Tata Steel is aiming to commence “integrated, commercial production” of the first phase of the 3-million tonne steel plant in Odisha by September.

Rajiv Kumar, Tata Steel V-P Operations (Odisha) said that “Integrated commissioning of all units for the first phase will take another six months. Project cost remains within the revised budget and even it could (be) lower.”

He further said that the company is gradually synchronising integrated steel plant components like blast furnace, coke oven, sinter plant, captive power units and hot rolling, among others in stages.

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