Action Ispat and Power Jharsuguda produces direct reduced iron by direct reduction — solid metallic iron made by reducing ore below its melting point — a feedstock for electric steelmaking. The plant has a crude steel capacity of 375 thousand tonnes per year.
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How direct reduction works
The process behind this plant, explained from first principles.
Process Route
Timeline
Announced 2004
Emissions
2025
0.62 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
375
DRI
220
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Power 16 MW WHRB-based CPP; 106 MW FBB CPP
Ownership
Owner Action Ispat and Power Pvt Ltd
Parent Action Ispat and Power Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Country Context
India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Pandripathar
Asia Pacific
India
21.8398°, 83.9822°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 375 ttpa