Shyam Steel Mejia steel plant , also known as Sova Ispat Ltd (formerly), is a steel plant in Meija, Bankura, West Bengal, India that operates electric arc furnace (EAF), direct reduced iron (DRI), and induction furnace (IF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Meija, Bankura, West Bengal, India:
Location: J.L.No. 11, Jemua Mouza, Mejia Block, Bankura District, West Bengal-722143, India
Coordinates (WGS 84 ): 23.564157, 87.089552 (exact)
Background
The Meija plant received environmental clearance in August 2008. The plant is undergoing expansion from 396 ttpa to 894 ttpa at an investment of around INR 1,410 crore.[ 1]
As of October 2025, there hasn't been any updates on the expansion of the plant.
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
Announced date
Power source
Iron ore source
Coal source
2008[ 2]
10 MW WHRB; 7 MW FBC[ 2]
Rungta Mines, Essel Mines & Other mines in Barbil & Jharkand[ 2]
ECL, West Bengal / MCL Odisha ; Indonesia / South Africa / Australia[ 2]
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
Parent company
Parent company PermID
Parent GEM entity ID
Owner
Owner company PermID
Owner GEM entity ID
Shyam Steel Industries Ltd
4298177772
E100000130859
Shyam Steel Manufacturing Ltd [100%][ 2]
5039665197
E100002005402 [100%]
Table 3: Process and Products
Table 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)
announced
198[ 2]
292[ 2]
490[ 2]
operating
–
126[ 3] [ 2]
126[ 3] [ 2]
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
Sponge iron/DRI capacity
Nominal iron capacity (total)
announced
560[ 2]
560[ 2]
operating
227[ 3] [ 2]
227[ 3] [ 2]
Table 6: 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 7: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Furnace type
Current capacity (ttpa)
unknown DRI (1)
operating[ 2]
2008[ 2]
not found
113[ 2]
unknown DRI (2)
operating[ 3] [ 2]
2008[ 2]
not found
38[ 2]
unknown DRI (3)
operating[ 2]
2008[ 2]
not found
38[ 3] [ 2]
unknown DRI (4)
operating[ 2]
2008[ 2]
not found
38[ 3] [ 2]
unknown DRI (5)
announced[ 2]
2019[ 2]
rotary kiln[ 2]
140[ 2]
unknown DRI (6)
announced[ 2]
2019[ 2]
rotary kiln[ 2]
140[ 2]
unknown DRI (7)
announced[ 2]
2019[ 2]
rotary kiln[ 2]
140[ 2]
unknown DRI (8)
announced[ 2]
2019[ 2]
rotary kiln[ 2]
140[ 2]
Table 8: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details
Unit name
Current or initial reductant
Hydrogen reductant status
unknown DRI (1)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (2)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (3)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (4)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (5)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (6)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (7)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
unknown DRI (8)
coal (solid)[ 2]
unknown
Table 9: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name
Status
Announced date
Current capacity (ttpa)
Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1)
announced[ 2]
2019[ 2]
198[ 2]
30.0[ 2]
Table 10: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name
Scrap-based
% scrap
% DRI
unknown EAF (1)
yes[ 2]
>0[ 2]
>0[ 2]
Table 11: Induction Furnace Details
Table 12: Induction Furnace Feedstock Details
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Additional data
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