(a) whether the Government has approved a modernization plan for Steel Authority of India;
(b) if so, the details thereof, plant-wise;
(c) the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon; and
(d) the time by which the said plan is likely to be completed, plant-wise?
MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)
(a)to(d): To achieve capacity expansion, up-gradation and cost effective production, Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL) has prepared its corporate plan, which aims to reach a level of 22.88 MT of Hot Metal production including Indian Iron & Steel Company Limited (IISCO) by 2012. The plant-wise details of these projects and expenditure likely to be incurred thereon are given below:
S.No. Plant The major projects Total investment upto 2011-12 (Rs. in crore)
1. Bhilai steel plant i) Rebuilding of existing coke oven batteries. ii) A new battery in place of Battery 7 & 8, iii) Installation of coal dust injection(CDI) in Blast Furnaces 1,5 &7, iv) Modernisation of the existing Blast Furnaces including Gas Cleaning Plants (GCP). v) Installation of Steel Melting Shop (SMS)- III 9000 of 3.9 MT per annum capacity with 150 t converters, ladle furnaces, billet caster, Thin slab caster, and Compact Strip Mill (CSP) with other associated facility to phase out SMS-I and Blooming & Billet Mill (BBM) etc.
2. Durgapur Steel Plant i) Rebuilding of coke oven battery no. 4, ii) CDI in Blast Furance(BF)#3 and #4 iii) Up gradation of BF #1 & introduction of Coal Dust Injection (CDI). iv) Installation of Bloom caster and ladle furnace. v) Installation of a new Billet caster. vi) New Bar and Rod Mill, Medium structural mill etc. 2840
3. Rourkela Steel Plant i) Rebuilding of coke oven batteries. ii) Modernization of Coal Chemical Department (CCD). iii) Installation of oxygen plant on Build Own & Operate(BOO) basis. iv) New Blast Furnace #5. v) Phase II SMS with Converter, Casters and Vaccum Arc Degasing (VAD). vi) New plate mill. vii) Up-gradation and revamping schemes in Cold 4590 Rolling Mill (CRM), Tandem mill etc.
4. Bokaro Steel Plant i) Rebuilding of coke oven batteries 1,2 and 5. ii) Augmentation of Raw Material Handling Plant (RMHP). iii) Revamping and up gradation of sinter plant. iv) Introduction of CDI in Blast Furnaces. v) Up gradation of Blast Furnaces and stoves. vi) Installation of 3 nos. of new modern Basic Oxygen Furnaces (BOFs) and 3 nos. slab caster in SMS-1. vii) Revamping of Hot Strip Mill (HSM) etc. 6340
5. Alloy Steel Plants i) Installation of a new Electric Arc Furance (EAF) and Argon Oxygen Decarbonization (AOD). ii) New Bloom cum Round caster. iii) Walking beam furnace at Blooming and Billet Mill (BBM). iv) Revamping of forge shop and plate mill, Heat treatment facility and Conditioning Shop etc. 460
6. Visvesvaraya i) Installation of additional turbo blower Iron & Steel Plant at Blast furnace. ii) VAD at SMS. iii) Bloom caster, Walking beam furnace and descaling facility in primary mill. iv) Revamping of Forge shop , online testing and straightner. v) Coke Oven batteries and Oxygen plant on BOO basis etc. 299
7. Salem Steel Plant i) Z mill upgradation in Cold Rolling Mill (CRM). ii) Stainless steel making facility. iii) Second Cold Rolling Mill (CRM) and related 1266 facilities etc.
8. Indian Iron & Steel i) Setting up a new coke oven battery #11. Company Ltd. ii) Raw material handling Complex. iii) Blast furnace #5 with 2000 cub m capacity. iv) Sinter plant. v) Basic Oxygen Furance (BOF) convertor 2 nos vi) Billet caster, beam blank caster and universal mill etc. 8017
9. Raw Material Division Up gradation of equipments and development 2170 schemes has been planned in the various mines of SAIL like Kiriburu, Meghataburu, Taldih, thakurani, Chiria, Rowghat, installation of pellet plant at BSP, AMR schemes etc.
Total Investment: 34982