LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1079
FOR ANSWER ON 28/11/2011
REVIEW OF STEEL PLANT MoUs
1079.SHRI PONNAM PRABHAKAR:
SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:
Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:
(a)the number of Memorandam of Understandings (MoUs) signed between various State Governments and private companies for investment in steel sector during the last three years and the current year;
(b)whether the Government proposes to review the previously signed MoUs with the companies;
(c)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d)the number of mega projects being implemented at present, State-wise; and
(e)the total production capacity of each plant proposed to be set up in the steel sector?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI BENI PRASAD VERMA)
(a)41 MoUs have been signed between various State Governments and private companies for investment in steel sector during the last three years and current year, as per the record of information available in the Ministry of Steel.
(b)&(c): No,Madam. Steel being a deregulated sector, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is purely a statement of understanding between the concerned State Government and the respective steel investor. Government of India has no role to play in the MoU.
(d)&(e): The details in respect of existing steel projects/plants and proposed steel plants having capacity more than 1 million tonne per annum are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively. No Ultra Mega Steel Plant/project is under implementation or proposed at present, as per the information available in Ministry of Steel.
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Annexure-1
Existing steel plants/projects having capacity 1 million tonne or more
(Crude Steel Capacity in million tonnes)
S.No. / Company / Location / State / Current approximate Capacity*1. / Steel Authority of India Limited / IISCO
Burnpur / West Bengal / 0.50
2. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Bokaro / Jharkhand / 4.36
3. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Bhilai / Chhattisgarh / 3.93
4. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Rourkela / Orissa / 1.90
5. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Durgapur / West Bengal / 1.80
6. / Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited / Visakhapatanam / Andhra Pradesh / 2.90
7. / Tata Steel Limited / Jamshedpur / Jharkhand / 6.8
8. / Essar Steel Limited / Hazira / Gujarat / 4.6
9. / JSW Steel Limited / Vijayanagar / Karnataka / 6.6
10. / Jindal Steel & Power Limited / Raigarh / Chhattisgarh / 2.4
11. / Ispat Industries Limited / Dolvi / Maharastra / 3.0
12. / Bhushan Power & Steel Limited / Jharsugda / Orissa / 1.2
13. / Bhushan Steel Limited / Angul-Dhenkanal / Orissa / 1.5
*As per the latest information available in the Ministry of Steel.
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Annexure-2
List of major existing integrated steel projects, with their proposed capacity (under expansion)
(Crude steel capacity in million tones per annum)
S.No. / Company / Location / State / Likely Total Capacity*1. / Steel Authority of India Limited / IISCO
Burnpur / West Bengal / Expansion from
0.5 to 2.5
2. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Bokaro / Jharkhand / Expansion from
4.36 to 4.61
3. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Bhilai / Chhattisgarh / Expansion from
3.93 to 7.00
4. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Rourkela / Orissa / Expansion from
1.90 to 4.20
5. / Steel Authority of India Limited / Durgapur / West Bengal / Expansion from
1.80 to 2.20
6. / Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited / Visakhapatanam / Andhra
Pradesh / Expansion from
2.9 to 6.3
7. / Tata Steel Limited / Jamshedpur / Jharkhand / Expansion from
6.8 to 10
8. / Essar Steel Limited / Hazira / Gujarat / Expansion from
4.6 to 8.5
9. / JSW Steel Limited / Vijayanagar / Karnataka / Expansion from
6.6 to 10
10. / Jindal Steel & Power Limited / Raigarh / Chhattisgarh / Expansion from
2.4 to 3.0
11. / Ispat Industries Limited / Dolvi / Maharastra / Expansion from
3.0 to 4.2
12. / Bhushan Power & Steel Limited / Jharsugda / Orissa / 2.8 as per MOU
13. / Bhushan Steel Limited / Angul-Dhenkanal / Orissa / 3.0 as per MOU
14. / Jindal Steel & Power Limited / Angul / Orissa / 2.0
{* Capacity as informed by respective Company and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU)}
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List of proposed Green field Steel Projects
(Crude steel capacity in million tonnes per annum)
S.No. / Company / Location / State / Proposed Capacity*1. / National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. / Bastar / Chhattisgarh / 3.0
2. / Tata Steel Ltd. / Kalingnagar / Orissa / 6.0
3. / Tata Steel Ltd. / Bastar / Chhattisgarh / 5.5
4. / Tata Steel Ltd. / Seraikela / Jharkhand / 12.0
5. / Essar Steel Orissa Ltd. / Paradeep / Orissa / 6.0
6. / Essar Steel Chhattisgarh Ltd. / Bastar / Chhattisgarh / 3.2
7. / Essar Steel Jharkhand Ltd. / Chaibasa / Jharkhand / 3.0
8. / Essar Steel Karnataka Ltd. / Bellary / Karnataka / 6.0
9. / Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. / Angul / Orissa / 6.0
10. / Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. / Patratu / Jharkhand / 6.0
11. / Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. / Asanboni / Jharkhand / 5.0
12. / Posco India Project / Jagatsinghpur / Orissa / 12.0
13. / Arcelor Mittal India / Keonjhar / Orissa / 12.0
14. / Arcelor Mittal India / Bokaro / Jharkhand / 12.0
15. / Arcelor Mittal India / Bellary / Karnataka / 6.0
16. / Ispat Industries Ltd. / - / Jharkhand / 2.8
17. / Ispat Industries Ltd. / - / Karnataka / 2.8
18. / Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. / Angul / Orissa / 1.05
19. / Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. / Bokaro / Jharkhand / 1.5
20. / Electrosteel Steel Ltd. / Bokaro / Jharkhand / 2.2
21. / Visa Steel Ltd. / Jajpur / Orissa / 1.5
22. / Visa Steel Ltd. / Raigarh / Chhattisgarh / 2.5
*As per the latest information available in the Ministry of Steel.
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