From iron ore and coal to steel, aluminium, and beyond, Odisha’s industrial landscape is not merely growing—it is fundamentally powering the nation’s economic ambitions.
Key Takeaways
- Odisha produced 120.07 million tonnes of iron ore in FY 2022-23, accounting for 28% of India's total iron ore production
- The state holds 83% of India's chromite reserves, estimated at 210 million tonnes as per IBM 2023 report
- Odisha's bauxite reserves stand at 1,767 million tonnes, representing 53% of India's total bauxite resources
- Odisha's steel production capacity stands at 28 million tonnes per annum as of 2023
- Tata Steel's Kalinganagar plant has expanded to 8 million tonnes capacity by 2023
- JSW Steel's Paradip project is set for 13.2 million tonnes integrated steel plant by 2025
- Odisha's aluminium production capacity is 3.85 million tonnes per annum from NALCO
- NALCO's Utkal Dta Alumina Refinery produces 2.1 million tonnes alumina yearly
- Vedanta's Jharsuguda aluminium smelter has 1.6 MTPA capacity post expansion
- Odisha's power generation capacity is 14,000 MW as of 2023, with 70% thermal
- NTPC Talcher produces 3,000 MW coal-based power, supplying 40 states
- OPGC's 2,400 MW supercritical plant operational since 2015
- Odisha's cement production is 20 million tonnes per annum from 15 plants
- UltraTech's integrated cement plant at Patrapada has 5.5 MTPA capacity
- ACC Ltd's Chaibasa plant sources limestone from Odisha producing 4 MTPA
Odisha dominates India's mineral production and leads the nation's steel industry.
Aluminium and Other Metals
- Odisha's aluminium production capacity is 3.85 million tonnes per annum from NALCO
- NALCO's Utkal Dta Alumina Refinery produces 2.1 million tonnes alumina yearly
- Vedanta's Jharsuguda aluminium smelter has 1.6 MTPA capacity post expansion
- Hindalco's Hirakud smelter produces 0.45 million tonnes aluminium annually
- Odisha accounts for 50% of India's primary aluminium production at 3.5 MT in 2023
- Bauxite to alumina conversion ratio in Odisha refineries is 3:2, producing 6 MT bauxite processed
- Utkal Alumina International Ltd (UAIL) joint venture for 1.4 MTPA refinery in Rashmal
- Odisha's ferrochrome production is 60% of India's total at 2.5 MT per year
- IMFA's Theruvelli plant produces 1 million tonnes chrome ore beneficiation
- Ferro manganese production in Odisha reached 0.8 million tonnes in FY23
- Silico manganese output from 35 plants in Odisha totals 1.2 MT annually
- Balasore Alloys produces 0.25 MT silico manganese with 99% recovery rate
- Odisha hosts 120 ferro alloy furnaces with 4 GW captive power
- Nickel processing at Sulinda valley produces 50,000 tonnes alloys yearly
- Vedanta's zinc-lead smelter in Dhamangadia under development
- Odisha's sponge iron capacity is 10 MTPA from 100+ units
- GPIL's Jharsuguda plant produces 0.4 MT sponge iron annually
- Induction furnace steel capacity in Odisha is 3 MTPA across 50 units
Aluminium and Other Metals Interpretation
While Odisha might not have invented the phrase "heavy lifting," it has certainly perfected it, single-handedly powering half of India's aluminium production and anchoring the nation's ferro-alloy industry with enough industrial muscle to make any state's economy blush.
