Overview
- Backed by a ₹1.5 lakh crore commitment, the project is described by officials as India’s largest greenfield steel plant.
- The first phase targets 8.2 MTPA at Anakapalli by AM/NS, the joint venture of ArcelorMittal and Japan’s Nippon Steel.
- Capacity is planned to scale in phases to 24 MTPA under the project’s long-term buildout.
- The Andhra Pradesh government says it allotted land within three months and secured major approvals in 14 months via single-window facilitation.
- Project statements cite advanced, low-emission technologies and forecast major job creation and industrial growth across the Vizag–Anakapalli–Kakinada belt.