# JSW Steel and JFE invest ₹5,845 crore to expand CRGO electrical steel capacity in India

JSW Steel Ltd and JFE Steel Corporation announced a joint investment of ₹5,845 crore ($669 million) to expand cold rolled grain-oriented (CRGO) electrical steel capacity at Nashik (to 250,000 TPA) and Vijayanagar (to 100,000 TPA) facilities in India. The expansion is expected to be fully operational by FY2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-08-06
- Where: Nashik, Maharashtra; Vijayanagar, Karnataka, India
- Value: $669.0M (58.5B INR)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350,000 tonnes per annum total CRGO capacity by FY2028
- Products: cold rolled grain-oriented (CRGO) electrical steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [JSW Steel](https://endata.com/companies/22727.md)
- [JFE Steel Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19688.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [smsteels.org](https://www.smsteels.org/post/jsw-steel-and-japan-s-jfe-to-invest-5-845-crore-to-expand-crgo-electrical-steel-capacity-in-india), 2025-08-06: "The investment aims to meet the rapidly growing domestic demand for energy-efficient electrical steel used in transformers, power generation equipment, and other high-efficiency electrical applications."

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