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Cement Plants in Ghana
Ghana has 11 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 46th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 0.3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 8 operating and 3 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Ghacem Ltd (3), Government of Ghana (3) and Heidelberg Materials AG (3) — Ghacem Ltd alone is named on 27% of them. Half of Ghana's cement plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 8 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Takoradi Cement Plant, dating from 1967. 3 are in the pipeline, led by Ghana-Iran Tema Cement Plant, under construction. They account for 20% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Ghana.
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Who owns Ghana's cement plants
- Ghacem Ltd3 27%
- Government of Ghana3 27%
- Heidelberg Materials AG3 27%
- small shareholder(s)3 27%
- CBI Ghana Ltd2 18%
- F Scott AG2 18%
- Ciments de L'Afrique1 9%
- Dangote Cement PLC1 9%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s2
- 2000s1
- 2010s5
Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Takoradi Cement Plant (1967) · newest CBI Ghama Tema grinding Cement Plant (2017) · 8 of 11 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Ghana-Iran Tema Cement Plantconstruction
- CBI Ghana Calcined Clay Cement Plant2024 · construction
- Kumasi Cement Plantproposed
How Ghana compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 43. Nigeria14
- 44. Poland14
- 45. Ukraine12
- 46. Ghana11
- 47. Tunisia11
- 48. Venezuela11
- 49. Libya10
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in Ghana?
- OverWatts maps 11 cement plants in Ghana — 0.3% of the world's mapped total, the 46th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in Ghana?
- Ghacem Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 11 (27%). Next are Government of Ghana (3), Heidelberg Materials AG (3) and small shareholder(s) (3).
- How old are Ghana's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 8 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Takoradi Cement Plant (1967); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in Ghana?
- 3 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Ghana-Iran Tema Cement Plant, CBI Ghana Calcined Clay Cement Plant and Kumasi Cement Plant.