Tata Steel to expand Kalinagar plant by investing Rs 23,500 crore plant

Tata Steel today 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 Rs 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 Rs 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 tonnes 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 to 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.

"The Board approved an issuance of equity and equity-linked instruments including ordinary shares of the company by way of a rights issue to existing shareholders on the record date for an amount not exceeding Rs 12,800 crore...," the statement said.