed capacity is 700,000 t of cement. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length. It is operated by Tanzania Portland Cement PLC. By capacity it ranks #2 among 2 cement plants in Tanzania. It emits about 388,949 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 13% of the CO₂e from the 6 facilities in Tanzania that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 53% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897928.
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Cizkovice Cement Plant · 389,139 t CO₂e/yr · Czechia
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- Holcim Garadagh Cement Plant · 388,063 t CO₂e/yr · Azerbaijan
- Baluch Ab Cement Plant · 390,545 t CO₂e/yr · Iran
- La Robla Cement Plant · 387,217 t CO₂e/yr · Spain
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Tegeta · Gas · 45 MW · 2 km
- IPTL Tanzania · Oil · 100 MW · 3 km
- Ubungo Gas (Songas) · Gas · 208 MW · 15 km
- Zinga power station · Gas · 200 MW · 20 km
- Dar es Salaam power station · Coal · 400 MW · 21 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 700,000 t of cement, Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant is below the median cement plant in Tanzania (1,300,000 t of cement). Subsector: cement. As cement plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1400°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 388,949 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 389k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 389k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €29.3M/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 cement plants in Tanzania
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Tanzania Portland Cement PLC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 6.7°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1240 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 #2 largest of 2 cement plants in Tanzania by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Lake Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 283,849 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -6.66272, 39.16701. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant?
Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tanzania. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
What capacity is listed for Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 700,000 t of cement of capacity for Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 388,949 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in Tanzania by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant located?
Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant is in Tanzania at approximately -6.66272, 39.16701.
Who operates Tanzania Portland Dar Es Salaam Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Tanzania Portland Cement PLC.