Stegra is making rapid progress on its green hydrogen facilities, with four central electrolyzer buildings nearing completion and process equipment installation underway.
The company noted that the construction team is aiming to install one electrolyzer per week, according to Piyush Mishra, who oversees the project.
The first steel was raised in late 2024, and within six months all four buildings are nearly complete, with initial equipment already in place. The site will host 20 MW electrolyzers supplied by Thyssenkrupp Nucera, each 40 meters long and nine meters high. Using alkaline water electrolysis powered by renewable energy, they will produce over 100,000 tons of green hydrogen annually.
This hydrogen will feed Stegra’s green iron plant, where it will replace carbon in the direct reduction process, yielding green DRI for steelmaking. Unlike conventional ironmaking, the main by-product is water instead of CO2.
Stegra’s first steel production lines will start in 2026 using recycled scrap, with hydrogen-based green iron and steelmaking ramping up in 2027. By 2028, the company expects full-scale steady operations across its hydrogen, iron, and steel plants.
