ProjectsToday Weekly Round-up: 11 July 2009
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
Mumbai to get its own e-waste recycling plant
Leitner to make wind turbines at Chennai plant
Hyundai plans diesel engine plant in Chennai
DIAL to set up solid waste processing complex
Bhubaneswar to get 10,000 acre IT investment region
Toshiba JSW plans turbine plant in Chennai
Approvals, Clearances
MoEF clearances for Khurunti power project by August
State approves Chennai desalination plant
Orissa gives nod to set up private varsities
Uttar Pradesh approves construction of outer ring road
MoEF clears Jakhol Sankhri project; defers Gundia project
General developments
Best Western Royal Park hotel at Baddi
Yota initiates talks with MTNL, BSNL for WiMAX services
SREI Infra consortium lowest bidder for road project
Tata's Jamshedpur expansion to complete by March 2011
RGPPL, GE Energy signs Dabhol equipment maintenance agreement
PGCIL to kick-start grid connectivity project soon
Lodha scouts for PE investors
JV agreement to be signed for Moira Madhujore North, South blocks
Bhushan Steel seeks allocation of Urtan coal block
Jaypee to merge two power companies
M&M to roll out diesel trucks in US in December
Storm water drainage project cost may rise
29 coal projects await MoEF clearance
NIPER to be set up near Madurai
NELP-VIII to be re-launched
Oakwood plans 11 temporary housing facilities by 2012
AAI may scrap modernisation of seven airports
Essar seeks allocation of Pachwara (South) coal block
Tenders for Bangalore Metro Reach III to be awarded by August
Vibgyor to diversify into cement, real estate sector
AIC Iron Industries submits EIA for Benipur steel plant
Completion of projects
Teesta V power project dedicated to nation
WS Industries commences production at plant in Vizag SEZ
No cap on UMPP allocation to sole company
General Investment Plans
Lalit Group plans budget hotels
BHEL to form JVs in nuclear, loco sectors
Major capex planned for 12,000 km of roads
CPCL chalks out capex plan
Cadila teams up with US based Novavax
CIL, NLC, SCCL plans expansion in FY10
JSW to acquire additional shares in UK based JV
Shasun plans new facility in Visakhapatnam
Tata Group to launch five-star hotel in South Africa
Essar Power plans 6,000 MW by 2012
Reliance Digital to set up 31 stores
Sterlite to foray in commercial power generation
BEML to invest in existing facilities
Essar Steel may acquire majority stake in Shree Precoated Steels
Madras Cements plans coal based power project in Tamil Nadu
GMR mulls Vemagiri Power expansion
Haryana plans capex for rural development works
Sobha Developers in talks with investors for raising funds
Prakash Industries to raise funds for Chhattisgarh power
GAIL to mobilise funds for expansion
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