Rungta Mines Dhenkanal steel plant , also known as RML Odisha, is a steel plant in Jhadabandh, Nimabahali, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India that operates blast furnace (BF), induction furnace (IF), basic oxygen furnace (BOF), electric arc furnace (EAF), and direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Jhadabandh, Nimabahali, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India:
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Location: Jhadabandh, PO-Nimabahali, Meramandali, Dist-Dhenkanal, Odisha-759121, IndiaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 20.764524, 85.299318 (exact)Background In 2018, Rungta Mines Ltd. proposed to install a 2.85 mtpa steel plant at villages Jharbandh, Galpada and Tarkabeda, district Dhenkanal in Odisha. It planned to establish the facilities in two phases of 1.45 million tonnes per annum followed by 1.4 million tonnes per annum.[1] [2]
According to the OECD steelmaking report, the plant plans to expand its EAF capacity by 110 ttpa by 2030.[3] [4]
In August 2023, Rungta Mines Ltd placed an order with Danieli for the supply of two new, high-speed bar and wirerod mills to be installed at Dhenkanal and Kamanda Steel plants in the state of Odisha, India. These will be the fifth and sixth Danieli rolling mill projects for the Indian steel producer.[5]
As of October 2025, there are no updates on the expansion of the plant
ESJ issues A worker identified as Biswabharat Sahu, lost his life after being crushed in a crusher near the hopper at the RMHS 2 unit of Rungta Steel Plant.[6]
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
Start date
Power source
Iron ore source
Coal source
2018[7]
2021[8]
695 MW Captive power plant[8]
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
Rungta Mines Ltd [100.0%]
4298502619 [100.0%]
E100000130898 [100.0%]
Rungta Mines Ltd [100%][9]
4298502619
E100000130898 [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
Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Induction furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
announced
3072[8]
1680[8]
1632[8]
6384[8]
construction
–
–
821[8]
821[8]
operating
–
–
206[8]
206[8]
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron 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
Blast furnace capacity
Sponge iron/DRI capacity
Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced
4776[8] [7]
3162[8]
7938[8] [7]
construction
–
980[8]
980[8]
operating
–
261[8]
261[8]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year
DRI production
2021
unknown
2022
unknown
2023
unknown
2024
unknown
Unit Details Table 8: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Current size
Current capacity (ttpa)
Decarbonization technology
BF 1
announced[7]
2018[7]
–
600.0[7]
567[7]
unknown
BF 2
announced[7]
2018[7]
2030[11]
450.0[8]
583[8]
unknown
unknown BF (1)
announced[7]
2018[7]
2030[11]
450.0[8]
583[8]
unknown
unknown BF (2)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
650.0[8]
865[8]
unknown
unknown BF (3)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
650.0[8]
865[8]
unknown
unknown BF (4)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
1250.0[8]
1313[8]
unknown
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
operating[8]
2018[7]
2021[8]
rotary kiln[7]
261[8]
unknown DRI (10)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
not found
431[8]
unknown DRI (11)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
not found
431[8]
unknown DRI (12)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
not found
431[8]
unknown DRI (2)
construction[8]
2018[7]
–
rotary kiln[7]
261[8]
unknown DRI (3)
construction[8]
2018[7]
–
rotary kiln[7]
288[8]
unknown DRI (4)
announced[8]
2018[7]
–
rotary kiln[7]
288[8]
unknown DRI (5)
announced[8]
2018[7]
–
rotary kiln[7]
288[8]
unknown DRI (6)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
rotary kiln[8]
431[8]
unknown DRI (7)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
rotary kiln[8]
431[8]
unknown DRI (8)
construction[12]
2021[8]
–
not found
431[8]
unknown DRI (9)
announced[8]
2021[8]
–
not found
431[8]
Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
unknown DRI (1)
coal (solid)[7]
unknown DRI (10)
coal (solid)[13]
unknown DRI (11)
coal (solid)[13]
unknown DRI (12)
coal (solid)[13]
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)[13]
unknown DRI (9)
coal (solid)[13]
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Furnace manufacturer and model
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)
announced[8]
2018[7]
–
756[8]
90.0[8]
unknown EAF (2)
announced[8]
2018[7]
Mannesmann Demag[14]
924[8]
110.0[8]
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock DetailsTable 13: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size
unknown BOF (1)
announced[8]
2021[8]
644[8]
65.0 tonnes[8]
unknown BOF (2)
announced[8]
2021[8]
644[8]
65.0 tonnes[8]
unknown BOF (3)
announced[8]
2021[8]
446[8]
65.0 tonnes[8]
unknown BOF (4)
announced[8]
2021[8]
446[8]
65.0 tonnes[8]
unknown BOF (5)
announced[8]
2021[8]
446[8]
65.0 tonnes[8]
unknown BOF (6)
announced[8]
2021[8]
446[8]
65.0 tonnes[8]
Table 14: Induction Furnace DetailsTable 15: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
unknown IF (1)
unknown
unknown IF (10)
unknown
unknown IF (11)
unknown
unknown IF (12)
unknown
unknown IF (13)
unknown
unknown IF (14)
unknown
unknown IF (15)
unknown
unknown IF (16)
unknown
unknown IF (17)
unknown
unknown IF (18)
unknown
unknown IF (19)
unknown
unknown IF (2)
unknown
unknown IF (20)
unknown
unknown IF (21)
unknown
unknown IF (22)
unknown
unknown IF (23)
unknown
unknown IF (24)
unknown
unknown IF (25)
unknown
unknown IF (26)
unknown
unknown IF (27)
unknown
unknown IF (28)
unknown
unknown IF (29)
unknown
unknown IF (3)
unknown
unknown IF (30)
unknown
unknown IF (31)
unknown
unknown IF (32)
unknown
unknown IF (33)
unknown
unknown IF (34)
unknown
unknown IF (35)
unknown
unknown IF (4)
unknown
unknown IF (5)
unknown
unknown IF (6)
unknown
unknown IF (7)
unknown
unknown IF (8)
unknown
unknown IF (9)
unknown
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