Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery — Ghana
Aluminium Smelter in Ghana. Approximate location 5.6684, 0.02096.
Aluminium SmelterGhanaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery is an 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. It is operated by Government of Ghana. It emits about 417,947 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 42% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Ghana that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765089.
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.
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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
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 417,947 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 418k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 418k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €31.5M/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.
Operator
Operated by Government of Ghana.
Local climate
Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Tema aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 89,551 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, 0.02096. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery?
Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery 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.
How much CO₂ does Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery emit?
The page uses about 417,947 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Ghana by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery located?
Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery is in Ghana at approximately 5.6684, 0.02096.
Who operates Tema Aluminum Smelter & Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Government of Ghana.