What happened
FactThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change granted Vraj Iron and Steel fresh Standard Terms of Reference on October 14, 2026, for its proposed greenfield steel plant in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The project includes pelletization, coal gasification, direct reduction kilns, induction furnaces, rolling mills, a coal washery, submerged electric arc furnaces and a briquetting unit.
0.9 MtpaPelletization plant capacity
Proposed project capacity
4 x 350 Tpd; 4,62,000 TpaDirect reduction kilns
Proposed project capacity
5 x 25 T; 4,12,500 TpaInduction furnaces
Hot billets, billets and ingots capacity
3,92,700 TpaRolling mills
TMT bars and structural steel capacity
12,00,000 TpaCoal washery unit
Proposed project capacity
2 x 9 MVASubmerged electric arc furnaces
Proposed furnace configuration
10 yearsFinal environmental clearance validity
Validity stated after final EC is granted