According to the
company’s latest investor presentation released after its first-quarter (Q1)
earnings, the investments will be deployed over the next four to five
years to strengthen production capacity and expand value-added steel
operations. The largest allocation
of ₹26,000 crore has been earmarked for the Phase-II expansion
of JSW Vijayanagar Metallics Ltd (JVML), with commissioning targeted
by FY30. Additionally, the company will invest ₹2,000 crore in
infrastructure for the Dolvi Phase-III expansion, which is expected to
increase the plant’s annual steelmaking capacity from 10 million tonnes
per annum (MTPA) to 15 MTPA by September 2027. JSW Steel has also set aside ₹2,367
crore for downstream value-added product facilities across multiple
manufacturing locations to enhance production capabilities.
Apart from these new projects, the company has
allocated ₹3,272 crore towards sustenance capex. Combined with
the ₹96,888 crore investment pipeline carried forward as
of April 1, 2026, JSW Steel’s total planned capital expenditure now stands
at ₹1,30,528 crore.
For FY27, the company expects to incur capital
expenditure of ₹22,000–24,000 crore, having already spent ₹4,869
crore during the April–June quarter.
JSW Steel reported a strong financial performance for the first quarter
of FY27, with consolidated net profit more than doubling to ₹4,651 crore,
compared with ₹2,184 crore in the corresponding quarter of the
previous fiscal year. The company’s consolidated
revenue from operations rose 9.77% year-on-year to ₹47,364
crore, up from ₹43,147 crore in the same quarter last year, supported
by improved operational performance and higher revenues.