By Our Correspondent
ANGUL/BHUBANESWAR: Jindal Steel and Power Limited Chairman , Naveen Jindal keeping its commitment , once again has visited Company’s Angul facility in Odisha and reviewed the on-going expansion plan.
“Work is Where the Heart Is! Our chairman Shri Naveen Jindal at our integrated steel making complex in Angul, Odisha.#JSPL #DeshKeLiye @MPNaveenJindal,” Jindal Steel and Power Limited tweeted @JSPLCorporate.
Few days back, JSPL Chairman had thanked the State Government for approving JSPL’s proposed expansion of its Angul steel plant to 25.2 MTPA. Jindal also had a meeting with Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra and Steel & Mines Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh.
Chairman Naveen Jindal continued to peruse JSPL’s plan to expand the Angul steel plant’s capacity from 6 MTPA to 25.2 MTPA by 2030 ,which will be the largest Plant in the World in a single location as per present capacities.
Last month, Odisha’s State High-Level Clearance Authority, headed by Hon’ble Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, approved the proposed expansion of JSPL’s Angul Steel Plant.
Presently, JSPL is the largest investor in the State in the Iron & Steel Sector with an investment of more than ₹45,000 crore.The Company has set up a 6 MTPA steel plant at Angul, the largest in Odisha and a 9 MTPA pellet plant at Barbil, the biggest in India.
In the next ten years, the Company would increase its investment in the State to more than ₹1,00,000 crore. The expansion is expected to generate enormous economic activity and employment opportunities in the State. Recently JSPL has been honoured by the Government of India for being the highest GST payer of Odisha and Chattisgarh in the private sector category.
