Upcoming Projects in India

6204 Chinese Lighting Solutions Company Opple Lighting Has Entered The Indian LED Lighting Market With The Launch Of Its First Retail Store In Chennai. Opple Plans To Invest About Rs 60 Crore For Its India Operations, Primarily For Brand Building And Marketing. The Company Plans To Set Up 50 Exclusive Brand Outlets And About 400 Shop-In-Shop Stores Over The Next Three Years,

6203 NTPC , Will Invest Rs 5,000 Crore In A Solar Power Plant In Rewa District Over The Next Few Years. The Company Establishing A 750 Mw Solar Power Plant In Rewa District Of The State, For Which An Mou Was Signed Recently. The Total Investment In The Project Will Be In Excess Of Rs 5,000 Crore In Phases, As The Project Will Completed In Three Tranches Of 250 Mw Each. The Investment Size Is Based On The Estimate That For Generating 1 Mw Of Solar Power, An Investment Of Rs 7 Crore Is Required

6202 Suzlon Group Has Bagged Contracts For Wind Power Projects Having Total Capacity Of 150 MW, Estimated To Be Worth About Rs 1,200 Crore. The Orders Have Been Received From Various Entities Including Malpani Group, Rajasthan Gum Group, KRBL, Sterling Agro Group And An Assortment Of Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes). KRBL Ltd's Order Size Is 23.10 MW For A Project In Maharashtra While Malpani Group Has Placed 29.4 MW Contract For A Plant In Madhya Pradesh

6201 Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited (GACL) Is Planning Major Expansion Plans As Well As New Projects With Investment Pegged At Rs. 3,500 Crore. The Company Is Also Planning To Set Up A 120 Mw Coal-Based Power Project. The Expansion Projects Involve Augmenting The Existing Capacities Of Caustic Soda, Chloromethane, And Phosphoric Acid Besides Caustic Potash At Its Dahej Plant. GACL’s Rs 3,500 Crore Investment Plans Also Include New Facilities In Various Parts Of The Country.

6200 Toyota Auto Parts' Rs. 250 Crore Investments And Sandur Manganese Iron Ore’s Investment Of Rs. 6,306 Crore Figure Prominently In The List Of Projects Cleared By The 36th Karnataka State High-Level Clearance Committee. State Government Has Also Cleared 13 Projects With An Investment Of Over Rs. 9,912 Crore.

6199 JSW Cement Ltd, A Part Of The $11 Billion JSW Group, Is Planning To Set Up A 3 Million Tonnes Per Annum (Mtpa) Clinkerisation Plant At Chittapur In Gulbarga District At An Estimated Cost Of Rs 2,500 Crore. The Company Is Also In The Advanced Stages Of Expanding The Grinding Capacity At Vijayanagar To 0.8 Million Tonnes Per Annum From 0.6 Million Tonnes Per Annum. It Also Operates A 0.6 Mtpa Grinding Unit At Dolvi. JSW Cement Limited Is A Subsidiary,New Diversification Foray Of The JSW Group

6198 Daikin Is Considering Setting Up A Second Manufacturing Plant In India. Recently Company Has Launched Next Generation VRV IV Technology (Variable Refrigerant Volume) For Commercial Air Conditioning. The Company Is Looking For Export Orders But The Indian Market Would Remain Its First Priority.

6197 Ice Cream Brand Natural Will Open 100 Outlets In The Next Five Years Across India The Company Is Also About To Open New Store In Connaught Place.

6196 The Gujarat Government Has Given Its Nod To German Company Siemens To Set Up Six More Centres Of Excellence In The State's Engineering Colleges With An Investment Of Rs 714.90 Crore. Siemens Has Already Invested About Rs 500 Crore For Setting Up Five Such Centres Of Excellence In The State For Which Mous Had Been Signed Two Years Back. These Centres Of Excellence Will Be Set Up At Colleges In Morbi, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Patan, Jamnagar And Mehsana.

6195 Online Imitation Jewellery Retailer Voylla Plans To Set Up 10 Stores Across The Country By The End Of 2014. Stores Will Also Come Up In Cities Such As Bangalore And Hyderabad. The Jewellery Retailer Also Launched A Multi-Media Advertising Campaign For The Festive Season.

6194 Multi-Brand Retail Chain V-Mart Is Aiming To Expand Its Store Network Up To 200 In Non-Metro Cities In Next Four Years By Adding Upto 25 Stores Every Year. The Company Has Also Plans To Expand In The North East And Southern Regions. Company Has Plans To Add New Stores In Lucknow, Allahabad And Foray In Places Like Kishanganj, Purnia In Bihar And Some Places In West Bengal During This Fiscal. The Company Is Investing Around Rs 2.5-3 Crore To Add A New Store In Its Network. The Company Is Focusing On Apparels. Out Of 100 Stores, It Is Selling FMCG And Other Product In 34 Stores Only.

6193 IL&FS Engineering And Construction Company Ltd Said Here Today That It Has Received A National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI) Contract Worth Rs 1,232 Crore To Four-Lane The Patna-Gaya-Dobhi Section Of NH-83 In Bihar. The Project Completion Period Is 1,095 Days From Commencement Date.

6192 Rashtriya Chemicals And Fertilisers (RCF) Is Going To Set Up A New Urea Capacity At Its Thal Plant Near Mumbai With An Estimated Investment Of Rs 4,500 Crore The New Plant Will Have Capacity Of About 1.27 Million Tonnes Of Urea Per Annum And It Will Also Produce Ammonia. RCF Got Pre-Public Investment Board (PIB) Clearance For The Project.

6191 Reliance Industries is investing U.S. $ 4.6 billion in an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) project that will convert captive petrocoke to synthetic gas (syngas) which can be used to generate power, steam and hydrogen, which currently are being produced using expensive imported LNG. The firm will spend another U.S. $ 1.5 billion to import ethane from US to replace higher cost propane imports and naphtha. The projects will be completed by FY18

6190 Tree of Life Resorts & Spa, will open their third resort property in Varanasi in winter 2016. The 20-room resort is being set up in the outskirts of the city with typical Banarsi architectural design. Land for New resort is already been acquired in Agra, and construction would be completed over a three year term.

6189 Wyndham Hotel Group has signed up for ten more hotel projects in India. These tie ups have been made for popular brands like Ramada Encore, Howard Johnson, Days Inn, and Planet Hollywood, etc. All of the hotels are expected to be open by mid- 2017. These 10 properties will be developed by development partners, Expat Projects & Development to open two Ramada hotels; Creative Buildwell, Swift Financial Results, Vardhman Infra Developers, and Expat Leisure & Resorts for one Ramada each. The ten properties will be spread across Gurgaon, Darjeeling, Greater Noida, Jaisalmer, Pali, Loneer, Dharmapuri, Bengaluru, Chennai and Trivandrum. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is a group of chains of hotels and resorts

6188 Real estate firm Hiranandani Group plans to build an 8 million ton per year LNG import facility at Jaigarh on Maharasthra by July 2018 to meet the growing energy demand. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, in a public notice, invited comments on the company's proposal to connect the Jaigarh LNG terminal with Dahej-Uran-Dabhol-Panvel (DUDPL) pipeline and Dabhol-Bangalore (DBPL) line. The company is also evaluating the feasibility of setting up a 6 million tons per annum Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) Project in the Bay of Bengal.

6187 Swedish Communications Technology Company Ericsson Has Signed A Deal To Partner Bharti Airtel To Offer 4G Network Technology That Is In Its Infancy In India. Airtel Has Selected Ericsson To Be Its Partner In Offering LTE (Long-Term Evolution, Also Marketed As 4G LTE) In India. LTE, Is A Standard For Wireless Communication Of High-Speed Data For Mobile Phones And Data Terminals.

