JSW BPSL Jharkhand steel plant
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JSW BPSL Jharkhand steel plant, also known as Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL) Jharkhand, is a steel plant in Potka, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Potka, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India:
- Location: Potka, Jharkhand, India
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.665526, 85.64622 (approximate)
Background
Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL) signed an MoU with Jharkhand state government in September 2006 to set up a 3 mtpa steel plant and 900 MW power plant in Potka village, Jharkhand at a cost of INR 12,000 crores. Activists and local farmers and tribal communities opposed the project alleging violations in land acquisition. A public hearing in September 2012 ended abruptly as protests broke out. The project has been in limbo since.[1][2]
Jindal Steel and Power Limited had proposed a 6 mtpa integrated steel plant and 1320 MW power plant in Asanboni, Potka, Jharkhand at a cost of INR 22,000 crore. A majority of the villagers and landowners had favoured the project during the public hearing.[3]
Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. was acquired by JSW Steel in September 2019.[4]
In 2021, OECD listed the project as one of the upcoming capacities with a targeted start year of 2030.[5] As of January 2025, there hasn't been any updates on the project. The project is assumed cancelled.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09[6] | 2030[7] | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | JSW Steel Ltd [83.3%]; JSW Shipping & Logistics Pvt Ltd [16.7%] | 4295872888 [83.3%]; 5043418678 [16.7%] | E100001000516 [83.3%]; E100001016144 [16.7%] | Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd [100%][8] | 4298175085 | E100000120156 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|
| crude, semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | wire rod, sheet, pipe, billet, coil, pig iron, rounds, hot rolled, DRI[9] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery[9] | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| cancelled | 3000[7] | 3000[7] |
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel | Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|---|
| NF | NF | NF | NF |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | cancelled[10] | 2006[6] | 3000[7] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | None | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Bhushan Steel Plant in Jharkhand Faces Ire of Tribal Communities | East Singhbhum,Jharkhand". www.landconflictwatch.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ "Public hearing for Bhushan steel plant ends in fracas". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ "Jindal Steel's projects worth `22,000-cr get green signal in East Singhbhum". Hindustan Times. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ Mazumdar, Rakhi; Das, Saikat (2019-02-13). "JSW Steel set to acquire Bhushan Power". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ "Latest developments in steelmaking capacity" (PDF). OECD. 2021. Retrieved 14 December, 2023.
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