Tata plans to build a new electric furnace in Port Talbot to replace two traditional blast furnaces.

Tata Steel said it will replace the blast furnaces with electric furnaces to use recycled steel to reduce carbon emissions.

Tata Steel's application was given the go-ahead on Tuesday morning at a meeting of Neath Port Talbot Council's planning committee. The company closed both of its blast furnaces last year and said they would be replaced by an electric arc furnace, as part of its transition to greener production methods.

Neath Port Talbot Council approves Tata Steel UK's Electric Arc Furnace project, securing jobs and reducing CO2 emissions.

Tata Steel UK’s proposal to build a £1.25 billion electric arc furnace steelmaking facility at Port Talbot in South Wales received approval from Neath Port Talbot Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday.