JSW Infrastructure, a part of Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group, will be investing Rs2,000 crore over the next two years to double its cargo handling capacity to 30 million tonnes per annum, a top company official has said.
“We have spent Rs1,000 crore and will be investing another Rs2,000 crore in two years,” JSW Infrastructure joint managing director and chief executive BVJK Sharma told PTI. He said the company, which operates assets in Maharashtra (Jaigad and Dharamtar) and Goa (South West Port, near Vasco da Gama), has an operational capacity of 15 million tonnes per annum, which will go up to 30 million tonnes per annum with the investment.He, however, did not share details of how the funds will be arranged. Over a longer term, the company plans to take the capacity up to 200 million tonnes per annum by 2020.