6186 L&T’s Transportation Infrastructure Business Has Received The Rs. 1,630-Crore EPC (Engineering, Procurement And Construction) Order For Construction Of A Six- Lane Access-Controlled Expressway From Unnao District To Lucknow. The Scope Of Work Includes Design, Engineering And Construction Of The 63km-Long Expressway Including Construction Of Service Roads. The Contract Also Includes Major Structures Like 18 Vehicular Under Passes, Four Major Bridges, 10 Minor Bridges, 26 Pedestrian Underpasses, One Trumpet Interchange And Associated Works. The Project Is Scheduled To Be Completed Within 36 Months

6185 Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), Has Bagged A Contract For Setting Up A 1,320 MW Thermal Power Project In Tamil Nadu. Project Is An Engineering, Procurement And Construction (EPC) Contract From Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), Valued At About Rs 7,800 Crore. The Contract States That BHEL Will Set Up A 2x660 MW Coal-Fired Thermal Power Project At Ennore Special Economic Zone In Tamil Nadu. The Equipment For The Contract Will Be Manufactured At Bhel's Trichy, Haridwar, Bhopal, Ranipet, Hyderabad, Bangalore And Jhansi Plants, While Its Power Sector -- Southern Region -- Will Be Responsible For Civil Works And Erection Or Commissioning Of The Equipment

6184 Suzlon Group Is To Build 2000 MW Of New Wind Energy Projects In Madhya Pradesh Over The Next Five Years And Establish The Supporting Manufacturing Facilities, Suzlon Group Has Installed More Than 50 Per Cent Of The Total Wind Capacity In The State. The Suzlon Group Is One Of The World's Leading Wind Turbine Manufactures Providing Profitable Wind Energy Solutions

6183 Hardcastle Restaurants Will Invest Up To Rs. 850 Crore To Add 250 Outlets Of The US Fast Food Chain In The West And South Regions, Within 3-5 Years. This Investment Includes Adding 175 To 200 Mccafe Coffee Shops. Hardcastle Restaurant Pvt Ltd Is Mcdonald’s Franchisee For West And South India Operations.

6182 Snap Fitness Plans To Invest Around Rs 350 Crore To Open 300 Health Clubs In India In The Next Three Years. The Company Has 50 Clubs Operational Currently And Over 10 Clubs Have Been Signed. The Company Is Looking At Expansion In Location Such As Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vadodara, Nashik, Raipur, Kochi, Salem, Lucknow Among Others .

6181 Textiles Major Trident Ltd Will Invest Rs. 2,400 Crore In Its Project In Madhya Pradesh, Which Is Under Different Stages Of Implementation. The Power Plant Will Be Commissioned In September 2016, The Bed Linen And Spinning Units Are Expected To Be Operation By September Next Year. This Project Will Have 500 Looms Capable Of Producing 3.6 Million Meters Of Bed Linen Per Month, 1.85 Lakh Yarn Spindles And 60 MW Of Captive Power.

6180 India Power Corporation Limited Will Invest Rs. 33 Crore Towards Beefing Up Infrastructure Of Power Distribution In Gaya And Bodh Gaya. The Company Has Submitted An Investment Plan Of “Minimum Rs. 33 Crore” To The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC). The Investment Will Look At Upgrading Infrastructure And Induction Of New Power Distribution Technology. IPCL Is Into Electricity Generation, Transmission, Distribution And Trading.

6179 Drug Major Cipla Has Signed An Agreement With Its Iranian Distributor For Setting Up A Manufacturing Unit In Iran. The Proposed Investment Is Subject To Completion Of Certain Conditions And Applicable Regulatory Approvals. Cipla Global Limited Is An Indian Multinational Pharmaceutical And Biotechnology Company.

6178 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Will Set Up 6,000 MW Thermal Power Plant In Telangana. BHEL & TS GENCO Signed A MOU. The BHEL Will Execute The Project In Three Years On EPC Basis. BHEL Is The Largest Engineering And Manufacturing Enterprise In India And Is One Of The Leading Companies In The Field Of Power Plant Equipment.

