About
Sri City is one of India's largest privately-developed integrated industrial cities — a 7,500-acre multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Operationalised in 2010 by Sri City Pvt Ltd (a private developer with industrial backing), the city is the anchor for southern India's emerging auto + electronics manufacturing cluster.
The project is unusual in Indian SEZ history — funded entirely from private equity + industrial-tenant pre-investment, with no government grants. Phase 1 infrastructure was operational by 2014, with major anchor tenants moving in soon after: Isuzu Motors (auto manufacturing), Kobelco Construction Equipment (heavy machinery), Foxconn Technology Group (electronics manufacturing), and Pepsico (beverages).
Key infrastructure: 90 km of internal road network, 200 km of trunk utilities, 6 power substations, 3 water treatment plants, dedicated dry-port + customs facility, 60 km dedicated rail siding to Indian Railways' broad-gauge mainline. The dry-port is significant as one of India's largest inland container depots (ICDs) outside the major-port system.
Sri City has attracted ~200+ tenants employing 60,000+ workers. Annual export turnover from Sri City SEZ: ₹40,000+ crore — making this one of India's largest SEZ export-generators. The city has been a model for Andhra Pradesh's broader industrial policy + SEZ programme.
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Notable features
- 7,500-acre integrated industrial smart city + SEZ
- Privately developed — no government grants
- Anchor tenants: Isuzu Motors, Kobelco, Foxconn, Pepsico
- 200+ tenants employing 60,000+ workers
- Annual export turnover ₹40,000+ crore
- Among India's largest privately-developed inland dry-port + ICD