Tata’s Dholera Semiconductor Fab Expected to Be Completed by Q2 2027-28: Gujarat Govt.

The Tata Group’s semiconductor fabrication facility at Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) in Gujarat is expected to be completed by the second quarter of the 2027-28 financial year, the Gujarat government informed the state legislature on Friday.

“The construction of a unit of M/s Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd is underway and is estimated to be completed in the second quarter of 2027-28,” the government stated in a written reply during the Question Hour.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran had announced the project at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in January 2024. Tata Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd, is developing India’s first AI-enabled semiconductor fabrication unit in partnership with Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) with a total investment of ₹91,000 crore.

At the groundbreaking ceremony in March 2024, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw had projected that the first chip from the Dholera unit would be ready by December 2026.

The Gujarat government also revealed that 21 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed for setting up industries in Dholera SIR. These agreements include partnerships with Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd, Dholera International Airport Company Ltd, the National Highways Authority of India, and Torrent Power Ltd, among others.

HBL