6177 Assam Will Soon Set Up A Gas-Based Thermal Power Plant; Which For The First Time Will Use 'Waste' Gas As Its Fuel. The Power Plant, Proposed To Be Set Up At Titabor In Jorhat District, Will Come Up At An Estimated Cost Of Rs 300 Crore And Would Be Commissioned In Next Two And Half Years Time. The Project Will Use The Associated Gas That Is Produced As A Byproduct During Drilling And Extraction Of Crude Oil. The Proposed Plant Would Require Around 70 Km Of Pipeline To Divert The Associated Gases From The Reserves To The Project Site.

6176 Thermal Powertech Corporation India Ltd, Has Achieved Boiler Light Up For First Phase Of Its 1,320 MW Thermal Power Plant In Nellore District Of Andhra Pradesh, Located Near The Coast Of Krishnapatnam. TPCIL Has Signed A Power Purchase Agreement With Andhra Pradesh Power Distribution Companies, Wholly-Owned By The Government Of Telangana For Supply Of 500 MW Of Competitive Power To The Central, Eastern, Southern And Northern Power Distribution Companies Of Andhra Pradesh For A Period Of 25 Years. Thermal Powertech Corporation India Ltd., Is A Joint Venture Company Between Gayatri Energy Ventures Private Limited And Singapore Based Sembcorp Utilities.

6175 Infrastructure Major GMR Group Propose To Develop Airport City At Hyderabad Airport With World-Class Facilities At A Cost Of Rs.750 Crore. It Plans To An Exhibition-Cum-Convention Centre On About 50 Acres Of Land Comprising One Lakh Square Meters Area As Part Of The Airport City.

6174 FMCG Major Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Would Spend Rs 100 Crore In Next Five Years In Creating Awareness About The Importance Of Hygiene And Sanitation. The Company, Is Makers Of Famous Antiseptic Brand 'Dettol', Would Run A Pan India Campaign In Next Five Years And Plans To Reach Out 2,000 Villages Under 'Dettol - Banega Swachh India' Campaign.

6173 Uninor, One Of India’s Fastest Growing Telecom Operators, Is Planning To Invest Rs 600 Crore Towards Capex In The Current Financial Year And Major Part Of The Investment Will Go Into Establishing New Base Station. With A Network Of More Than 1,500 Stores And 3.65 Lakh Points Of Sale (Pos), Uninor Has The Second Largest Distribution Network In Its 6 Operating Circles With A 42 Million Subscriber Base. The Company Is A Subsidiary Of Telenor Group, A Telecommunications Company

6172 Footwear Company Liberty Shoes Limited (LSL) Had Mooted Plan For Retail Expansion In The Southern States As Company's Presence Is Comparatively Low In These States. Company Is Looking For Major Expansion In The States Of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu And Kerala. The Company Would Soon Be Opening A Showroom In Kochi City And Later Two Showrooms In Calicut And Thiruvananthapuram.

6171 Mahindra Holidays And Resorts, A Vacation Ownership Company Part Of The Mahindra Group, Plans To Spend Up To Rs. 500 Crore Over The Next 18 Months Towards Capacity Expansion. The Company Will Add New Resorts In India. While Some Of The Rooms Will Be Added To Its Existing Resorts Like Virajpet, In Karnataka, It Is Also Looking To Build New Resorts. Apart From India, The Company Also Has Resorts In International Markets Like Dubai, Thailand And Austria.

6170 The Andhra Pradesh Government Is Expecting Investments Worth Rs 42,000 Crore In Information Technology And Electronics Industries Over The Next 5 Years. The State Government Expects Rs 12,000 Crore Investments In IT And Rs 30,000 Crore In Electronics Industry. Companies Like Wipro, Tech Mahindra And Some Other IT Industries Have Agreed To Establish Their Units In The State. Cities Like Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Tirupati And Anantapur In The State Will Be Favorable Places For Both The Sector.

