Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia 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 99 thousand tonnes per year. Its main products are billet, rebar, sponge iron.
Process Route
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
Steel Units
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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Location
Gamharia
Asia Pacific
India
22.8749°, 86.0636°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 99 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2002
- Products
- Crude, semi-finished, finished rolled