NMDC's upcoming 3 MTPA Steel Plant also comprises a by-product plant at Nagarnar in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
The company will be outsourcing operation and maintenance of by-product plant for a period of two years, officials informed.
NMDC is also seeking expert consultancy for evolving a branding strategy for products to be manufactured by upcoming 3 MTPA steel plant at Nagarnar .
Notably, the charging of the Coal Handling System of Nagarnar Steel Plant had already been tested successfully which will handle close to 2.5 million tonnes of coking coal annually to feed its two Coke Ovens.
Coking coal is converted to coke for charging into blast furnace to reduce iron ore to molten steel.
NMDC has already placed order for procurement of the first consignment of coking coal.
The company had also started the 220KV GIS (Gas Insulated Switch) Main Receiving Sub-station, followed by Power supply to the Sinter Plant. Subsequently, as per schedule, power will be stepped down to 33KV and conducted to the 11 sub-stations that will distribute power to different units of the steel plant by the Plant Power Distribution System (PPDS) through overhead cable gallery system.
BHEL-Industrial Systems Group, Bangalore has engineered, supplied, erected and is commissioning the 11 sub-stations for NISP’s PPDS Package at a cost of Rs 359 crores.
The Power sub-station packages that will be activated subsequently are the Raw Material Handling Plant, Coke Oven, Blast Furnace, Steel Melting Shop, Hot Strip Mill, Lime & Dolomite Calcination Plant and Railway Yard.
