FOURTH COKE OVEN BATTERY IN VSP
A proposal for installation
of the fourth coke oven battery in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
is under active consideration of the Government. The battery is
estimated to cost Rs. 303 crore. The entire cost will be borne
by the company from its internal resources. The estimated time
for completion of the 4th coke oven battery project
is 36 months. Approval of the Planning Commission and the Public
Investment Board has already been obtained and the proposal is
now being processed for obtaining final approval of the Government.
The battery will
meet the shortfall in blast furnace coke in view of the increased
production of hot metal and the shortfall that will arise while
rebuilding the existing coke oven batteries. The battery is a
technical necessity for sustaining plant operations at higher
efficiency. It will be 7 meters tall and will consist of 67 ovens
and will be based on Russian technology. It will thus be similar
to the existing three batteries.
This information
was given by the Minister for Steel Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy
in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
