India’s Largest CPSE In Steel Pushes Green and Digital Transformation to Meet Policy Goals
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure | SDG 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
Institutions: Ministry of Steel
At its 53rd Annual General Meeting held virtually in New Delhi on 16 September 2025, SAIL Chairman & Managing Director Amarendu Prakash emphasised the company’s resilient performance despite global headwinds and laid out a strategic roadmap aligned with the National Steel Policy 2017. Key initiatives announced include adopting green-steel practices (hydrogen-based steelmaking trials, bio-char injection, carbon capture, utilization & storage), greater use of renewable energy, efficient logistics and customer-centric solutions. SAIL has also launched two transformational internal programs: PRAVARTANAM for digital transformation, and SAIL DARPAN for HR transformation, aiming to build a more resilient and sustainable ecosystem across its plants and mines.
SAIL’s announcements illustrate how a major CPSE in a heavy-industry sector can drive the green transition and embed sustainability in steel production—critical for India’s low-carbon development goals. The focus on logistics, digitalization, HR and customer orientation suggests steel producers must modernize not only plants but institutional practices to maintain competitiveness.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders:
How can policy frameworks and fiscal incentives be structured to accelerate scale-up of green steel technologies (hydrogen, CCUS, biochar) so that they become commercially viable across SAIL and the wider steel industry?
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