Overview
- The clearance covers the first 8.2 MTPA integrated phase, with later stages planned to lift capacity to 24 MTPA.
- Officials describe the ₹1.50 lakh crore project as India’s largest greenfield steel plant to date.
- AM/NS says the facility will deploy energy-efficient, low-emission technologies aligned with global carbon-management standards.
- The Andhra Pradesh government says it allotted land within three months and helped secure key permits through a single-window system, completing major approvals in 14 months.
- AM/NS, a joint venture of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, is being positioned by officials as an anchor for the Vizag–Anakapalli–Kakinada industrial belt with significant jobs and downstream manufacturing expected.