Cement Chemicals Emerging
- Odisha's cement production is 20 million tonnes per annum from 15 plants
- UltraTech's integrated cement plant at Patrapada has 5.5 MTPA capacity
- ACC Ltd's Chaibasa plant sources limestone from Odisha producing 4 MTPA
- Dalmia Cement's 3.3 MTPA plant in Odisha with Rs 3,000 cr investment
- Odisha hosts 40% clinkerisation capacity of India at 25 MTPA
- Chemical industry FDI in Odisha Rs 10,000 crore by 2023
- Paradeep Phosphates produces 2.2 million tonnes DAP/NPK annually
- IFFCO's Paradeep urea plant capacity 2.3 million tonnes per year
- IT/ITES sector in Odisha employs 50,000 people with 100+ companies in Bhubaneswar
- Infocity Bhubaneswar hosts 200 IT firms with Rs 5,000 cr investments
- Textiles industry has 500 units producing 100 million garments yearly
- Food processing parks in 10 districts process 2 million tonnes agro products
- Petrochemical hub at Paradip with Rs 1 lakh crore investment planned
- Electronics manufacturing clusters in Bhubaneswar with 20 units, Rs 2,000 cr turnover
- MSME sector in Odisha has 5 lakh units contributing 45% industrial output
- Leather industry exports Rs 500 crore from 100 tanneries in Odisha
- Biofuel production capacity 100 million litres ethanol from 5 distilleries
- Defence manufacturing corridor with 10 units, Rs 5,000 cr MoUs
- Tourism industry generates Rs 10,000 crore revenue with 2 crore visitors in 2023
- Handicrafts exports from Odisha Rs 1,200 crore annually, employing 10 lakh artisans
Cement Chemicals Emerging Interpretation
Odisha is quietly building an economic powerhouse where cement giants and IT clusters coexist, proving that the state's industrial recipe is a potent mix of traditional muscle and modern hustle.
Mining and Minerals
- Odisha produced 120.07 million tonnes of iron ore in FY 2022-23, accounting for 28% of India's total iron ore production
- The state holds 83% of India's chromite reserves, estimated at 210 million tonnes as per IBM 2023 report
- Odisha's bauxite reserves stand at 1,767 million tonnes, representing 53% of India's total bauxite resources
- In FY 2022-23, coal production in Odisha reached 150 million tonnes, primarily from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
- The state exported 45 million tonnes of minerals worth Rs 45,000 crore in 2022-23 through Paradip port
- Odisha contributes 55% of India's manganese ore production with 2.5 million tonnes in FY 2023
- Limestone production in Odisha was 12 million tonnes in 2022, supporting cement industry growth
- The state has 99% of India's nickel reserves at 1,500 million tonnes in Sukinda valley
- Quartzite reserves in Odisha are estimated at 1,200 million tonnes, key for ferroalloys
- In 2023, Odisha's mineral revenue collection was Rs 15,000 crore from royalties and taxes
- Dolomite production reached 3.2 million tonnes in FY 2022-23 from 25 mines
- Odisha leads in garnet production with 0.5 million tonnes annually
- Bauxite mining leases in Odisha cover 1,20,000 hectares across Kalahandi and Koraput
- Iron ore fines exported from Odisha ports hit 30 million tonnes in 2022-23
- The state has 28 operational chromite mines producing 4 million tonnes yearly
- Odisha's graphite reserves are 2 million tonnes, with production at 50,000 tonnes in 2023
- Lead-zinc reserves in Odisha total 10 million tonnes in Ganjam district
- In FY 2023, mineral auctions generated Rs 5,000 crore in Odisha
- Odisha produced 1.8 million tonnes of manganese ore from 120 mines in 2022-23
- The state's pyrophyllite deposits are 15 million tonnes, used in ceramics
- Odisha's iron ore production in FY 2023-24 reached 130 million tonnes, up 8% YoY
- Chromite production hit 4.2 million tonnes from Odisha mines in 2023
- Bauxite output from Odisha was 7.5 million tonnes in FY23
- Coal dispatch from MCL mines in Odisha was 180 million tonnes in 2023
- Manganese ore production grew to 2.8 MT with 15 new leases
- Limestone leases in Odisha increased to 50, producing 14 MT in 2023
- Nickel ore production at 0.6 MT from 8 mines in Sukinda
- Quartz production 1.5 MT used in glass and ferroalloys sector
- Mineral revenue up 20% to Rs 18,000 crore in FY24
- Dolomite output 3.5 MT from Sundargarh district alone
Mining and Minerals Interpretation
While Odisha modestly sits atop India's mineral crown—hoarding obscene shares of the nation's iron, bauxite, and even 99% of its nickel like a dragon on a glittering hoard—its real power is turning that geological fortune into a booming industrial engine, cement factories, and billions in revenue that quite literally build the country.
