# JSW Steel to add 5 MTPA capacity at Vijayanagar plant with Rs 15,000 crore investment

JSW Steel is undertaking a brownfield expansion at its Vijayanagar plant in Bellary, Karnataka, adding 5 MTPA of capacity with a capex of Rs 15,000 crore. The project includes a new hot strip mill, blast furnace, and steel melt shops, and is slated for completion by March 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-07-11
- Where: Bellary, Karnataka, India
- Value: $1.82B (150.0B INR)
- Starts operating: Mar 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 5 MTPA
- Products: hot-rolled steel coils
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [JSW Steel](https://endata.com/companies/22727.md)
- [JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/60186.md)

## Sources

- [mysuruinfrahub.com](https://mysuruinfrahub.com/jsw-steels-vijayanagar-plant-is-adding-5-mtpa-capacity-with-rs-15000-crores-capex/), 2023-07-11: "All the works are slated to be completed by March 2024."

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