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Amid slowdown, Tamil Nadu bags Rs 15,128 crore investment from 17 foreign firms

The Tamil Nadu government has signed 17 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) involving an investment of Rs 15,128 crore having a potential to generate about 47,150 jobs.

Tamil Nadu Government signs 17 investment MoUs worth Rs 15,128 cr
Tamil Nadu Government signs 17 investment MoUs worth Rs 15,128 cr

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Published : May 27, 2020, 4:27 PM IST

Updated : May 27, 2020, 7:32 PM IST

Chennai: Bucking the trend of Slowdown and investment outflow, Government of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday signed 17 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 15,128 crores having a potential to generate about 47,150 jobs.

The investing companies are from Germany, Finland, Taiwan, China, France, South Korea, Japan, USA, Australia, England and Netherlands.

9 MoUs were exchanged physically with the Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami while others were signed via video conference. Most of the investments are proposed in and around Chennai and Kancheepuram.

The details of MoUs signed are:

Company Investment (In Rs) Job generation
Commercial vehicle maker Daimler India 2,277 crore 400
Finnish mobile phone component maker Salcomp 1,300 crore 10,000
Japanese semi-conductor chips maker Polymatech Electronics 900 crore 600
Limited and Aston Shoes Pvt Ltd 350 crore 25,000
Australia's Lai Investment Manager Private Limited 400 crore 5,850
South Korea's Mando Automotive India Private Limited to set up a casting facility 150 crore 250
Netherlands' auto component maker Dinex 100 crore 300
Indo-UK joint venture Chennai Power Generation Ltd 750 MW plant powered by natural gas 3,000 crore 3,000
French company IGL India Transplantation Solutions Pvt Ltd 18 crore 30
French company Vivid Solaire Energy Private Limited to expand wind power capacity 2,000 crore 600
US based HDCI Data Centre Holdings Chennai LLP 2,800 crore 200
Singapore's ST Tele Media 1,500 crore 200
German windmill component maker Baettr 210 crore 320
China's electric vehicle maker BYD India Private Limited 50 crore 130
Taiwan's TJR Precision Technology Company Limited 46 crore 100
Japanese sealing material maker Pillar Industries India Pvt Limited 15 crore 20
US based Lincoln Electric research and development centre 12 crore 200
Total 15,128 crore 47,200

Many companies are reportedly shifting manufacturing facilities out of China, after the COVID 19 crisis, to reduce the dependence on the country.

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Tamil Nadu government has set up a special Investment promotion Task Force under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary K Shanmugam to attract investments from China.

Also, the state set up a high-level panel headed by former Reserve Bank Governor Dr. C Rangarajan, to assess the impact of COVID 19 in the state and suggest measures to improve the fiscal condition and diversify tax revenues.

Last Updated : May 27, 2020, 7:32 PM IST

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