Tata Steel approves ₹23,500 cr capex plan

Tata Steel on Tuesday said its board has decided to expand the capacity of Kalinganagar plant by 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 8 MTPA with an investment of ₹23,500 crore. The decision was taken today at a meeting of the Board of Directors where the company’s long-term strategy including organic and inorganic growth opportunities were reviewed, Tata Steel said in a statement.

An amount of ₹23,500 crore will be required for the project which the company aims at completing within 48 months from the date of commencement of construction, it said. “Following the successful implementation of the phase I of the Kalinganagar Project in Odisha, the board approved the next phase of expansion of capacity in Kalinganagar by 5 MTPA from 3 MTPA to 8 MTPA (million tonne per annum),” the company said.

The total capacity of Tata Steel India operations following the expansion will be 18 MTPA.

At present, Jamshedpur unit has a capacity of 10 MTPA and Kalinganagar has a 3 MTPA plant. The mode of finance for the work will be “through a combination of debt and equity” and the project configuration and costs includes investments in raw material capacity expansion, upstream and midstream facilities, infrastructure and downstream facilities including a cold rolling mill complex, it added.

The decision was taken keep in view the requirement of automotive, general engineering and other value added segments, Tata Steel said. The board also reviewed the financial strategy of the company in the light of organic and inorganic growth strategy of the company and approved financial plan to raise capital for the plan.