RINL Vizag Steel plant — India
Steel Plant in India. Approximate location 17.61067, 83.19148.
Steel PlantIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
RINL Vizag Steel plant is a steel plant in India. Its listed capacity is 7,302,000 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. It is operated by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. By capacity it ranks #5 among 49 steel plants in India. It emits about 10,029,367 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.0% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 48% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566855.
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
- Vizag Steel Plant power station · Other · 435 MW · 1 km
- Vizag Simhadri power station · Coal · 80 MW · 3 km
- VIZAG TPP · Coal · 1,040 MW · 8 km
- SIMHADRI · Coal · 2,000 MW · 11 km
- HPCL Vizag Refinery power station · Gas · 178 MW · 11 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 7,302,000 t of steel, RINL Vizag Steel plant is well above 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 10,029,367 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 10.0M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), RINL Vizag Steel plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 10.0M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €756M/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).
Operator
Operated by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
Local climate
RINL Vizag Steel plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 17.6°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 an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1221 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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 #5 largest of 49 steel plants in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- HPCL Visakh Refinery · Refinery · 3,578,494 t CO₂
- Toshali Cement Ampavalli Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 99,188 t CO₂
- Kakinada Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 4,972,645 t CO₂
- Damanjodi Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 4,322,364 t CO₂
- Koraput District · Aluminium Smelter · 754,355 t CO₂
- BILT Ballarpur Industries Ltd - Unit Sewa · Pulp & Paper Mill
Location
Coordinates 17.61067, 83.19148. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is RINL Vizag Steel plant?
RINL Vizag 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 RINL Vizag Steel plant?
The open dataset lists 7,302,000 t of steel of capacity for RINL Vizag Steel plant.
How much CO₂ does RINL Vizag Steel plant emit?
The page uses about 10,029,367 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #6 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is RINL Vizag Steel plant located?
RINL Vizag Steel plant is in India at approximately 17.61067, 83.19148.
Who operates RINL Vizag Steel plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.