Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpiring during the week, in the Weekly Round-Up. These developments are presented as information nuggets with relevant hyperlinks leading you to more details available in the sections -- Project News, Projects Information and Project Tenders. The entire compilation has been organized in subjects to facilitate reference. The following report pertains to the period 23-29 April 2006.

New Projects
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• EID-Cargill in joint venture for sugar project (more news, project details)

• Force Motors plans second JV with Man group (more news)

•  Uttaranchal govt plans 300 MW gas based power plant  (more news)

• Viceroy Hotels plans capacity expansion (more news)

• DCM Engineerting plans Rs.200 crore castings unit in South (more news)

•  DLF Universal forms JV for real estate development (more news)

• Hyderabad Industries plans capacity expansion (more news)

• Tinplate to invest Rs.210 crore in Jharkhand (more news)

• Shree Cement invest Rs.100 crore in Haryana (more news, project details)

• Oudh Sugar Mills in expansion mode (more news)

Completion of projects (Envisaged)

• Work on 'Celebration Mall' of Advanced India Projects in Ambala district of Haryana is scheduled for completion by June 2007. (project details)

• Phase I of machine components manufacturing unit with a capacity of 4,000 tpa at Shiroli in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra is scheduled for completion by November 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Hester Pharmaceuticals Rs.23.50 crore poultry vaccines expansion project in Mahesana district of Gujarat is expected to begin by 15 October 2006. (project details)

• The commercial production of Pondy Oxides & Chemicals' lead smelter at Sriprembuthur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu is expected in May 2006.(project details)

• The construction work of Orient Abrasives' 9 MW coal based power unit in Porbandar district of Gujarat commenced with completion scheduled for January 2007. (project details)

• Work on Prathyusha Powers' Rs.40 crore 10 MW biomass power project at Tuvarasi village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu is scheduled for completion by August 2006. (project details)

• Work on Sakthi Sugars 24 MW co-generation power project in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu is scheduled for completion by April 2007.(project details)

• Commercial production of Banswara Syntex's Rs.40 crore cotton fabrics project in Rajasthan is expected to begin by 15 May 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Surya Roshini's Rs.22 crore CFL project at Malanpur in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh is expected to begin by May 2006.(project details)

• Work on KG Fabrics' 33,000 metres per day denim project at Perundurai in Erode district of Tamil Nadu is scheduled for completion by end-April 2006. (project details)

• Work on Phase I of Pratibha Syntex's integrated textile project in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh is underway with commercial production to begin by 2007. (project details)

• Commercial production of Godawari Power & Ispat's Rs.173 crore integrated steel expansion project in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh is expected to begin by December 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Vishal Paper Mills Rs.19 crore 60 tpd paper expansion project at Derabassi in Patiala district of Punjab is expected to begin by December 2007. (project details)

• Commercial production of Natco Pharma's Rs.10 crore finished dosage project in Dehra Dun district of Uttaranchal is expected to begin by May 2006. (project details)

• Work on Phase III of Riga Sugars Rs.60 crore sugar expansion project in Sitamarhi district of Bihar is scheduled for completion by October 2008.(project details)

• Work on Mint Biofuels Rs.30 crore 5,000 tpa bio diesel project at Chiplun in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra is scheduled for completion by July 2006.(project details)

• Commercial production of Priyadarshini Spinning Mills' Rs.40 crore cotton yarn expansion project in Medak and Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh is expected to begin by June 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Vigneshwara Exports 1.2 lakh metres per day weaving project at Vapi in Valsad district of Gujarat is expected to begin by October 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Hanuman Polyester's 10,000 metres per month fabrics project in Surat district of Gujarat is expected to begin by December 2006. (project details)

•  Khanna Paper Mills 150 tpd paper expansion project in Amritsar district of Punjab is in the planning stage with commercial production expected by October 2007. (project details)

• Commercial production of Cement Corporation's Rs.30 crore cement expansion project in Cachar district of Assam is expected to begin by December 2006. (project details)

Completion of projects (Actual)

•  It was learnt that work on Nahar Industrial Enterprises' woven fabrics expansion project at Lalru Chand in Patiala district of Punjab was completed. (project details)

• It was learnt that Mahalaxmi Rubtech's cotton textile project at Sanand in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat began commercial production. (project details)

Appointment of partners

• Jindal Steel & Power has signed contract with Siemens VAI Division of I&S for the supply of 5.0 m wide plate mill for its Rs.13,135 crore integrated steel plant at Angul in Orissa. (project details)

• Moga Improvement Trust awarded the contract to Ludhiana based D P Singh Chaddha & Company for construction of commercial complex in Moga district of Punjab. (project details)

Approvals, Clearances

• Petronet LNG have given approval for raising funds through issue of FCCBs of $100 million to part finance the 2.5 million tpa liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Kochi in Kerala. (project details)

• CCEA approves Bangalore Metro Rail project (more news, project details)

• CCEA approves outsourcing additional coal production in Chhattisgarh (more news)

Commencement of work (Actual)

• Work on Madras Cement's 18 MW coal based captive power plant at its Jayanthipuram unit in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh has commenced. (project details)

• Work on 3.5 MW captive power unit of Shreyans Industries at Ahmedgarh in Sangrur district of Punjab is commenced. (project details)

Commencement of work (Envisaged)

• Work on Computer Association of Eastern India's IT Plaza project at Salt Lake in Kolkata district of West Bengal is expected to commence by 2007. (project details)

• Work on Shri Mahankali SSK's Rs.42 crore co-generation power project at Rajarambapunagar in Sangli district of Maharashtra is likely to commence by October 2006. (project details)

