Modernization and Expansion Of Integrated Steel PLANTS OF SAIL

Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has undertaken modernization and expansion of its five integrated steel plants at Bhilai (Chhatisgarh), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela(Odisha), Durgapur (West Bengal) & Burnpur (West Bengal) and special steel plant at Salem (Tamil Nadu) to enhance its crude steel production capacity from 12.84 Mtpa to 21.4 Mtpa in the current phase. The indicative investment for current phase of modernization & expansion is Rs. 61,870 crore. Besides, a provision of Rs.10,264 crore has been made towards investment in existing mines. This does not include revival of Sindri unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL). SAIL could not pursue the revival of Sindri plant due to non availability of minimum 3,247 acres of contiguous and encroachment free land.

The Government, while exploring the feasibility of fast tracking the revival of Sindri unit, is considering the alternative route for revival by anchoring Sindri unit en-route the Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline (JHPL) of GAIL for utilizing the gas and to leverage the existing infrastructure of Sindri unit.

This information was given by Minister of State Sh. Vishnu Deo Sai in reply to a question Lok Sabha today.

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