Fresh Terms of Reference received from MoEF&CC for Greenfield Steel Plant project
MoEF&CC granted a fresh Standard Terms of Reference (ToR) on October 14, 2026 for the company's Greenfield Steel Plant at Raipur.
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- Fresh ToR granted
- MoEF&CC granted a fresh Standard Terms of Reference (ToR) on October 14, 2026
- Environmental Clearance validity
- once granted, it is valid for 10 years
- Project capacity (as per ToR)
- Pelletization plant 0.9 Mtpa; DRI kilns 4,62,000 Tpa; induction furnaces 4,12,500 Tpa; rolling mills 3,92,700 Tpa; coal washery 12,00,000…
The company has informed the exchanges that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, granted a fresh Standard Terms of Reference (ToR) on October 14, 2026 for the establishment of its Greenfield Steel Plant.
What a Terms of Reference is
A ToR is an early document in the environmental approval chain. It sets out the scope of the studies the company must carry out and the project configuration for which clearance will be sought. It is not the final Environmental Clearance.
Project units set out in the fresh ToR
- Pelletization plant of 0.9 Mtpa
- DRI kilns of 4,62,000 Tpa
- Induction furnaces (hot billets/billets/ingots) of 4,12,500 Tpa
- Rolling mills (TMT bars/structural steel) of 3,92,700 Tpa, with 85% hot charging with hot billets and the remaining 15% through RHF with producer gas as fuel
- Coal washery unit of 12,00,000 Tpa
- A submerged electric arc furnace unit for FeSi, FeMn, SiMn and pig iron
- Briquetting unit and coal gasifier units for the pellet plant and RHF
Impact stated by the company
Environmental Clearance to the Company will facilitate the development and implementation of its Greenfield Steel Plant Project at Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
Validity and next step
The company shall apply for Final Environmental Clearance after completion of the EIA study and public consultation, and once the final EC is granted it shall be valid for 10 years. On withdrawal, cancellation or suspension of the approval, the disclosure states Not applicable.
What this means for an investor
- The ToR is a procedural step that allows work on the environmental studies to go ahead for the planned project.
- The final Environmental Clearance comes after the EIA study and public consultation.
- The update describes the clearance path as facilitating the development and implementation of the Greenfield Steel Plant Project at Raipur.
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More numbers
- Pelletization plant capacity0.9 Mtpa
- DRI kilns capacity4,62,000 Tpa
- Induction furnaces capacity4,12,500 Tpa
- Rolling mills capacity3,92,700 Tpa
- Coal washery unit capacity12,00,000 Tpa
- Rolling mills hot charging share85%
- Rolling mills share through RHF15%
- Validity of final Environmental Clearance once granted10 years
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