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Tata Steel UK is expecting to secure access to electricity for its 3.2 million tonne electric arc furnace by 2029, company CEO T V Narendran said, noting that there is no delay in the construction of the project. As part of its decarbonisation plan, the steel major is setting up the UK's largest low-carbon EAF (electric arc furnace) project at Port Talbot replacing the non-operational blast furnace plant of similar capacity with an investment of 1.25 billion pounds. In a virtual interaction, Narendran, who is also the MD of Tata Steel, said the project is on track and will be ready by 2028. But the power supply may start in 2029. Talks are underway with National Grid -- the power supplier -- to work out solutions if the power supply can start early as Tata Steel UK (TSUK) will have to conduct trials before operationalising the project. "We are working with the power supplier to see if can we get some power supply before, because they are building the infrastructure. So if we can ge
Tata Steel on Monday said it plans to invest Rs 10,000 crore in its Jharkhand projects by 2028, which will create 2,000 direct and indirect jobs. The company aims to have 40 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) steelmaking capacity in India, up from the present 27.35 MTPA, through capacity expansion and transition to low-emitting steelmaking routes. "Tata Steel is committed to invest Rs 10,000 crore in its Jharkhand projects, including Rs 7,000 crore in HIsarna & Easy Melting Technology by 2028. In total, the investment will create 2,000 direct and indirect jobs," a company official told the media here. Tata Steel Chief of Corporate Communication, Sarvesh Kumar, said proposed investments included Rs 2,600 crore in expansion of the Tinplate Division, while Rs 1,500 crore will be invested in the Combi mill. HIsarna, a patented Tata Steel technology, is an innovative low-carbon iron-making route that enables direct production of iron without the need for conventional coke, sinter, or ...
Tata Steel is looking to spend around Rs 20,000 crore as capex in the current financial year and a major share of it will be spent to support the India business, the company's management said. The capex for the ongoing FY27 will be around 38 per cent higher from Rs 14,559 crore that Tata Steel has spent on capital expenditure in the preceding 2025-26 financial year. "In FY26, we spent Rs 14,559 crore on capital expenditure, and we plan to increase this to approximately Rs 20,000 crore in FY 2026-27, with 60 per cent allocated to India," said Tata Steel's CEO & MD T V Narendran, and Koushik Chatterjee, the company's Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer. The management made the statement in reply to a question related to Tata Steel's capex plans and long-term growth strategy. They said the capital allocation strategy for FY27 focuses on a balanced mix of sustenance projects, ongoing investments in value-added downstream and infrastructure projects, new technologies, and .