Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) intends to develop its Angul unit India's largest single-site steel manufacturing facility, according to Managing Director Bimlendra Jha.

Jha told PTI that the Odisha plant's capacity is now being increased to 11.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the existing 5.6 MTPA.

"We are more than doubling the capacity in Angul by next year...we have ambitions to further double it up to 24 MTPA, making it India's largest single-location steel plant," the managing director said without sharing any timeline for the plan.

The steel plant in Raigarh will also undergo an expansion of up to 9.6 MTPA from the current 3.6 MTPA, the company said in a statement.

On the expansion of the Angul plant, Jha said the company aims to complete the trial production by the end of 2023 and commercial production by next year.