Quick Answer India needs approximately 400,000 metric tonnes of CRGO steel annually. Domestic production meets roughly 10–12%. The gap is bridged by imports — imports that are constrained by a certification system that has repeatedly created supply crises. As of May 2026, the domestic production gap will not close meaningfully until FY2028 at the earliest. Every transformer built in India until then depends on a supply chain that is structurally fragile. Table of Contents 1.

Understanding the CRGO Supply Gap in India India has faced a persistent CRGO supply gap through 2024–2025. This situation makes compliance and sourcing efficiency critical. According to BusinessWorld and GTRI, the demand for Cold-Rolled Grain-Oriented (CRGO) steel is on the rise, especially in the power sector. CRGO used in transformer cores must comply with IS 3024:2015 under the Steel & Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2020. BIS marking and licensing (or CoC) is mand