Devki Group Tororo steel plant, also known as Devki Mega Steel Project, is a steel plant in Kayoro, Tororo, Uganda that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Kayoro, Tororo, Uganda:
- Location:
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 0.681522, 34.178037 (approximate)
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date
|
Construction date
|
Start date
|
Workforce size
|
Power source
|
Iron ore source
|
Coal source
|
| 2025-11-23[1]
|
2025-11-23[1]
|
2027[1]
|
15000[2]
|
unknown
|
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
|
| Devki Group [100.0%]
|
5081753150 [100.0%]
|
E100000120326 [100.0%]
|
Devki Group [100%][1]
|
5081753150
|
E100000120326 [100%]
|
Table 3: Process and Products
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
| Capacity operating status1
|
Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity
|
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
|
| announced
|
1000[2]
|
1000[2]
|
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
| Capacity operating status1
|
Blast furnace capacity
|
Nominal iron capacity (total)
|
| announced
|
1000[3]
|
1000[3]
|
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Ferronickel
|
Sinter
|
Coke
|
Pellets
|
| NF
|
NF
|
NF
|
NF
|
Unit Details
Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
| Unit name
|
Status
|
Announced date
|
Start date
|
Current capacity (ttpa)
|
Decarbonization technology
|
| unknown BF (1)
|
announced[1]
|
2025-11-23[2]
|
2027[2]
|
1000[3]
|
not found; not found
|
Table 8: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
| Unit name
|
Status
|
Announced date
|
Start date
|
Current capacity (ttpa)
|
| unknown BOF (1)
|
announced[1]
|
2025-11-23[2]
|
2027[2]
|
1000[2]
|
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of steel plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Iron and Steel Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
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