Abba Steel Ohangwena steel plant , also known as Groot Suisse Oshana plant, is a steel plant in Oshikango, Ohangwena, Namibia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Oshikango, Ohangwena, Namibia:
Location: Eeshoke Village, Oshikango, Ohangwena Region, NamibiaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): -17.397866, 15.891022 (approximate)Ownership Tree This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker , a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Plant Details Table 1: General Plant Details
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Workforce size
Power source
Iron ore source
2019[ 1]
2020[ 2]
2025[ 3]
5500[ 4]
unknown
unknown
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Abba Steel Ltd [100.0%]
unknown [100.0%]
E100001012072 [100.0%]
Abba Steel Ltd [100%][ 3]
unknown
E100001012072 [100%]
Table 3: Process and ProductsTable 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1 Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction
3000[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
3000[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Table 5: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 8] [ 7] [ 6]
2018[ 5]
Quantum[ 5]
3000[ 8] [ 7] [ 6]
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
% HBI
% sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI)
% basic/merchant pig iron
% granulated pig iron
% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)
% other iron
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 5]
100.00[ 5]
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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