Shyam Steel Mejia Steel Plant

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Shyam Steel Mejia Steel Plant, also known as Sova Ispat Ltd (formerly), is a steel plant in Meija, Bankura, West Bengal, India that operates direct reduced iron (DRI), steelmaking, and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Meija, Bankura, West Bengal, India:

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Location: J.L.No. 11, Jemua Mouza, Mejia Block, Bankura District, West Bengal-722143, India
Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.564157, 87.089552 (exact)

Background

The Meija plant received environmental clearance in August 2008. The plant is undergoing expansion from 396 ttpa to 894 ttpa at an investment of around INR 1,410 crore.^[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details


Announced date	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2008^[2]	10 MW WHRB; 7 MW FBC^[2]	Rungta Mines, Essel Mines & Other mines in Barbil & Jharkand^[2]	ECL, West Bengal / MCL Odisha ; Indonesia / South Africa / Australia^[2]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information


Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent company GEM ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner company GEM ID
Shyam Steel Industries Ltd	4298177772	E100000130859	Shyam Steel Manufacturing Ltd^[2]	5039665197	E100002005402

Table 3: Process and Products


Steel product category	Steel products	Steel sector end users	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
semi-finished^[2]	rod, bar^[2]	building and infrastructure^[2]	unknown	unknown	DRI; EAF; 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	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Other/unspecified steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	198^[2]	292^[2]	490^[2]
operating	–	126^[2]^[3]	126^[2]^[3]

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)
announced	560^[2]	560^[2]
operating	227^[2]^[3]	227^[2]^[3]

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


Year	Other/unknown steel production
2022	unknown
2023	unknown

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


Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	unknown
2023	unknown	unknown

Unit Details

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)	Reductant
unknown DRI (1)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	113^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (2)	operating^[3]^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	38^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (3)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	38^[3]^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (4)	operating^[2]	2008^[2]	not found	38^[3]^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (5)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (6)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (7)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]	coal^[2]
unknown DRI (8)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	rotary kiln^[2]	140^[2]	coal^[2]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	announced^[2]	2019^[2]	198^[2]	30.0^[2]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI
unknown EAF (1)	yes^[2]	>0^[2]	>0^[2]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel power plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

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Resources

Company website

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