(a) whether the Green Field plants have not been set up in the country during the last ten years;
(b) if so, the Green Field steel production capacity addition during the last three years; and
(c) the details of capacity addition in the public and private sector separately, year-wise?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL (SHRI A. SAI PRATHAP)
(a)&(b): Steel production capacity in the country, which was 33.58 million tonnes in the year 1999-2000 has
increased to 72.96 million tonnes in 2009-10. The majority of this incremental capacity of 39.38 million
tonnes has come either through expansion of existing units (brownfield) or through secondary sector units
consisting of chain of Directly Reduced Iron (DRI), Induction Furnace, Re-rolling Mills, and Electric Arc
Furnace (EAF) routes. However, statistics on the exact break-up of capacity addition through Greenfield
and brownfield has not been compiled in the Ministry of Steel.
(c): The details of crude steel capacity in public sector during last three year, 2007-08 to 2009-10
is given below:-
(in million tonne)
S.No. Public/Private Sector 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
1. Public Sector 15.75 15.75 15.75
2. Private Sector 44.10 50.59 57.21
Total 59.85 66.34 72.96
Provisional (Source: Joint Plant Committee)