Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia Steel Plant

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Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia Steel Plant, also known as NIPL, is a direct reduced iron (DRI) steel plant operating in Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India.

Location

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  • Location: Ratanpur-Kandra Village, Gamharia Block, District Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.874863, 86.063646 (exact)

Background

Nilachal Iron & Power Limited was incorporated in 2002 and started with one DRI Kiln of 350 tpd capacity.[1] The plant currently produces sponge iron using three DRI kilns and is undergoing expansions into an integrated steel plant to produce 700 ttpa crude steel, expected to be completed by June 2022.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Phase Plant status Announced date Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
Main plant Operating[2] 2002[2] 1552[3] Barbil,Banspani&JaruliareaofOrissa[4]
Expansion Construction[2] 2009[5] 2022[2] 75 MW capacity Captive Power Plant and rest from State Grid[6] Barbil,Banspani&JaruliareaofOrissa[4]
Expansion Construction[2] 2009[5] 2022[2] 75 MW capacity Captive Power Plant and rest from State Grid[6] Barbil,Banspani&JaruliareaofOrissa[4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Phase Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Main plant Jai Balaji Industries Ltd [100.0%] 4295873993 [100%] E100000130703 [100%] NIlachal Iron & Power Ltd[2] 4297663124 E100001012115

Table 3: Process and Products

Phase Steel product category Steel products Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
Main plant crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[3] Sponge iron; billets, rebars[3] DRI[2] 3 DRI Kilns (1x350 tpd, 2x100 tpd)[2]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[3] Sponge iron; billets, rebars[3] DRI, other[6] 3 DRI Kilns (3x600 tpd); 6 IF (2x25 ton, 4x15 ton)[2][6]
Expansion crude; semi-finished; finished rolled[3] Sponge iron; billets, rebars[3] DRI, other[6] 3 DRI Kilns (3x600 tpd); 6 IF (2x25 ton, 4x15 ton)[2][6]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
Main plant operating
Expansion construction
Expansion announced 700 TTPA

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Phase Capacity operating status* Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
Main plant operating 180 TTPA[7][8][2][8][2] 180 TTPA[7][8][2][8][2]
Expansion construction 594 TTPA[4][4][4] 594 TTPA[4][4][4]
Expansion announced [4][4][4] [4][4][4]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Phase Pellets
Main plant
Expansion 600 TTPA[9]
Expansion 600 TTPA[9]

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References

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