The expansion of the Bhilai Steel Plant owned by SAIL to raise its capacity to 7 million tonnes is expected to be completed by December 2016 at a cost of Rs 17,266 crore, India’s steel and mines minister said.
Narendra Singh Tomar told parliament in a written reply that six other steel plants owned by state-run companies had undertaken moderanization and expansion. He tabled the following details.
| S. N. | Name of the Project | Name of PSU | Capacity after Expansion (in Mtpa) | Cost (in Rs crore) |
Present Status |
| 1. | Expansion of Bhilai Steel Plant | SAIL | 7.0 | 17,266 | Scheduled for completion by December, 2016
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| 2. | Expansion of Bokaro Steel Plant | SAIL | 4.61 | 6,325 | Completed in September, 2015
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| 3. | Expansion of Durgapur Steel Plant | SAIL | 2.2 | 2,875 | Completed in June, 2015
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| 4. | Expansion of IISCO Steel Plant | SAIL | 2.5 | 16,408 | Completed in December, 2014
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| 5. | Expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant | SAIL | 4.2 | 11,812 | Completed in December, 2014 |
| 6. | Expansion of Salem Steel Plant | SAIL | 0.18 | 1,902 | Completed in September, 2010
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| 7. | Expansion of Liquid Steel capacity from 3 to 6.3 Mtpa of Vizag Steel Plant | RINL | 6.3 | 12,291 | Completed in April, 2015
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