ProjectsToday Weekly Round-up: 25 July 2009
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
GGMA to set up apparel park
Muthoot Builders launches project at Thiruvananthapuram
Indo Zinc to set up India Cements' Rajasthan plant
MRPL to set up polypropylene unit
Ethanol-diesel blending plant inaugurated in Nagpur
Unitech launches 'Unitech Gardens Galleria' in Bangalore
Petronet LNG mulls power project in Kochi
Ambuja launches residential complex in Kolkata
General developments
Government seeks WB sanction for NER transmission
Vedanta may bid for UMPPs, coal blocks
Thermax, GE Water team up for wastewater treatment
SAIL to complete expansion plan by 2014
JSPL to acquire coal mine in South Africa
Adani Power to import coal for Mundra plant
True Value Homes to foray in Infra business
NELP VIII set for a re-launch in August
JSW relocates power project to Dahej
MMRDA to extend bid submission date for Wadala tower project
KIOCL to become a subsidiary of NMDC
Enkay to expand serviced apartments
Empee Group plans hotel in Chennai
US companies may get sites in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
Ten companies in fray for 11 Uttar Pradesh sugar mills
NEPC setting up SEZ near Coimbatore
Gujarat NRE mulls two plants in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
JICPL pleads to shift end-use power project to Bihar
Maytas Infra to sell stakes in two expressway projects
Vega keen to develop innovation park in Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh seeks grant
India Resources may bag coal block contract in West Bengal
Orissa plans to develop 36 tourist destinations
Electrosteel's plant to commence production by next fiscal
NHPC extends bid for Dibang power project
SEZ to come up in Nagaland
Orissa to acquire land for Vedanta University
Great Eastern Hotel to reopen by October 2010
Astonfield in pact with Areva for biomass plants
L&T MHI JV plans turbine, generator facilities
Thakurli power plant to be restored
Hinduja's Visakhapatnam project to achieve financial closure by October
General Investment Plans
Li & Fung Group acquires 26 per cent stake in Future Logistics
Vedanta draws out mega capex plan
Essar Oil to give a facelift to its retail fuel outlets
Deepak Fertilisers plans capex for expansion 27140
Luminous to move south for new facility
Speciality Restaurants to open outlets in Orissa
NACL plans manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh
Canon India plans major capex
L&T plans investment in power, port projects
Texmaco JV to manufacture metro coaches
Alstom Bharat Forge JVs to set up manufacturing facilities
Vydehi Institute plans expansion
TN Housing Board chalks out investment plan for FY10
ITC plans capex for paper, hotels business
Dabur plans 15 stores this fiscal
Binani mulls major capex for expansion
KKN Group to invest in real estate, new launches
Apollo Tyres plans IT Park, hotel in Kerala
Falcon Tyres to raise funds for expansion
Punjab plans rural road development
PGCIL, ONGC-ILFS JV to build transmission systems
Ambuja plans major investment by 2014
Reliance Cementation is now Rel Infra subsidiary
Government plans trauma centres
AAI plans upgradation programme for 35 non-metros airports
British Biological to invest in India
Unichem Lab plans units in Mahrashtra, Madhya Pradesh
Project Financing
Tata Power raises funds from foreign market
Pride Hotels plans IPO in January
Essar Oil raises funds to finance Vadinar expansion project
Funds provided for revival of 15 PSUs
Fiat India to borrow funds for expansion
SAIL may take public offering route to fund expansion
Tata Steel, Suzlon to go GDR way to mobilise funds
HealthCare Global to raise PE fund
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