Tata Steel is planning to open a new 1,400-megawatt plant in Alabama that it says will provide a boost to its local workforce and boost its local economy.
The plant, called the Tata Power Plant, is expected to be up and running in 2019.
It will be the first of its kind in the United States, according to the Tata Group, which is a conglomerate of steelmakers, which also includes Tata Steel.
The company said the plant will provide jobs, support local economies and spur economic growth in the region.
Tata Steel’s Alabama plant will produce about 1,500 to 2,000 metric tons of steel annually, according the company.
The company is the only steel producer in Alabama.
Tadias steel company has plans to build an additional 1,000 megawatts of capacity by 2025 in Alabama, where Tata Steel owns more than 40 percent of the state’s steelmaking industry, according a statement from the Alabama Department of Economic Development.
