SAIL Ranchi DRI plant

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SAIL Ranchi DRI plant, also known as SAIL Ranchi H2 DRI pilot, is a steel plant in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) technology.

Location

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  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 23.3356313803427, 85.31236535745192 (approximate)

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Announced date Start date
2024-10[1] 2027[1]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Partial Steel Authority of India Ltd [100.0%] 4295872623 [100.0%] E100001000703 [100.0%] Steel Authority of India Ltd [100%][1] 4295872623 E100001000703 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel products Main production equipment
DRI[2] DRI

Table 4: 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 1168[1] 1168[1]

Unit Details

Table 5: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Start date Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1) announced[1] 2025-10[1] 2027[1] shaft furnace[1] 1168[1]

Table 6: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Gas reductant Current or initial hydrogen reductant color
unknown DRI (1) gas[1] hydrogen[1] green[1]

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20241205172258/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2065985. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/government-selects-sail-two-consortiums-for-pilot-projects-for-using-hydrogen-in-steelmaking/articleshow/114350552.cms?from=mdr. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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