Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant — India
Steel Plant in India. Approximate location 21.80207, 85.56614.
Steel PlantIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)Status: announced (GEM)
Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant is a steel plant in India. Its listed capacity is 101,000 t of steel. 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. By capacity it ranks #47 among 49 steel plants in India. It emits about 159,160 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.03% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 70% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42741426.
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
- RUNGTA KAMANDA · Other · 40 MW · 38 km
- Barbil Jagannath power station · Coal · 30 MW · 41 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 101,000 t of steel, Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant is below the median steel plant in India (770,000 t of steel). 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 159,160 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 159k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 159k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €12.0M/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.
Capacity vs largest steel plants in India
Listed capacity (t of steel), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Parent company
Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel Ltd Global Energy Monitor
Parent company per Global Energy Monitor; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 21.8°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1262 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× 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
The #47 largest of 49 steel plants in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Rungta Mines Karakhendra Steel Plant · Steel Plant
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- Jai Balaji Jyoti Steels Sundargarh plant · Steel Plant · 144,977 t CO₂
- SAIL Rourkela steel plant · Steel Plant · 5,992,099 t CO₂
- Rungta Mines Chaliyama steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,096,782 t CO₂
- Adhunik Metaliks Kuanrmunda steel plant · Steel Plant · 804,997 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 21.80207, 85.56614. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant?
Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel 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.
What capacity is listed for Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant?
The open dataset lists 101,000 t of steel of capacity for Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant.
How much CO₂ does Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant emit?
The page uses about 159,160 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #263 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant located?
Orissa Sponge Iron and Steel plant is in India at approximately 21.80207, 85.56614.