Archive · 20 Nov 2025
Tata Steel Expands Kalinganagar Plant, Aims for 16 Mt Capacity
Tata Steel is making its Kalinganagar plant bigger, aiming for a 16 million tonne capacity.
This will help India make more steel at home.
Also, SAIL wants to double the size of its Rourkela Steel Plant.
Tata Steel plans to make Kalinganagar its largest manufacturing site with 16 mt capacity
Current capacity is 8 mt, with plans to expand from initial 3 mt
Kalinganagar now crucial to India's self-reliance in steel production
Tata Steel has invested over ₹100,000 crore in Odisha in the last 10 years
SAIL plans to double Rourkela Steel Plant's capacity to 9 mtpa
- Who
- Tata Steel and SAIL
- What
- Expanding steel plant capacities
- When
- Currently, with completion expected in the future
- Where
- Kalinganagar, Odisha (Tata Steel) and Rourkela, Odisha (SAIL)
- Why
- To increase India's steel production and self-reliance
Environmental Concerns
Economic Growth
Land Acquisition
Environmental Concerns
Protests and violence due to land acquisition for the plant.
Economic Growth
Necessary for economic growth and job creation.
- Current Kalinganagar capacity
- 8 mt
- Planned Kalinganagar capacity
- 16 mt
- Current Rourkela capacity
- 4.5 mt
- Planned Rourkela capacity
- 9 mtpa
- Total Tata Steel investment in Odisha
- Over ₹100,000 crore
