Kolkata: JSW Group chairperson Sajjan Jindal met CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Wednesday, their first meeting since Adhikari took office.
JSW Energy is building a 1,600 MW thermal power project in Salboni with Rs 16,000 crore. The project currently comprises two 800 MW units, with two more in the pipeline, as well as a paint manufacturing facility. The group operates a cement grinding facility in Salboni, which began in 2017-18, with an initial investment of Rs 800 crore for a 2.4 MTPA capacity which has since expanded to 3.6 MTPA.
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Briefing reporters after the meeting, the CM said Jindal had invited him to the Jan inauguration of JSW Energy’s powerplant in West Midnapore’s Salboni. “He (Jindal) told me they would start constructing the second and third powerplants at Salboni. Foundation stone for the second unit will be laid in Jan,” the CM said. The CM said Jindal had expressed interest in upgrading Midnapore Medical College and Hospital as part of JSW’s corporate social responsibility initiatives. “In addition, he expressed interest in renovating some temples in Bengal,” Adhikari said. He added that while Jindal had not referred to ex-CM Mamata Banerjee, he did refer to former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, calling him a “very good man”. Reliance is also said to be planning expansion across multiple sectors, including data centres, AI cloud services and coal gasification after the CM met Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani and director Anil Ambani at their Mumbai residence in Sept.
Officials added that the two also discussed broader investment opportunities in Bengal. JSW Group’s Bengal footprint spans cement and power. Since assuming office, Adhikari has reached out to multiple business groups to woo investments for the state. Download the TOI App.
Wednesday’s meeting gathered significance in light of the fact that the state govt is scheduled to unveil its industrial policy on Thursday.
Commercial power generation is expected to begin by 2030, with the entire output to be purchased by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited at Rs 5.45 per unit.