Steel News – Early June 2026

Plans for a £1.25bn electric steel-making furnace in Port Talbot may be delayed for up to eight months due to problems with electrical connectivity, Tata Steel has warned.

The new electric arc furnace was hoped to be up and running by the end of 2027, replacing the traditional blast furnaces which closed two years ago with the loss of 2,000 jobs.

Tata Steel is working with the National Grid to upgrade electrical infrastructure and support the new electric arc furnace.

But it has emerged that boss Koushik Chatterjee warned investors during a conference call last month that problems with electrical connectivity might put the project back.

Sourced from BBC News website