Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia Steel Plant

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

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Gamharia, Ratanpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India:

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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 tonnes per day (tpd) capacity. The plant currently produces sponge iron using three DRI kilns and is undergoing expansions into an integrated steel plant to produce 700 thousand tonnes per annum (ttpa) crude steel, expected to be completed by June 2022. A fourth DRI kiln of capacity 600 tpd began operation at the plant in July 2022. Another DRI kiln of 600 tpd capacity is also being installed at the plant. The plant has an installed induction furnace capacity of 100 ttpa.

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2002	1552	12 MW WHRB Power plant to be commissioned by 2021; 30 MW WHRB power plant to be commissioned by June 2022	Barbil,Banspani & JaruliareaofOrissa	Imports

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd	4297663124	E100001012115	Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd	4297663124	E100001012115

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled	billet, rebar, sponge iron	unknown	unknown	DRI; Steel other/unspecified

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

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	200	200
operating	99	99

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

¹Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.

Capacity operating status1	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
cancelled	198	198
construction	198	198
operating	379	379

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	Other/unknown steel production	Total (all routes)
2021	22	22
2022	72	72
2023	unknown	–

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production	Total (all routes)
2019	unknown	unknown	–
2020	unknown	unknown	–
2021	unknown	unknown	–
2022	95	–	95
2023	unknown	unknown	–

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)	Reductant
DRI 1	operating	–	2005	rotary kiln	105	coal
DRI 2	operating	–	–	rotary kiln	38	coal
DRI 3	operating	–	–	rotary kiln	38	coal
unknown DRI (1)	operating	2009	2022	rotary kiln	198	coal
unknown DRI (2)	construction	2009	–	rotary kiln	198	coal
unknown DRI (3)	cancelled	2009	–	rotary kiln	198	coal

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Resources

• Company website