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Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia steel plant

operating

Gamharia, Asia Pacific, India

GEM wiki

Process Route

DRIIF

Timeline

Operating since 2002

Emissions

2025

0.16 Mt CO₂e

1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

99

DRI

379

Production

Iron production: 96 ttpa (2022)

Iron Units

DRI
DRI 1operating
105 ttpawiki
DRI
DRI 2operating
38 ttpawiki
DRI
DRI 3operating
38 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (1)operating
198 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (2)construction
198 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (3)cancelled
198 ttpawiki

Steel Units

IF
unknown IF (1)operating
33 ttpa10 twiki
IF
unknown IF (2)operating
33 ttpa15 twiki
IF
unknown IF (3)operating
33 ttpa10 twiki
IF
unknown IF (4)announced
50 ttpa15 twiki
IF
unknown IF (5)announced
50 ttpa15 twiki
IF
unknown IF (6)announced
50 ttpa15 twiki
IF
unknown IF (7)announced
50 ttpa15 twiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 12 MW WHRB Power plant to be commissioned by 2021; 30 MW WHRB power plant to be commissioned by June 2022

Iron ore Barbil, Banspani & Jaruli area of Orissa

Met coal Imports

Steel Products

billet, rebar, sponge iron

Ownership

Owner Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd

Parent Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 1,552 employees

Country Context

India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).

Facility emissions estimates from Climate TRACE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.