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ProjectsToday Weekly Round-up: 07 July 2007

Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.  

New Projects
(To view new projects added during the period 01 - 07 Jul 2007, click here)

• Magarpatta Township to have IT-SEZ component 

• GMR Infra setting up SEZ in Hyderabad 

• Ramsarup plans integrated steel plant in West Bengal 

• IL&FS plans mega power plant in TN 

Approvals, Clearances

• SAIL approves major expansion plans 

• L&T board approves the boiler plant project 

• NHAI approves investment proposals for three BOT projects 

MoUs signed

• Ansal Properties signs pact for medicity in UP 

• GVK Power signs MoU with TIDCO for SEZ project 

• India, Japan signs MoU for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor 

• Petronet signs LNG pact with RasGas 

• Nokia Siemens signs MoU for network expansion 

General developments

• Norsk Hydro to take 10 percent stake in ONGC gas field 

• Phillips Carbon plans plant in Vietnam 

• HDIL plans tie-up with Lehman Brothers for hotel project 

• Malaysia to sign MoU with KSIDC by August 

• Lenzing, Modi Group in pact for viscose plant 

• Ansal Properties forms SPV to set up 30 hotels 

• GMR bids for four hydel projects in Nepal 

• L&T floats separate companies to fund power, port projects 

• DLF, Unitech in race for commercial developmental rights in DIAL 

• PSEB to find new site for plant despite approval from CM 

• BHEL to pick up stake in projects with 800 MW thermal sets 

• Marriott International Inc. chalks major expansion plans 

• Ashok Leyland forms JV with Alteams Group 

• ONGC to explore at Contai block 

• Opus, Malaysian firm in pact for township project 

• Globus plans major investment by 2010 

• DPR for container terminal at Hazira in July 

• NLC, MCL & Hindalco to partner for Talabira mining 

• Stone to be laid soon for 2,500 MW power projects in TN 

• Essar in talks with Petro Vietnam for oil, gas exploration 

• SPML forms JV for water utility services 

• In-principle approval for Noida airport by October 

• Bhoruka Power acquires SLS Power 

• Emmar-MGF bags Commonwealth Games Village 

• Subburaj Industries diversifies into paper manufacturing 

• Binani Cement to start mine production in Rajasthan by 2009 

• BRPL acquiring land for pelletisation plant 

• ONGC seeks overseas investors for Kakinada refinery project 

Organic Indian Investment Abroad

• Welspun begins work on pipe manufacturing unit in US 

General Investment Plans

• Indian Railways chalks major investment for rail gauge conversion 

• Cognizant Technology plans $200 million investment 

• DLF to invest in multiplex unit 

• Lanco forays in Real Estate sector 

• IFC lends loan to West Coast Paper Mills' expansion plan 

• Unitech to invest in Noida 

• ADB to fund Sikkim road projects 

• ONGC to invest in Mumbai High oilfields 

• REL to invest in three hydro power projects 

• Guru Gobind Singh Refinery to raise $1 billion foreign debt 

• Reliance Communications plans major capex crore for GSM expansion  

Policy Developments

• National bio-fuel policy to be implemented soon 

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