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MoEF&CC Clears AM/NS’s ₹1.50 Lakh Crore Steel Plant in Andhra Pradesh

The nod enables construction to start with a foundation stone set for the CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam on November 14–15.

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–AnakapalliKakinada industrial belt with significant jobs and downstream manufacturing expected.