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

This annexure provides a detailed source-sink mapping and cluster analysis for the decarbonization of India's steel sector using Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS). It identifies specific industrial clusters in the eastern region, estimates their CO2 emissions and storage requirements, and maps available storage capacities in saline aquifers and coal fields. Additionally, it outlines global CCUS operational projects and compares policy frameworks in the US, EU, UK, and China.

• The document identifies several key steel clusters in India's eastern region with specific 30-year CO2 storage requirements: Angul (1.40 Gt), Rourkela (0.9 Gt), Raigarh (0.5 Gt), Raipur (0.3 Gt), Jamshedpur (0.9 Gt), Durgapur (0.4 Gt), and Vizag (0.28 Gt).
• For the Angul cluster, the total available storage capacity within 150 km is 3.20 Gt, while capacity within 150-300 km increases to 16.66 Gt, primarily located in the Mahanadi and Bengal basins.
• The Jamshedpur cluster has a total crude steel production capacity of 21 mtpa, resulting in approximately 48 mtpa of CO2 emissions, of which 28.8 mtpa are amenable for capture.
• The Vizag Steel plant, with a production capacity of ~7.3 mtpa, generates nearly 15.5 mtpa of CO2 emissions, with 9.3 mtpa amenable to capture, requiring ~0.3 Gt of storage over 30 years.
• The United States utilizes the Inflation Reduction Act's Section 45Q and 45V credits to subsidize project operating costs and provides state jurisdiction for underground CO2 storage.
• The United Kingdom is developing three large CCUS clusters with a total investment of USD 25 billion, aiming to sequester 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 carbon mineralization project in Ningxia.

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} }