JSPL eyes larger share in railway order after debut, looks at big projects

For JSPL, it took about 15 years to challenge the SAIL monopoly in rail supply to the Indian Railways

After bagging its first order from the Indian Railways, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) plans to enhance volume and supply rails to the national transporter in key projects, including bullet train.

JSPL has bagged “20 per cent” of the Rs 25-billion order to supply long rails to Indian Railways that floated a global tender for procuring around 487,000 tonnes of rails to meet the supply following a shortfall from the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The volume of the order is around 100,000 tonnes.

“This is just a beginning; we are looking to emerge as a long-term partner for