ProjectsToday Weekly
Round-up: 11 October 2008
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
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- Sukhoi, SKS Ventures plans aircraft
plant at Nagpur
- SRM Energy plans 2,000 MW power
plant in Tamil Nadu
- Diamond Cables plans power
infrastructure equipment park
- Madhya Pradesh government plans
aviation city
Approvals, Clearances
- Bellary City Corporation Council
approves Rs.100 cr for improving roads.
- Gujarat Cabinet approves land for
Nano project
- Nod for APGenco's nuclear power
plant
- Centre sanctions funds for four
mega tourist destinations
- GAIL board approves Pata
petrochemical capacity expansion
MoUs signed
- Tata, Gujarat government signs MoU
for Nano project
- Gujarat government signs agreement
with L&T for highway projects
General developments
- Tata Motors officials inspect sites
in AP, Karnataka
- Ind-Oil Overseas scout for oil
assets in CIS, African countries
- SJVNL seeks CCEA nod for overseas
venture
- REC to finalise funding fo three
Tamil Nadu power projects
- DLF-Hilton scouts for land to build
hotels
- OVL in discussion with Iranian
government for gas block
- ACC plans to set up hydro power
plants
- Choice Hotels, Amrapali Group ties
up for Greater Noida hotel
- NTPC plans inland waterways to
transport imported coal
- Essar Constructions to take up
pipeline projects on EPC basis
- BSNL to roll out WiMax services by
2009
- Adani Group to foray into nuclear
power sector
- Centre looking at alternative
alignment for SSCP project
- Fortis Healthcare plans JV with NU
Hospitals
- Bellary power project-Stage III:
MoEF clearance by March 2009
- Future Group to foray into
wholesale distribution
- ONGC, UCIL to sign MoU soon
- BHEL & NPCIL conglomerate to hire
private partners
- CIL receives 17 bids for coal
exploration
- MSRDC plans seven flyovers
- Delhi government to help Himachal
Pradesh government build three dams
- Around 25 per cent of the work on
Goa State Infrastructure Devp Corp's,Rs.2.59 crore bridge project at Poriem in
North Goa is completed.
- ICSA India is likely finalise
contractors for its wind power project in Somandepalli in Anantapur, Andhra
Pradesh by end-October 2008.
- Work on Jindal India Thermal
Power's coal based power project at Dereng in Angul, Orissa is underway.
- State highways to be upgraded.
- Ganjhalli sugar project to achieve
financial closure by October
- Madhya Pradesh government to float
SPV for Dewas-Gwalior highway
- Somandepalli power project:
Contractors by end-October
- Twenty Five firms shows interest to
advise on power sector reforms
- GSPC shortlist consultant for
Mundra LNG project
- ITC Wills Lifestyle to open 50 new
outlets
- Roots Corporation to open 21 new
Ginger Hotels
- Cairn yet to get 'right of use' for
Rajasthan pipeline
- Siemens sets up subsidiary for
rolling stock business
- Phoenix Group plans real estate
project in Goa
- Hindustan Copper to reopen Kendadih
mine
- Orissa government to begin
exploration in Keonjhar, Koraput
- Hindustan Sanitaryware plans
acquisitions in Europe
- Metro Cash & Carry receives licence
for opening outlets
- Provogue India to foray into food,
grocery retail sector
- IL&FS, Halcrow consortium to advice
Freight Corridor Corporation
- Changes in bidding document for
Dharavi project
- BPCL, Nippon in talks for fuel cell
technology
General Investment Plans
- ADB proposes funds for
tourism-related infrastructure
- Country Club earmarks investment on
new format
- Empee Group earmarks capex plan
- Vizag port to invest in capacity
expansion
- Ozone Group plans Bangalore project
- Choice Hotels plans investment by
2010
- BSNL to invest in Tamil Nadu circle
- Putzmeister Concrete Machines to
invest by 2012
- World Bank to fund Dakshin Haryana
Bijli Vitran Nigam
- Chhattisgarh plans jewellery park
- Rockland Group earmarks investment
in healthcare facilities
- Crackers India Infrastructure plans
capex in retail sector
- IFC to provide funds to Punj Lloyd
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