Jai Balaji Steels Raghunnathpur plant
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Jai Balaji Steels Raghunnathpur plant, also known as JBG Purulia, is a steel plant in Raghunathpur, Purulia, West Bengal, India that operates blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI), steelmaking, and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Raghunathpur, Purulia, West Bengal, India:
- Location: Purulia, West Bengal, India
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.331734, 86.363224 (approximate)
Background
In 2007, Jai Balaji Industries announced its plan for setting up a 5 mtpa steel plant, a 3 mtpa cement plant anf 1,215 MW power plant in Purulia district of West Bengal at a cost of around INR 16,000 crores.[1] The project was expected to be developed in phases, with the first phase involving a capacity of 2 mtpa to go on stream in 3 years.[2] In 2009, the company altered its strategy for the first phase and decided to not make steel in the first phase, but begin coal mining and sponge iron production.[3] In 2016, the project had come across a roadblock after a Supreme Court order and the company was to return the allotted land back to the government.[4] As of September 2017, there were reports that the company was facing delays in land acquisition for the first phase.[5] According to the company's 2022-23 Annual report, the plant had not commenced commercial production yet.[6] In February 2024, The Telegraph also reported that the project did not take off[7] and so the status of the project has been changed to cancelled.
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Start date | Idled date | Power source | Iron ore source | Coal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006[8] | 2030[9] | 2016[10] | 1215 MW captive power plant[8] | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Balaji Industries Ltd | 4295873993 | E100000130703 | Jai Balaji Steels Purulia Ltd[11] | 5036213944 | E100000130979 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Main production equipment |
|---|
| BF; DRI; EAF; Steel other/unspecified |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cancelled | 5400[8][12] | 600[8][12] | 6000[8][12] |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Blast furnace capacity | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cancelled | 2680[8] | 3800[8] | 6480[8] |
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Sinter | Coke | Pellets |
|---|---|---|
| 3700[8] | 1519[8] | 8400[12] |
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Decarbonization technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown BF (1) | cancelled[13][14] | 2007[15] | 2010[8] | 2030[9] | 2680[8] | unknown |
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown DRI (1) | cancelled[16][17] | 1400[8] | coal[18] |
| unknown DRI (2) | cancelled[16][17] | 2400[8] | waste gas recovery (coke oven gas)[18] |
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | cancelled[13] | 5400[12][8] |
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % basic/merchant pig iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | None | unknown | >0[19] | >0[19] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ "Jai Balaji plans steel, cement plant in West Bengal". www.projectstoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ↑ "Jai Balaji group to set up 5mt steel plant in Purulia". Financialexpress. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ↑ "Jai Balaji alters strategy for Purulia plant". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ Sep 20, Udit Prasanna Mukherji / TNN / Updated:; 2016; Ist, 10:17. "Bengal's steel dream dies, but windfall for land bank | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Jai Balaji plant plan hit by land issues". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ↑ "24th Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). Jai Balaji Group. August, 2023. Retrieved 30 December, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Chatterjee, Abhijeet (2024-02-26). "Relief for Purulia from job woes, Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate Rs 4,500 crore steel plant". The Telegraph Online. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 (PDF) http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/modification/Extension/Covering_Letter/0_0_15092015I13VLValidityextn-coverletter.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410190908/https://www.oecd.org/industry/ind/latest-developments-in-steelmaking-capacity-2022.pdf (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bengals-steel-dream-dies-but-windfall-for-land-bank/articleshow/54418053.cms.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125061827/https://www.jaibalajigroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/annual-report-2020-21.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240111030236/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/modification/PreviousTOR/0_0_15092015I13VLFORM-I.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/relief-for-purulia-from-job-woes-mamata-banerjee-to-inaugurate-rs-4500-crore-steel-plant/cid/2002965.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://twocircles.net/2009feb21/jai_balajis_integrated_steel_plant_durgapur_inaugurated.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Jai-Balaji-plans-steel-cement-plant-in-West-Bengal.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://tradebrains.in/jai-balaji-industries-forging-ahead-with-growth-and-sustainability/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 (PDF) https://jaibalajigroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Corporate-Presentation.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 18.0 18.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240510164901/https://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/modification/Extension/Covering_Letter/0_0_15092015I13VLValidityextn-coverletter.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-10.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 19.0 19.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230803073801/https://www.motilaloswalgroup.com/Docs/JaiBalaji_PD.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-03.
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