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ArcelorMittal Announces Renewable Energy Projects in India
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Key Takeaways
ArcelorMittal announces three renewable projects in India, set to double in-country capacity to 2 GW.
MT's Amaravati, Bikaner and Bachau sites add solar, wind and storage with staged completions through 2028.
MT estimates $0.9B in costs, supplying AMNS India and boosting total annual CO2 savings to 4 million tons.
ArcelorMittal S.A. (MT - Free Report) announced three new renewable energy projects in India, expanding its portfolio. The projects are expected to increase MT’s renewable energy capacity in India by two-fold to 2 GW and also boost globally to 3.3GW. The three proposed projects will be located at Amaravati in Maharashtra, Bikaner in Rajasthan and Bachau in Gujarat.
The Amaravati plant will have a solar capacity of 36MW, resulting in annual CO2 savings of 0.04 million tons. It is forecasted to be completed by the first half of 2027. The Bikaner plant, with a solar capacity of 400MW and battery energy storage of 500MW, will result in annual CO2 savings of 0.65 million tons. It will be completed by the early half of 2028.
Lastly, the Bachau plant is planned to have 250MW wind and 300MW solar capacity, along with 300MWh integrated battery storage. The annual CO2 savings will be at 0.9 million tons with expected completion by the first half of 2028.
The combined project cost is estimated at $0.9 billion. The power generated through these will be supplied to AMNS India, ArcelorMittal’s 60/40 Indian steelmaking joint venture with Nippon Steel. Alongside these three projects, AMNS India is also developing its own renewable energy project, which will be very similar to the proposed Bachau plant of MT.
MT’s previous 1GW Indian renewables project, paired with the three new projects, will deliver total annual CO2 savings of 4 million tons and provide 35% of electricity requirements for AMNS India’s Hazira steelmaking operations. MT also has such projects in Brazil and Argentina through partnerships. Once operational, its Indian, Brazilian and Argentinian projects will provide a total of 3.3GW of electrical power generation.
MT’s shares have gained 94.5% over the past year compared with the industry’s 45.2% rise.
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MT’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
MT currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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ArcelorMittal Announces Renewable Energy Projects in India
Key Takeaways
ArcelorMittal S.A. (MT - Free Report) announced three new renewable energy projects in India, expanding its portfolio. The projects are expected to increase MT’s renewable energy capacity in India by two-fold to 2 GW and also boost globally to 3.3GW. The three proposed projects will be located at Amaravati in Maharashtra, Bikaner in Rajasthan and Bachau in Gujarat.
The Amaravati plant will have a solar capacity of 36MW, resulting in annual CO2 savings of 0.04 million tons. It is forecasted to be completed by the first half of 2027. The Bikaner plant, with a solar capacity of 400MW and battery energy storage of 500MW, will result in annual CO2 savings of 0.65 million tons. It will be completed by the early half of 2028.
Lastly, the Bachau plant is planned to have 250MW wind and 300MW solar capacity, along with 300MWh integrated battery storage. The annual CO2 savings will be at 0.9 million tons with expected completion by the first half of 2028.
The combined project cost is estimated at $0.9 billion. The power generated through these will be supplied to AMNS India, ArcelorMittal’s 60/40 Indian steelmaking joint venture with Nippon Steel. Alongside these three projects, AMNS India is also developing its own renewable energy project, which will be very similar to the proposed Bachau plant of MT.
MT’s previous 1GW Indian renewables project, paired with the three new projects, will deliver total annual CO2 savings of 4 million tons and provide 35% of electricity requirements for AMNS India’s Hazira steelmaking operations. MT also has such projects in Brazil and Argentina through partnerships. Once operational, its Indian, Brazilian and Argentinian projects will provide a total of 3.3GW of electrical power generation.
MT’s shares have gained 94.5% over the past year compared with the industry’s 45.2% rise.
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MT’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
MT currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC - Free Report) , Fortuna Mining Corp. (FSM - Free Report) and Equinox Gold Corp. (EQX - Free Report) .
At present, KGC sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while FSM and EQX carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for KGC’s current-year earnings is pegged at $1.67 per share, indicating a rise of 145.59%. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters while missing once, with an average surprise of 17.37%. KGC’s shares have gained 212.8% over the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FSM’s current fiscal-year earnings is pinned at 76 cents per share, indicating a 65.22% year-over-year increase. Its shares have surged 133.5% over the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for EQX’s current-year earnings stands at 54 cents per share, implying a 170% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters and missed twice, with the average earnings surprise of 87%.