Projects across Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat to double company’s green power capacity in India

ArcelorMittal has outlined plans to invest about Rs 8,100 crore in three renewable energy projects in India, as the global steelmaker moves to deepen its clean energy footprint and support low-carbon steel production.

The projects, spread across Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat, will have a combined capacity of around 1 gigawatt of solar and wind power. Once completed, they will double ArcelorMittal’s renewable energy capacity in India to 2 GW and raise its global renewable portfolio to 3.3 GW, the company said.

Power generated from the new assets will be supplied to AMNS India, the Gujarat-based steel producer that is a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel of Japan.

Among the projects is a 36 MW solar plant at Amravati in Maharashtra, expected to be commissioned by the first half of 2027. A larger 400 MW solar project with 500 MWh of battery energy storage is planned at Bikaner in Rajasthan, with completion targeted for June 2028. The third project, at Bachau in Gujarat, will combine 250 MW of wind power, 300 MW of solar capacity and 300 MWh of battery storage, and is slated for completion by early 2028.

Aditya Mittal, chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, said the expansion would provide a stable supply of clean energy to the company’s Indian steel operations and strengthen its global renewable energy platform.

The company said its existing 1 GW renewable project in India has already begun supplying power to AMNS India. Together with the new projects, the portfolio is expected to cut carbon emissions by up to 4 million tonnes and meet about 35 per cent of the electricity needs of AMNS India’s Hazira steel plant.