INAUGURATION OF REVAMPED COKE OVEN BATTERY #3 ON 02.10.2021

Durgapur Steel Plant has a well developed Coke Oven & Coal

Chemicals plant for converting coking coal to coke for use in the

Blast Furnace along with producing several other revenue earner by-products. We know that Coke oven Battery

(COB) #3 of the Coke Oven & Coal Chemicals plant after its re-building was re-commissioned in 1996, but the condition of the ovens had deteriorated over time and required essential repair and maintenance. To enhance its life & obtain steady coke production, the battery was taken up for cold repair. Subsequently COB# 3, a top-charged battery consisting of 78 Ovens of 4.45m height in two blocks was revamped by DSP and inaugurated on 06.10.2021 by Shri AV Kamlakar, CEO ISP with addl. charge of CEO (DSP & ASP) in presence of other senior officials & cross-section of employees. The revamped battery will not only help in enhancing the production capacity of DSP but also contribute to emission control.