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.
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