• Work on Hothur Ispat's Rs.40 crore waste based power project at Venivirapura in Bellary district of Karnataka is expected to commence October 2006 with completion scheduled for April 2008. (project details)

• Work on K C Soni & Sons Steels' Rs.7 crore 70 tpd rolling mill project at Amloh in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab is expected to commence by end-April 2006.(project details)

• Work on Lakshmi Minerals Rs.8 crore iron ore mining project at Jaisingpur village in Bellary district of Karnataka is expected to commence by June 2006. (project details)

Project impediments

• It was learnt that Bhagyanagar Energy & Telecom has deferred its air conditioners project at Cherlapally in Hyderabad district of Andhra Pradesh for reasons undisclosed. (project details)

• Graphite India's captive power plant at Durgapur in West Bengal is delayed as the company has not yet been allotted coal mine block. (project details)

General developments

• It was learnt that the tender process is underway for the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution's Rs.123 crore sub-transmission & distribution project in Mumbai and in all 12 companies responded. (project details)

• The tender process for technical and financial bid is underway for the Alcock Ashdown's ship building project at Chanch in Amreli district of Gujarat and expected to be awarded in end-April 2006 (project details)

• It was learnt that architect Hafeez contractor has dropped out of the Rs.9.50 crore circuit house project at Vashi in Thane district, implemented by Rajasthan State Road Development & Construction Corporation. (project details)

• Dudhganga Veganga SSK has applied for environmental clearances and public hearing is expected by mid-May 2006 for the 30,000 litres per day distillery project in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. (project details)

• The consultant for Haryana Power Generation Corpn's 1000/1200 MW coal based power unit in Hisar district of Haryana is expected to finalise by mid of May 2006. (project details)

• It was learnt that civil works commenced for the Sree Sakthi Paper Mills' Rs.26.55 crore kraft paper & Cogeneration expansion project at Edayar in Ernakulam district of Kerala. (project details)

• ONGC CBM block award might be delayed (more news)

• Upgradation of non-metro airports to be completed by 2008 (more news)

• It was learnt that pre-qualification bids is expected to be re-invited for the Vatva Industrial Estate Infrastructure Development's Rs.57 crore Vatva Industrial Estate (upgradation) in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat. (project details)

• The Kerala State Electricity Board's Rs.550 crore 84 MW hydel power project at Karapara - Kuriarkutty in Palakkad district of Kerala is still in the planning stage and waiting for various clearances. The project was expected to commence by February 2006. (project details)

• Volvo mulls mfg base in India (more news)

• ADB to double assistance to India: FM (more news)

•  KIADB acquires 840 acres for Mangalore SEZ (more news)

• Reliance, Chevron to float JV to market natural gas (more news)

•  Posco to invest $200 million in 2006 (more news, project details)

• The groundbreaking ceremony of Manali Petrochemicals' Rs.41 crore biomass power project in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, which was scheduled to be held in January 2006 is now delayed till June 2006 at least, it is learnt. (project details)

• Cairn Energy makes 18th oil discovery in Rajasthan (more news)

Response to tenders

• JDA's township project attracts 26 bidders (more news, project details)

• Government of Rajasthan received four applications for the implementation of Rs.282 crore Bilaspur Water Supply Scheme (Phase II) in Tonk district. (project details)

• The pre-qualified bidders were shortlisted and the consultant is expected to be appointed by June 2006 for Indian Oil Corporation's Panipat Refinery Upgradation project in Haryana. (project details)

• It was learnt that so far 30 companies has submitted EoIs for the Haryana Tourism Corporation's state-of-art hotel and hospitality management institutes each coming up on an area of 5 acres of land at Tilyar (Rohtak) and Badkhal (Faridabad) district of Haryana. (project details)

• It was learnt that Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority received 10 bids for the proposed hotel project in West Bengal. (project details)

Tenders for ongoing projects

• On 24 April 2006, Indian Oil Corpn. invited bids for construction of TWL (Railway)-gantry works at Ratlam terminal project in Madhya Pradesh. (project details, tender details)

• Mitcon Consultancy services invited bids for boiler/ turbine and auxiliaries package for Indian Cane Power's 28 MW co-generation power plant in Bijapur district of Karnataka. (project details, tender details)

• National Hydroelectric Power Corpn invited pre-qualification bids for turnkey execution of 1000MW (4x250 MW) Pakal Dul (Drangdhuran) hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir. (project details, tender details)

General Investment Plans

• WB to invest $1.3 billion in hydel projects (more news)

• VSNL to invest Rs.1,350 crore on India-Europe undersea cable (more news)

• Taj GVK to invest Rs.400 crore for expansion (more news, project details)

Project Financing

• IFC to fund rural power projects in India (more news)

Minor & old orders

• SAAG RR Infra bagged an order worth Rs.1.2 crore from Toyo Engineering for civil and construction works for Regency Power Corporation's Kallugurani combined cycle power project in in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. (project details)

• SAAG RR Infra was awarded the contract worth Rs.9 crore from National Institute of Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH) for the construction of quarantine buildings including roads for the National Centre for Primate Breeding & Research at Sasunavaghar in Thane district. (project details)

Expressions of Interest (EOIs)

• Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services invited EoIs for consultancy services for detailed project reports for integrated infrastructure development for a major municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu. (tender details)

• Foundry Cluster Development Association invited EoIs for construction of modern foundry park at Howrah in the state of West Bengal. (tender details)

• Government of Jharkhand invited EoIs for consultancy services for establishing infotech city at Ranchi in Jharkhand. (tender details)

• Government of Goa invited EoIs for consultancy services for setting up of small hydroelectric project on BOOT basis. (tender details)

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