SAIL Units Set to be Modernized in the Next Phase of Vison 2030

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In accordance with the target of 300 MTPA steel production capacity as per National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017, in the first phase of expansion tentative plan has been formulated for enhancement of crude steel capacity production of SAIL Plants namely Durgapur Steel Plant, Rourkela Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel Plant and IISCO Steel Plant. However, the expansion is subject to following: –

(i) Demand Growth for finished steel to absorb the enhanced level of steel production in the sector.

(ii) Resource availability to finance CAPEX with sustainable Debt: Equity ratio.

(iii) Captive iron ore sources for supporting the enhanced capacity.



The current production capacity of Plants of SAIL with reference to hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel and the extent of production capacity, in terms of percentage, achieved during the current nine months period are as under: –

Unit: ‘000T

Plants

Hot Metal

Crude Steel

Saleable Steel

Annual Operating Capacity

% Capacity utilization for Apr-Dec’22

(pro-rata basis)

Annual Operating Capacity

% Capacity utilization for Apr-Dec’22

(pro-rata basis)

Annual Operating Capacity

% Capacity utilization for Apr-Dec’22 (pro-rata basis)

Bhilai Steel Plant

6450

80%

6000

82%

5400

84%

Durgapur Steel Plant

2450

103%

2200

102%

2120

101%

Rourkela Steel Plant

4000

107%

3800

106%

3520

106%

Bokaro Steel Plant

4700

93%

4600

86%

4180

89%

IISCO Steel Plant

2700

93%

2500

94%

2390

94%

Special Steel Plants

0

410

56%

520

51%

SAIL

20300

93%

19510

91%

18130

92%

 

            By 2030-31, it is envisaged to enhance the operational capacity of crude steel production of SAIL from existing 19.51 MTPA to around 35.65 MTPA tentatively. The envisaged Plant-wise Crude Steel Capacity of SAIL by 2030-31 is as under: –

 

Steel Plants

Operating Crude Steel Capacity (MTPA)

Envisaged Crude Steel Capacity (MTPA)

Bhilai Steel Plant

6.00

6.80

Durgapur Steel Plant

2.20

4.73

Rourkela Steel Plant

3.80

9.70

Bokaro Steel Plant

4.60

7.03

IISCO Steel Plant

2.50

6.98

Alloy Steels Plant

0.23

0.23

Salem Steel Plant

0.18

0.18

SAIL

19.51

35.65

 

Envisaged Crude Steel capacity is subject to finalization of DPRs and further, execution of the expansion plan as above is subject to the conditions mentioned above in para I.

 

            The Modernisation and Expansion (MEP) undertaken by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at its five integrated steel plants at Bhilai (Chhatisgarh), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela (Odisha), Durgapur (West Bengal) & Burnpur (West Bengal) and at one Special Steel Plant at Salem (Tamil Nadu) has been completed progressively by Jun’2018. The details of unit-wise actual completion vis-à-vis schedule completion is given below: –

 

Plant/Unit

Schedule

completion

Actual

Completion

Original

Cost

(Net of Cenvat)

(Rs. Cr.)

Revised

Cost

(Net of Cenvat)

(Rs. Cr.)

Bhilai Steel Plant

Mar.’2013

Jun.’2018

17,266

22,566

Rourkela Steel Plant

Mar.’2013

Dec.’2014

11,812

13,307

Durgapur Steel Plant

Dec.’2012

Jun.’2015

2,875

3,169

Bokaro Steel Plant

Dec.’2011

Sep.’2015

6,325

7,179

IISCO Steel Plant

Dec.’2010

Dec.’2014

16,408

19,235

Salem Steel Plant

Mar.’2010

Sept.’2010

1,902

2,371

This was mainly due to the nature of work, which entailed engagement of multiple agencies; challenge of retrofitting of new technology in the existing plants, resource constraints etc.