JSL, Gridco sign Power Purchase Agreement

31 Dec 2010 Evaluate

JSL Ltd (formerly Jindal Stainless Ltd) entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Grid Corporation of Orissa Ltd (Gridco), the bulk purchaser of power in the state, for its 1320 MW Independent Power Plant (IPP) proposed to be set up at Luni in Dhenkanal district at an investment of Rs 7375 crore.

With the signing of this agreement, JSL will be in a position to supply 158MW of power to the state grid on continuous basis, thereby helping the state during power crisis. Besides, JSL, through its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities, will take up environmental & development work in the Dhenkanal district.

The project has an employment potential of 2600 which includes both direct and outsourced jobs.JSL Ltd is forming a new company called JSL Energy Ltd for its upcoming IPP and this company will be registered in Orissa. JSL is also setting up a 1.6 million tonne per annum (mtpa) stainless steel plant at Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district. The first stainless steel production of 0.8 mtpa will commence from the first quarter of 2011.

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