CM Naidu launches Kadapa steel plant construction

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday launched the construction work of the JSW Rayalaseema Integrated Steel Plant at Sunnapurallapalli and Peddadanluru villages in this district.

The integrated steel plant will be developed by JSW Andhra Pradesh Steel Limited in two phases on 1,100 acres with a total investment of Rs 16,350 crore, said an official press release.

Phase I will involve an investment of Rs 4,500 crore, while Phase II will bring an additional investment of Rs 11,850 crore, taking the plant’s capacity to two million tonnes per annum



(MTPA).

Commercial production is targeted to commence by March 2028.

Designed as a modern Green Steel facility, the plant will adopt scrap-based Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) technology powered by renewable energy, significantly reducing carbon emissions.

“The project was originally approved in 2019 and witnessed foundation ceremonies in 2019 and again in 2023,” said the press release.

Following the formation of the TDP-led coalition government in 2024, the project was “revived” through sustained engagement with JSW, it said.