Non-binding MoU with Govt. of Maharashtra for 9 MTPA greenfield steel complex
Non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the Government of Maharashtra on October 1, 2026.
- Estimated investment
- ₹50,000 Crore (Rupees Fifty Thousand Crores)
- Employment potential
- about 30,000 jobs — 10,000 direct and 20,000 indirect
- Project capacity
- 9 MTPA Greenfield Integrated Steel Complex
- Location
- Chandrapur, Vidarbha region
- Initiation timeline
- FY 2026-27
Shyam Metalics and Energy Ltd has informed the exchanges about a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Government of Maharashtra.
What was signed and with whom
- A non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra, entered into on October 1, 2026.
- The Government of Maharashtra is represented in the MoU by Dr. P. Anbalagan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries, Investment & Services Department.
- The Government of Maharashtra is an unrelated third party, and the transaction does not fall within related party transactions.
- None of the Promoters, Promoter Group, Key Managerial Personnel or Group Companies have any interest in the Government of Maharashtra.
What the MoU covers
- Purpose: to facilitate the establishment of a 9 MTPA Greenfield Integrated Steel Complex at Chandrapur, in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
- Scope: setting up a 9 MTPA greenfield integrated steel plant with pelletisation, sintering, coke making, blast furnace, direct reduced iron (DRI), steel melting and continuous casting.
- The Government of Maharashtra is to facilitate the necessary permissions, registrations, approvals, clearances and fiscal incentives as per applicable state policies, rules and regulations.
Proposed investment and jobs
- Estimated investment: ₹50,000 Crore (Rupees Fifty Thousand Crores).
- Employment potential: approximately 30,000 jobs, being about 10,000 direct employment and 20,000 indirect employment opportunities.
Proposed timeline
- Initiation in FY 2026-27, with obtaining the necessary approvals, permissions, registrations, clearances and fiscal incentives from the Government of Maharashtra.
Points the update records
- The agreement is described as a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding.
- The investment is described as an estimated proposed investment.
- The start of the project is linked to obtaining the necessary approvals, permissions, registrations, clearances and fiscal incentives, and to applicable state policies, rules and regulations.
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More numbers
- Estimated proposed investment₹50,000 Crore
- Proposed investment in wordsRupees Fifty Thousand Crores
- Proposed steel complex capacity9 MTPA
- Total employment potentialApproximately 30,000 jobs
- Direct employment potential10,000 direct employment
- Indirect employment potential20,000 indirect employment opportunities
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