Role of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Decarbonizing India’s Steel Sector

The document identifies specific steel clusters in India—including Angul, Rourkela, Raigarh, Raipur, Jamshedpur, Durgapur, and Vizag—and assesses their CO2 emissions against available storage capacities in saline aquifers, coal fields, and basalt formations. It provides a comparative list of global operational CCUS projects and outlines the regulatory and financial support mechanisms for CCUS in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, and China.

• The Jamshedpur cluster in Jharkhand has a total crude steel production capacity of 21 mtpa, resulting in CO2 emissions of nearly 48 mtpa, with 28.8 mtpa amenable for capture and a 30-year storage requirement of 0.86 Gt.
• The Vizag Steel plant has a crude steel production capacity of ~7.3 mtpa and CO2 emissions of nearly 15.5 mtpa, with 9.3 mtpa amenable for capture and a 30-year storage requirement of ~0.3 Gt. Storage opportunities within 150 km total 6.43 Gt, primarily in the Krishna-Godavari basin.
• The United States utilizes the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund CCS, with Section 45Q and 45V credits subsidizing operating costs and the EPA granting Class VI underground injection permits.
• The United Kingdom is developing three large CCUS clusters with an investment of USD 25 billion, aiming to capture 20–30 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030 and over 50 million tonnes by 2035.
• China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced six CCUS-related initiatives in April 2024, including projects for Baotou Steel in Inner Mongolia and a coal-fired power plant project by Huaneng.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (n.d.). Role of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Decarbonizing India’s Steel Sector. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CCUS-Report-Annexure-Document.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. Role of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Decarbonizing India’s Steel Sector. n.d. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CCUS-Report-Annexure-Document.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiativendrole, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{Role of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Decarbonizing India’s Steel Sector}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CCUS-Report-Annexure-Document.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }