Dec. 27, 2017 - PTI reported that Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) said that its production capacity has reached 11.6 million tonnes per annum after the completion of a 3 MTPA basic oxygen furnace at the company's Angul steel plant in Odisha. The basic oxygen furnace, a 250 tonne ladle furnace, is capable of producing additional 3 MTPA. JSPL said "The completion of 3 MTPA (BOF) at JSPL's 6 million tonne per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant at Angul, Odisha has taken the company's overall steel-making capacity to 11.6 MTPA.”

The BOF has been using cutting-edge technology from global steel technology major SMS Group, the company said.

The installation of 3 MTPA basic oxygen furnace (BOF) follows the commissioning of the company's 4 MTPA blast furnace at Angul in August 2017.

The integrated plant, which comprises a 4 MTPA blast furnace and a 2 MTPA DRI plant, is JSPL's single largest investment. The plant which has come up at an investment of over INR 33,000 crore and also comprises a 1.5 MTPA Bar Mill, a 1.2 MTPA plate mill and a 810 MW captive power plant.