Bhilai, Rourkela Double Capacity after Modernisation
[Ministry of Steel Press
Release dated 19th September 2020]
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) had
undertaken Modernization and Expansion of its five Integrated Steel Plants at Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Bokaro
(Jharkhand), Rourkela (Odisha), Durgapur (West Bengal), Burnpur
(West Bengal) and Special Steel Plant at Salem (Tamil Nadu) to enhance its
Crude Steel capacity from 12.8 Million Tonne Per
Annum (MTPA) to 21.4 MTPA. The Modernization and Expansion at the above Steel
Plants has been completed and various facilities are
under operation, stabilization and ramp up. The Plant-wise details of
Crude Steel production capacity (before and after modernization and expansion)
for major Steel Plants of SAIL are given below:-
|
(Unit: MTPA) |
||
|
Plant |
Before Modernization and Expansion |
After Modernization and Expansion |
|
Bhilai Steel Plant |
3.93 |
7.0 |
|
Durgapur Steel Plant |
1.8 |
2.2 |
|
Rourkela Steel Plant |
1.9 |
4.2 |
|
Bokaro Steel Plant |
4.36 |
4.61 |
|
IISCO Steel Plant |
0.5 |
2.5 |
|
Salem Steel Plant |
0 |
0.18 |
|
Alloy Steel Plant |
0.23 |
0.50 |
|
Visvesvaraya Iron
and Steel Plant |
0.12 |
0.20 |
|
Total |
12.8 |
21.4 |
This information was
given by the Union Minister for Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.