Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant — India
Steel Plant in India. Approximate location 20.97964, 86.04312.
Steel PlantIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant is a steel plant in India. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels. It is operated by Mesco Kalinga Steel Ltd. It emits about 2,156,948 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.43% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566865.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Duburi Steel power station · Coal · 250 MW · 2 km
- Kalinganagar Maithan power station · Coal · 30 MW · 6 km
- Ambosara · Solar · 80 MW · 15 km
- Randia power station · Coal · 100 MW · 44 km
- Maadurga Thermal power station · Coal · 60 MW · 45 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. As steel plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 2,156,948 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 2.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 2.2M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €163M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Mesco Kalinga Steel Ltd.
Local climate
Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 21.0°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1230 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Jindal Stainless Jajpur steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,040,622 t CO₂
- Neelachal Ispat Nigam steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,448,006 t CO₂
- Tata Steel Kalinganagar steel plant · Steel Plant · 8,354,552 t CO₂
- Yazdani Steel and Power Kalinganagar steel plant · Steel Plant · 173,342 t CO₂
- Rungta Mines Dhenkanal steel plant · Steel Plant · 324,622 t CO₂
- Tata Steel BSL Meramandali steel plant · Steel Plant · 8,257,185 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 20.97964, 86.04312. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant?
Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant is a steel plant in India. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
How much CO₂ does Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant emit?
The page uses about 2,156,948 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #60 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant located?
Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant is in India at approximately 20.97964, 86.04312.
Who operates Mesco Steel Kalinganagar plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Mesco Kalinga Steel Ltd.