India, June 8 -- Tata Steel may have to defer the timeline of its 1.25-billion-pound UK project for transitioning to a low-carbon steel-making process by six to eight months, as the company is facing delays in "securing access to electricity".

As part of its decarbonisation plan, Tata Steel is setting up the UK's largest low-carbon EAF (electric arc furnace) project of 3.2 million tonnes capacity at Port Talbot with 1.25 billion pounds of investment to replace its now-shut blast furnace plant of similar capacity.

Before experiencing delays in securing power access, the company was looking to begin operations of the EAF project by late 2027 or early 2028.

"While we are working with ESO (Electricity System Operator) and National Grid for...