The Vedanta venture aims to start manufacturing display and chip products within two years, Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal told a public event in Gujarat.
Vedanta will set up a display manufacturing unit with an investment of 945 billion rupees ($11.95 billion) and separate chip-related production units by investing 600 billion rupees ($7.58 billion), the state government said in its statement.
Vedanta and Foxconn will work with the state government to establish high-tech clusters with requisite infrastructure, including land, semiconductor grade water and power.
Gujarat pipped India’s richest state, Maharashtra, in a close race to win the plant location.
Foxconn is acting as the technical partner, while oil-to-metals conglomerate Vedanta is financing the project.
Foxconn said in a statement that the state’s infrastructure and the government’s support increases confidence in setting up a semiconductor factory.
The Indian government has said it will expand incentives beyond an initial $10 billion plan for those investing in semiconductor manufacturing, as it aims to become a key player in the global supply chain for chips.
Vedanta is the third company to announce a chip plant location in India after international consortium ISMC and Singapore-based IGSS Ventures, which are setting up in the southern states Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, respectively.