The Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), a unit of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), is advancing its sustainability strategy by partnering with Primetals Technologies to engineer a hydrogen gas injection system for a blast furnace. The project, funded by the Indian government, directly targets measurable CO2 emission reductions in ironmaking.

The system will partially replace conventional fuels at the blast furnace tuyere level with hydrogen, a method globally recognized for lowering furnace emissions and improving process efficiency. This phased approach addresses technical challenges while reducing the reliance on carbon-based fuels.

This project is part of SAIL Bokaro’s comprehensive environmental strategy, which aims to set an industry benchmark for decarbonization in large-scale steel production. Primetals Technologies brings over 40 years of gas injection design experience to the project.