Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia steel plant

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Nilachal Iron & Power Gamharia steel plant, also known as NIPL, is a steel plant in Gamharia, Ratanpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and induction furnace (IF) technology.

Location

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• Location: Ratanpur-Kandra Village, Gamharia Block, District Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India
• Coordinates (WGS 84): 22.874863, 86.063646 (exact)

Background

Nilachal Iron & Power Limited was incorporated in 2002 and started with one DRI Kiln of 350 tonnes per day (tpd) capacity. The plant currently produces sponge iron using three DRI kilns and is undergoing expansions into an integrated steel plant to produce 700 thousand tonnes per annum (ttpa) crude steel, expected to be completed by June 2022. A fourth DRI kiln of capacity 600 tpd began operation at the plant in July 2022. Another DRI kiln of 600 tpd capacity is also being installed at the plant. The plant has an installed induction furnace capacity of 100 ttpa.

As of October 2025, there has been no updates on the expansion of the plant.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date	Workforce size	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2002	1552	12 MW WHRB Power plant to be commissioned by 2021; 30 MW WHRB power plant to be commissioned by June 2022	Barbil, Banspani & Jaruli area of Orissa	Imports

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd [100.0%]	4297663124 [100.0%]	E100001012115 [100.0%]	Nilachal Iron & Power Ltd [100%]	4297663124	E100001012115 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
crude, semi-finished, finished rolled	billet, rebar, sponge iron	unknown	unknown	DRI; IF

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	Induction furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	200	200
operating	99	99

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	Sponge iron/DRI capacity	Nominal iron capacity (total)
cancelled	198	198
construction	198	198
operating	379	379

Table 6: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year	DRI production	Total (all routes)
2019	unknown	–
2020	unknown	–
2021	unknown	–
2022	95	95
2023	unknown	–
2024	unknown	–

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI 1	operating	–	2005	rotary kiln	105
DRI 2	operating	–	–	rotary kiln	38
DRI 3	operating	–	–	rotary kiln	38
unknown DRI (1)	operating	2009	2022	rotary kiln	198
unknown DRI (2)	construction	2009	–	rotary kiln	198
unknown DRI (3)	cancelled	2009	–	rotary kiln	198

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name	Current or initial reductant
DRI 1	coal (solid)
DRI 2	coal (solid)
DRI 3	coal (solid)
unknown DRI (1)	coal (solid)
unknown DRI (2)	coal (solid)
unknown DRI (3)	coal (solid)

Table 9: Induction Furnace Details

Unit name	Status	Announced date	Start date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size
unknown IF (1)	operating	2009	2022	33	10.0 tonnes
unknown IF (2)	operating	2009	2022	33	15.0 tonnes
unknown IF (3)	operating	2009	2022	33	10.0 tonnes
unknown IF (4)	announced	2009	–	50	15.0 tonnes
unknown IF (5)	announced	2009	–	50	15.0 tonnes
unknown IF (6)	announced	2009	–	50	15.0 tonnes
unknown IF (7)	announced	2009	–	50	15.0 tonnes

Table 10: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated)
unknown IF (1)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67
unknown IF (2)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67
unknown IF (3)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67
unknown IF (4)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67
unknown IF (5)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67
unknown IF (6)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67
unknown IF (7)	yes	16.67	66.67	16.67

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