Rungta Mines Karakhendra steel plant , also known as Karakhendra Steel Plant, is a steel plant in Karakhendra, Barbil, Keonjhar, Odisha, India that operates electric arc furnace (EAF), blast furnace (BF), direct reduced iron (DRI), and induction furnace (IF) technology.
Location The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Karakhendra, Barbil, Keonjhar, Odisha, India:
Location: Karakhendra, Main Road, Barbil, Kendujhar- 758035, Odisha, IndiaCoordinates (WGS 84 ): 22.140174, 85.414616 (exact)Background Rungta Mines Limited is setting up a steel plant at Karakhendra village. The proposal received environment clearance in August 2019. The company also announced to further expanding the capacity from 126 ttpa to 681 ttpa.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
As of October 2025, there has been no update on the expansion project.
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Plant Details Table 1: General Plant Details
Announced date
Construction date
Start date
Workforce size
Power source
Iron ore source
Coal source
2016[ 5]
2018[ 6]
2026[ 7]
1260[ 8]
90 MW Captive power plant[ 9]
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%][ 10]
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
Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity
Induction furnace steelmaking capacity
Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
construction
554[ 9]
–
554[ 9]
operating
–
126[ 9]
126[ 9]
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
372[ 9]
273[ 9]
645[ 9]
Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)Unit Details Table 7: Blast Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Current size
Current capacity (ttpa)
Decarbonization technology
unknown BF (1)
announced[ 9]
2017[ 5]
2026[ 7]
380.0 m3[ 9]
372[ 9]
unknown
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
announced[ 9]
2017[ 5]
2025[ 7]
not found
273[ 9]
Table 9: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
unknown DRI (1)
coal (solid)[ 9]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Start date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)
construction[ 9] [ 11]
2017[ 5]
2025[ 7]
554[ 9]
70.0[ 9]
Table 11: 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)
None
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
Table 12: Induction Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Construction date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size
unknown IF (1)
operating[ 12] [ 9]
2016[ 9]
2018[ 6]
63[ 9]
15.0 tonnes[ 9]
unknown IF (2)
operating[ 12] [ 9]
2016[ 9]
2018[ 6]
63[ 9]
15.0 tonnes[ 9]
Table 13: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
% basic/merchant pig iron
unknown IF (1)
yes[ 6]
9.50[ 6]
81.00[ 6]
9.50[ 6]
unknown IF (2)
yes[ 6]
9.50[ 6]
81.00[ 6]
9.50[ 6]
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