Adani Group Plans $10 Billion Chip Project in Maharashtra with Israel's Tower Semiconductor

India expects its semiconductor market to be worth $63 billion (roughly Rs. 5,28,951 crore) by 2026.

By Reuters | Updated: 6 September 2024 16:16 IST

Adani Group Plans $10 Billion Chip Project in Maharashtra with Israel's Tower Semiconductor

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Semiconductor manufacturing marks the latest foray for billionaire Gautam Adani

Highlights

The development has been confirmed by Maharashtra CM
The Adani Group works in sectors of ports, power, and coal trading
Maharashtra is also getting EV manufacturing units

Israel's Tower Semiconductor and Adani Group will invest $10 billion (roughly Rs. 83,958 crore) for a semiconductor project in India's western state of Maharashtra, its chief minister said in a post on X on Thursday.

India has taken steps to encourage global companies to set up their manufacturing units in the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aiming to make the country a chipmaker for the world despite initial setbacks.

Foxconn withdrew in July last year from a $19.5 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,718 crore) semiconductor joint venture with Indian conglomerate Vedanta, and plans by ISMC, a venture between Abu Dhabi-based Next Orbit Ventures and Tower Semiconductor, to invest $3 billion (roughly Rs. 25,187 crore) in India, have been stalled.

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Still, India expects its semiconductor market to be worth $63 billion (roughly Rs. 5,28,937 crore) by 2026.

Semiconductor manufacturing marks the latest foray for billionaire Gautam Adani, whose conglomerate has businesses across ports, power utilities, transmission and coal trading.

The $10 billion (roughly Rs. 83,958 crore) semiconductor plant in Maharashtra will initially have a capacity of 40,000 wafers, the state's deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on X.

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One more BIG news for Maharashtra !
Huge investments of total
₹ 1,20,220 crore approved in today's Cabinet Sub-Committee Meeting, with CM Eknath Shinde ji !

The detailed list of approved investments is as follows:

:white_check_mark:Tower Semiconductor with Adani Group at Taloja MIDC, Panvel… pic.twitter.com/DVI9z94WyU
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 5, 2024

Chief Minister Ehnath Shinde said in a social media post that projects worth 1.17 trillion rupees were approved on Thursday, which will create 29,000 jobs in the state.

Two new electric vehicle manufacturing units will also be set up in the state, with Skoda-Volkswagen investing 150 billion rupees for its plant to produce electric vehicles and hybrids.

Toyota-Kirloskar will dole out 212.73 billion-rupees to manufacture hybrid and electric vehicles at its plant in the state.

Adani group, Tower Semiconductor, Skoda-Volkswagen and Toyota-Kirloskar did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.

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