Archive · 27 Jul 2025
AP Approves JSW Integrated Steel Plant in Kadapa
The Andhra Pradesh government gave the go-ahead for a new steel factory in Kadapa.
This is like building a giant factory to make steel!
The project will happen in two parts, costing a lot of money.
The government is helping by giving land and resources to the company.
The first part of the factory should start making steel by April 2029.
AP government approved JSW Group to establish an integrated steel plant in Kadapa district.
The project involves two phases with a total investment of ₹16,350 crore.
The first phase requires an investment of ₹4,500 crore, and the second, ₹11,850 crore.
Government allocated 1,100 acres of land to JSW at a rate of ₹5 lakh per acre.
Production for the first phase is expected to start by April 2029.
- Who
- JSW AP Steel Limited and the Andhra Pradesh government.
- What
- AP government approved JSW Group to set up an integrated steel plant.
- When
- Construction for the first phase to begin by January 2026, with production expected by April 2029. The second phase expected to commence by January 2031 and production by April 2034.
- Where
- Sunnapuralla Palle, YSR Kadapa district.
- Why
- To establish an integrated steel plant.
- Project Name
- Integrated Steel Plant
- Location
- Sunnapuralla Palle, YSR Kadapa district
- Total Investment
- ₹16,350 crore
- Land Allotment
- 1,100 acres
- Land Cost
- ₹5 lakh per acre
- Phase 1 Production
- April 2029
