Prakash Sponge Iron and Power Challakere steel plant

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Prakash Sponge Iron and Power Challakere steel plant is a steel plant in Challakere, Heggere, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India that operates electric arc furnace (EAF), direct reduced iron (DRI), and induction furnace (IF) technology.

Location

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Location: Villages: Heggere & Kaparahalli, Taluk: Challakere, District: Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Coordinates (WGS 84): 14.152912, 76.665824 (exact)

Background

Prakash Industries Ltd was established in 1980.^[1] Prakash Sponge Iron and Power Pvt Ltd was incorporated in 10 September 2007.^[2] The company currently operates a DRI plant and induction furnaces at the plant. It has currently proposed the expansion of sponge iron production from 90 ttpa to 1,118 ttpa and steel capacity from 130 ttpa to 784 ttpa.^[3]^[4]

The public hearing for the proposed expansion was conducted on 08 September 2023.^[5]

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

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details


Announced date	Power source	Iron ore source	Coal source
2010^[6]	WHRB (7.1 MW operating, 66 MW proposed); 37 MW FBC proposed^[7]	Own mines and external purchase fromKarnataka and Odisha^[6]	SCCL, CIL, Indonesia, South Africa, Australia^[7]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information


Parent company	Parent company PermID	Parent GEM entity ID	Owner	Owner company PermID	Owner GEM entity ID
Prakash Sponge Iron and Power Pvt Ltd [100.0%]	5082001234 [100.0%]	E100001012047 [100.0%]	Prakash Sponge Iron and Power Pvt Ltd [100%]^[8]	5082001234	E100001012047 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products


Steel product category	Steel products	ISO 14001	ISO 50001	Main production equipment
semi-finished^[9]	billet^[9]	unknown	unknown	DRI; IF; EAF

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	Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity	Induction furnace steelmaking capacity	Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced	304^[6]	461^[6]	765^[6]

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)
announced	994^[6]	994^[6]
operating	90^[6]	90^[6]

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


Year	DRI production	Other/unknown iron production
2019	unknown	–
2020	unknown	–
2021	unknown	unknown
2022	unknown	–
2023	unknown	–
2024	unknown	–

Unit Details

Table 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Furnace type	Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)	operating^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	30^[6]
unknown DRI (2)	operating^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	30^[6]
unknown DRI (3)	operating^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	30^[6]
unknown DRI (4)	announced^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	145^[6]
unknown DRI (5)	announced^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	145^[6]
unknown DRI (6)	announced^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	145^[6]
unknown DRI (7)	announced^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	145^[6]
unknown DRI (8)	announced^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	207^[6]
unknown DRI (9)	announced^[6]	2010^[6]	rotary kiln^[7]	207^[6]

Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details


Unit name	Current or initial reductant
unknown DRI (1)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (2)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (3)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (4)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (5)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (6)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (7)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (8)	coal (solid)^[7]
unknown DRI (9)	coal (solid)^[7]

Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)	announced^[6]	2022^[6]	304^[6]	40.0^[6]

Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% granulated pig iron	% other iron
unknown EAF (1)	yes^[6]	>0^[6]	70.00^[6]	>0^[6]	30.00^[6]

Table 11: Induction Furnace Details


Unit name	Status	Announced date	Current capacity (ttpa)	Current size
unknown IF (1)	announced^[6]	2011^[6]	43^[6]	12.0 tonnes^[6]
unknown IF (2)	announced^[6]	2011^[6]	43^[6]	12.0 tonnes^[6]
unknown IF (3)	announced^[6]	2011^[6]	43^[6]	12.0 tonnes^[6]
unknown IF (4)	announced^[6]	–	166^[6]	40.0 tonnes^[6]
unknown IF (5)	announced^[6]	–	166^[6]	40.0 tonnes^[6]

Table 12: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details


Unit name	Scrap-based	% scrap	% DRI	% granulated pig iron
unknown IF (1)	yes^[6]	15.00^[6]	70.00^[6]	15.00^[6]
unknown IF (2)	yes^[6]	15.00	70.00^[6]	15.00^[6]
unknown IF (3)	yes^[6]	15.00^[6]	70.00^[6]	15.00^[6]
unknown IF (4)	yes	15.00^[6]	70.00^[6]	15.00^[6]
unknown IF (5)	yes	15.00^[6]	70.00^[6]	15.00^[6]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ "Prakash At A Glance – Prakash Industries Limited". prakash.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
↑ InstaFinancials. "Prakash sponge iron and power private limited - U27101KA2007PTC043812". www.instafinancials.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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Resources

Company website

[1] "Prakash At A Glance – Prakash Industries Limited". prakash.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

[2] InstaFinancials. "Prakash sponge iron and power private limited - U27101KA2007PTC043812". www.instafinancials.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

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