Lok Sabha Question No. 1096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Steel Plants under Construction
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1096

FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2023

## STEEL PLANTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

1096. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of major steel plants operational and under construction in the country, State/UTwise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  installed  capacity  of  these  plants  along  with  their  capacity utilisation during the last five fiscal years;
- (c) the details of the total water being consumed by these plants annually; and
- (d) whether the Government is considering some technological interventions to reduce the water consumption of the steel plants in the country and if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) Number of steel plants producing crude steel in the country during 2022-23 stood at 939 with a capacity of 161 million tonnes. State-wise details of steel units producing crude steel in the country during 2022-23 is given in Annexure I.
- (b) Data on overall capacity of the steel plants in India (producer-wise) during last five years i.e.,2018-19 to 2022-23 is given in Annexure-II. The capacity utilization of Public Sector units for the last 5 years i.e. 2018-19 to 2022-23   is given in Annexure III.
- (c) The specific water consumption of the integrated steel plants in the country is in the range of 1.5 to 4.1 Cu.M/TCS (cubic meter per tonne of crude steel).
- (d) Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) has set up Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE) for  promotion  of  Improving  water  use  efficiency  by  20%  across  various  sectors including  the  steel  industry.  BWUE  has  constituted  a  task  force  for  developing  a framework for achievement of the aforementioned goal.

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Crude Steel: State Wise No. of Units, Capacity, Production : 2022-23

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| State                                    | Units           | Capacity        | Production      |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| EASTERN REGION                           | EASTERN REGION  | EASTERN REGION  | EASTERN REGION  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 3               | 130             | 40              |
| Assam                                    | 6               | 147             | 66              |
| Bihar                                    | 11              | 794             | 576             |
| Jharkhand                                | 27              | 21284           | 18164           |
| Meghalaya                                | 7               | 236             | 73              |
| Odisha                                   | 54              | 24677           | 23398           |
| Tripura                                  | 1               | 30              | 12              |
| West Bengal                              | 46              | 11607           | 10073           |
| Eastern Region Total                     | 155             | 58905           | 52401           |
| WESTERN REGION                           | WESTERN REGION  | WESTERN REGION  | WESTERN REGION  |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 96              | 22771           | 15876           |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli and Daman And Diu | 17              | 338             | 318             |
| Goa                                      | 10              | 538             | 407             |
| Gujarat                                  | 73              | 14008           | 8628            |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 12              | 877             | 644             |
| Maharashtra                              | 60              | 18134           | 13810           |
| Western Region Total                     | 268             | 56666           | 39682           |
| NORTHERN REGION                          | NORTHERN REGION | NORTHERN REGION | NORTHERN REGION |
| Delhi                                    | 1               | 7               | 6               |
| Haryana                                  | 21              | 1097            | 833             |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 27              | 2485            | 1286            |
| Jammu And Kashmir                        | 8               | 213             | 162             |
| Punjab                                   | 122             | 5960            | 4063            |
| Rajasthan                                | 30              | 1074            | 681             |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 43              | 2086            | 1442            |
| Uttarakhand                              | 40              | 1709            | 911             |
| Northern Region Total                    | 292             | 14631           | 9385            |
| SOUTHERN REGION                          | SOUTHERN REGION | SOUTHERN REGION | SOUTHERN REGION |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 26              | 9726            | 6288            |
| Karnataka                                | 26              | 14249           | 13393           |
| Kerala                                   | 28              | 490             | 379             |
| Puducherry                               | 10              | 451             | 378             |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 103             | 3933            | 3481            |
| Telangana                                | 31              | 2248            | 1810            |
| Southern Region Total                    | 224             | 31096           | 25728           |
| All Region Total                         | 939             | 161299          | 127197          |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee            |                 |                 |                 |

## Annexure II

| Capacity (in '000 tonnes)     | Capacity (in '000 tonnes)   | Capacity (in '000 tonnes)   | Capacity (in '000 tonnes)   | Capacity (in '000 tonnes)   | Capacity (in '000 tonnes)   |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| PRODUCER                      | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | 2021-22                     | 2022-23                     |
| PUBLIC SECTOR                 |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| SAIL                          | 19132                       | 19632                       | 19632                       | 20632                       | 20632                       |
| R I N L                       | 6300                        | 6300                        | 6300                        | 6300                        | 7300                        |
| Total Public Sector           | 25432                       | 25932                       | 25932                       | 26932                       | 27932                       |
| PRIVATE SECTOR                |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| TSL Group                     | 19400                       | 19400                       | 19400                       | 20600                       | 20600                       |
| AM/NS (Essar Steel Ltd.)      | 10000                       | 10000                       | 10000                       | 9600                        | 9600                        |
| JSW Group.                    | 18000                       | 18000                       | 18000                       | 23000                       | 25750                       |
| JSPL                          | 8600                        | 8600                        | 8600                        | 8100                        | 8100                        |
| Other BOF                     | 4077                        | 4077                        | 4077                        | 3177                        | 3177                        |
| Other EAF                     | 12750                       | 11794                       | 11640                       | 11614                       | 8743                        |
| IF Units                      | 43977                       | 44496                       | 46266                       | 51040                       | 57397                       |
| Total Private Sector          | 116804                      | 116367                      | 117982                      | 127130                      | 133367                      |
| GRAND TOTAL:                  | 142236                      | 142299                      | 143914                      | 154062                      | 161299                      |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |

## Annexure III

| Capacity Utilization of Public Sector (in %)   | Capacity Utilization of Public Sector (in %)   | Capacity Utilization of Public Sector (in %)   | Capacity Utilization of Public Sector (in %)   | Capacity Utilization of Public Sector (in %)   | Capacity Utilization of Public Sector (in %)   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Producer                                       | 2018-19                                        | 2019-20                                        | 2020-21                                        | 2021-22                                        | 2022-23                                        |
| SAIL                                           | 85                                             | 82                                             | 77                                             | 84                                             | 89                                             |
| RINL                                           | 83                                             | 75                                             | 68                                             | 84                                             | 57                                             |
| Source: Joint Plant Committee                  | Source: Joint Plant Committee                  | Source: Joint Plant Committee                  | Source: Joint Plant Committee                  | Source: Joint Plant Committee                  | Source: Joint Plant Committee                  |