Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal met Chief Secretary SC Mahapatra on Saturday and thanked the State Government for approving the JSPL’s proposed expansion of its Angul steel plant from 6 MTPA to 25.2 MTPA by 2030. Jindal also had a meeting with Steel & Mines Secretary DK Singh. Jindal said that when the plant is expanded, it would be the world’s largest steel plant in a single location as per present capacities. JSPL managing director VR Sharma, finance director NK Mishra, Manish Kharbanda and other senior officials accompanied Jindal in the meeting. Talking to the media, Jindal appreciated the State Government’s existing preemption policy for ensuring raw materials to the State-based steel industries. He lauded the efforts to conduct auction of iron ore blocks in a transparent and expeditious manner. MD Sharma said, "JSPL will participate in the forthcoming auction of the Iron ore mines. Irrespective of the auction's outcome, we are confident that the State Government would make all efforts to protect the raw material security for industrial units in Odisha and promote value addition of the raw material within the State under its preemption scheme." JSPL EVP (corporate affairs) Bibhu Prasad Mishra, vice-president Ashish Pandey and president (CSR & sustainability) Prashant Hota were also present. Presently, the JSPL is the largest investor in the State in the iron and steel sector with an investment of over ?45,000 crore. In next ten years, company would increase the investment to more than ?1,00,000 crore.