ArcelorMittal Karnataka steel plant

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ArcelorMittal Karnataka steel plant is a cancelled steel plant in Ballari, Karnataka, India.

Location

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  • Location: Ballari, Karnataka, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 15.139498, 76.918417 (approximate)

Background

In a Global investor Meet in 2010, ArcelorMittal signed an MoU with the Karnataka state government for establishing a 6 mtpa integrated steel plant and a 750MW captive power plant with an investment of INR 30,000 crores.[1] On 26 December 2018, ArcelorMittal executed a deal with Karnataka government a lease-cum-sale agreement for 2,643 acres of land in Ballari, Karnataka for constructing the steel plant and captive power plant.[2] In October 2023, ArcelorMittal decided to return the entire 2,643 acres of land and forfeit INR 267 crores spent on setting up the Ballari plant.[3][4]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Announced date Retired date Power source
Cancelled[5][6] 2010[7] 2022[5] 750 MW power generation plant planned[8]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
ArcelorMittal SA [100%] 5000030092 [100%] E100001000348 [5%] ArcelorMittal SA[9] 5000030092 E100000000687

Table 3: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
cancelled 6000 TTPA[10][8]

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References

  1. Correspondent, Special (2019-03-10). "ArcelorMittal seeks extension till December 2023 to set up plant". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. "ArcelorMittal keeps $6.5-billion steel, power project in Karnataka 'under review'". Financialexpress. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. "ArcelorMittal decides to return 2643 acres land meant for steel plant at Karnataka's Ballari, SC told". www.deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. "Desirous to return 2643 acres land for steel plant in Ballari: ArcelorMittal tells SC". LawBeat. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221227153815/https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/govt-to-take-back-5000-acres-allotted-to-arcelormittal-bommai-1175588.html. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240130192115/https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/arcelormittal-decides-to-return-2643-acres-land-meant-for-steel-plant-at-karnatakas-ballari-sc-told-2716931. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120035331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/12-years-on-karnataka-still-waits-for-arcelormittal-to-invest/articleshow/95519550.cms. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210512195622/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/arcelormittal-seeks-extension-till-december-2023-to-set-up-plant/article26490538.ece. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112161543/https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/arcelormittal-keeps-6-5-billion-steel-power-project-in-karnataka-under-review/1894108/. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220111173338/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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