Tema aluminium plant — Ghana
Aluminium Smelter in Ghana. Approximate location 5.6684, 0.02218.
Aluminium SmelterGhanaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tema aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Ghana. Its listed capacity is 40,000 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. By capacity it ranks #1 among 2 aluminium smelters in Ghana. It emits about 89,551 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 8.9% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Ghana that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 7% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673064.
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
- Zhengxing aluminium plant · 91,326 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Lugo Province · 94,176 t CO₂e/yr · Spain
- Ganja aluminium plant · 96,673 t CO₂e/yr · Azerbaijan
- Fort William aluminium plant · 82,184 t CO₂e/yr · United Kingdom
- Stade District · 78,239 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Tema · Gas · 160 MW · 5 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 40,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Tema aluminium plant is around the median aluminium smelter in Ghana (40,000 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 89,551 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 90k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tema aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 90k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €6.7M/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 Ghana
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Tema aluminium plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 5.7°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1227 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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 #1 largest of 2 aluminium smelters in Ghana by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 417,947 t CO₂
- Sentuo Steel Tema plant · Steel Plant · 66,315 t CO₂
- Sentuo Refinery · Refinery · 277,714 t CO₂
- TOR Tema Refinery · Refinery
- Platon Gas Oil Refnery · Refinery · 8,409 t CO₂
- Tema Metropolis · Aluminium Smelter · 13,263 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 5.6684, 0.02218. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tema aluminium plant?
Tema aluminium plant is a aluminium smelter in Ghana. 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 Tema aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 40,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Tema aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Tema aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 89,551 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Ghana by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tema aluminium plant located?
Tema aluminium plant is in Ghana at approximately 5.6684, 0.02218.