Power and Energy
- Odisha's power generation capacity is 14,000 MW as of 2023, with 70% thermal
- NTPC Talcher produces 3,000 MW coal-based power, supplying 40 states
- OPGC's 2,400 MW supercritical plant operational since 2015
- Odisha has 3,500 MW hydro power potential harnessed at 2,000 MW
- Renewable energy capacity in Odisha reached 1,200 MW by 2023, including 800 MW solar
- Green Energy Corridor project adds 2,000 MW transmission in Odisha
- Captive power plants in industry total 8,000 MW, mostly for steel/aluminium
- THDC's 1,000 MW hydro project at Subarnarekha in Odisha
- Odisha's solar park at Khandhara has 200 MW capacity commissioned 2023
- Wind power potential 1,200 MW, with 50 MW installed in Gandhamardan
- TTPS Angul generates 2,000 MW with 35% PLF in FY23
- Electrification rate in Odisha industry clusters 100%
- Odisha plans 10 GW renewable by 2030, with 4 GW solar tenders issued
- Coal-based power plants in Odisha have 10,500 MW installed capacity
- Pumped storage hydro projects of 2,500 MW proposed in Odisha
- Odisha Discoms distributed 70 billion units electricity in FY23
- 24x7 Power for All scheme achieved 99.5% supply reliability in industries
- Biomass power potential 500 MW, with 100 MW plants operational
- GRIDCO evacuated 15,000 MW peak power in summer 2023
Power and Energy Interpretation
Odisha’s power play is a masterclass in balance, where coal still wears the crown but solar is snapping at its heels, hydro is waiting in the wings, and industries are essentially running their own private grid—all to keep the lights on with relentless, nearly perfect reliability.
Steel Industry
- Odisha's steel production capacity stands at 28 million tonnes per annum as of 2023
- Tata Steel's Kalinganagar plant has expanded to 8 million tonnes capacity by 2023
- JSW Steel's Paradip project is set for 13.2 million tonnes integrated steel plant by 2025
- ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel's proposed 24 MTPA plant in Odisha worth Rs 1 lakh crore
- In FY 2022-23, Odisha steel plants produced 18.5 million tonnes of crude steel
- POSCO's stalled 12 MTPA project in Odisha revived discussions in 2023
- Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) produced 1.2 million tonnes steel before acquisition by Tata
- Odisha hosts 25% of India's secondary steel producers with 5 MTPA capacity
- Steel exports from Odisha reached 4 million tonnes in 2022-23 via Paradip
- IMFA produced 0.45 million tonnes of ferro chrome for steel industry in FY23
- Ferro alloy production in Odisha was 2.8 million tonnes in 2022-23, supporting steel
- Rungta Mines' steel division has 2 MTPA capacity in Odisha
- Shyam Sel & Power's 2.6 MTPA steel plant operational in Sambalpur
- Visa Steel's pig iron production at 0.3 million tonnes annually in Odisha
- Odisha Steel Expressway project spans 400 km connecting steel hubs
- 15 MoUs for steel projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore signed in 2022 FICCI
- Crude steel output grew 12% YoY to 19.2 MT in Odisha FY23
- KIOCL's 1.2 MTPA pellet plant operational in Bolangir, Odisha
Steel Industry Interpretation
Odisha is not just flexing its steel muscles but is actively forging the spine of India’s industrial growth, with mega-plants, ambitious expansions, and revived projects all humming to the tune of over 19 million tonnes of crude steel and billions in investment, making it the undeniable foundry of the nation’s future.
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