NMDC Nagarnar sets June date for commissioning

Steel Insights Bureau

NMDC Steel Ltd (NSL), the demerged steelmaking plant of iron ore miner NMDC, is expected to get commissioned in June, implying a slight delay in the starting of the operations at the 3 million tons (mt) capacity plant at Nagarnar in Chhattishgarh.

As a runup to its commissioning, NMDC’s Nagarnar plant, meanwhile, has achieved major operational milestones.

According to NMDC officials, the steel plant is likely to get commissioned in June.

Earlier, while talking to analysts after the announcement of third quarter financial results, then CMD Sumit Deb had said the target is to commission the plant by March 31.

2nd Coke Oven

NSL’s second coke over battery was inaugurated on April 24.

The first coke oven battery was commissioned on October 27 and has already produced 2.25 lakh tons of coke so far, as per NMDC officials.