Jindal Steel and Power Ltd is planning to expand its Angul plant capacity significantly to 25.2 million ton, which will make the Odisha facility the single biggest steel plant in the world.
The JSPL top management team led by chairman Naveen Jindal made a presentation on JSPL’s roadmap for 2030 to Minister of Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan recently.
It was presented that JSPL will have 50.40 mtpa capacity by 2030.
“The plan to increase JSPL’s steel plant capacity in Angul, Odisha more than fourfold to 25.2 mtpa, and make it the biggest single location steel plant in the world will fuel the development of eastern India in line with Mission Purvodaya,” the minister twitted.
JSPL would be focusing on making Green Steel, as it moves towards achieving the envisioned capacity of 50 mtpa by 2030, the minister said adding that he suggested the JSPL team to focus on more value addition to low-grade fines, upgrade mining capacity and facilitate development of capital goods and steel ancillary clusters.
The JSPL team, led by Naveen Jindal, consisted of MD VR Sharma, Venketesh Jindal, A R Sinha, Hemant Kumar and Kapil Mantri who gave presentation to the steel minister, steel Secretary P K Tripathi, Additional Secrtary Rasika Chaubey, joint secretary Ruchika Govil and other senior officers of the ministry.
While Angul capacity will touch 25.2 mtpa, Raigarh plant will be elevated to 12.24 mtpa.
Patratu and Krishanapatanam will be 6.30 mtpa each.
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