HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Bhilai Steel Plant

Бхилайский металлургический завод
IndiaБхилаи1955–1959Industrial sites
The integrated steel plant was set up under the India–USSR agreement of 2 February 1955 with Soviet technical assistance. The first blast furnace was commissioned in 1959 by President Rajendra Prasad of India. The plant belonged to Hindustan Steel and then to the state-owned SAIL; it is the main producer of rails in India.
Металлургический комбинат создан по межправительственному соглашению Индии и СССР от 2 февраля 1955 года при советском техническом содействии. Первая доменная печь пущена в 1959 году президентом Индии Раджендрой Прасадом. Завод входил в Hindustan Steel, затем в государственную корпорацию SAIL; является основным производителем рельсов в Индии.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerSteel Authority of India Limited (Indian state-owned corporation)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1959
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
According to Global Energy Monitor (page updated September 2026) and the SAIL website, the plant operates as a unit of SAIL.

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