6169 The Madhya Pradesh Government Plans To Develop 27 New Industrial Parks For Sectors Like Textiles, Infotech Tourism, And Food Processing Among Others At An Investment Of Rs 3,000 Crore In A Phased Manner Over The Next Five Years .

6168 Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd Has Planned To Create A Cold Chain Infrastructure At A Cost Of Rs 165 Crore. Company Would Set Up Three Temperature Controlled Warehouses In The National Capital Region, Hyderabad And Patalganga Near Mumbai. The Planned Investment Would Be For Strengthening The Company’s Logistics Business Network At Different Regions Across The Country. One Warehouse Would Come Up Later In This Financial Year. The Two Others Would Follow In The Next Fiscal Year. The Company Has Also Decided To Add Finished Leather Chemicals In Its Chennai Plant Portfolio Through A Technical Tie-Up With An Italian Company.

6167 Coal India Has Invited Bids From Both Global And Domestic Companies For Providing Consultancy For Study On Underground Coal Mining In The PSU. The Development Follows Coal Ministry Asking CIL For A Detailed Subsidiary-Wise Action Plan For Improving The Output From Its Underground (UG) Mines. Coal India Ltd (CIL) Invites Bids From Academic/Research Institutions And/Or Consultancy Firms/Organizations Of India Or Abroad For Providing Consultancy Services For "Study On Underground Coal Mining In CIL-Problems, Potential, Technology, Modernization, Production And Safety.

6166 Barry Callebaut, the Switzerland-based chocolate maker, is looking at setting up a manufacturing unit in the country as part of its global expansion plans to cash in on the Rs 3,000 crore domestic markets. At present, the US $5.2 billion Swiss company has 50 manufacturing facilities across Europe, Africa, North and South America as well as Asia-Pacific.

6165 US-Based Pizza Chain Sbarro Is Planning To Open 40 'New York Pizza' Restaurants In North And East India As Part Of Its Expansion Plans. Company Will Be Investing Up To Rs 40 Crore For These Openings. These Outlets Will Be Opened In Delhi And NCR In The First Two Years, Followed By Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan And Kolkata Among Others. The Outlets Will Be A Mix Of Flagship Model That Will Have A Space Of 1,500 To 2,000 Sq Feet, Outlets In Malls That Would Be Between 600 To 1,000 Sq Feet And Grab-And-Go Outlets That Will Have An Area Of 400 Sq Ft. Sbarro, LLC Is A Chain Of Pizza Restaurants That Specializes In New York Style Pizza And Other Italian-American Cuisine

6164 Investment Bank Goldman Sachs Investing R1,200 Crore (Around $200 Million ) Towards Building A New Campus In Bangalore. The New Campus, Which Can Seat Upto 9,000 People, Is Expected To Be Completed In 2018. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Is An American Multinational Investment Banking Firm That Engages In Global Investment Banking, Securities, Investment Management, And Other Financial Services Primarily With Institutional Clients

6163 Wind Turbine Manufacturer And Wind Farm Developer Gamesa Wind Turbines Has Signed A 90 Megawatt (MW) Wind Power Project Order With Hero Future Energies. Hero Future Energies Is A New Venture Of The Hero Group. According To Contract Gamesa Will Supply 25 Units Of 2 MW Turbines At Kavital, Karnataka, And 20 Units Of 2 MW Turbines At Gunga, Rajasthan. The Project Is Scheduled For Completion By March 2015.

6162 Jaypee Group Plans To Open Four Multi-Speciality Hospitals And Add 1,200 Beds At An Investment Of Rs 600 Crore In The Next Two Years. All The New Hospitals Will Be Multi-Speciality. They Will Be In Sahibabad, Anoopshahr, Bulandshahr And Agra. The Hospital In Agra Will Have Around 500 Beds, Anoopshahr Will Have 200 Beds While Sahibabad And Bulandshahr Will Have 250 Beds Each. Jaypee Group Has Presence In Engineering & Construction, Cement, Power, Real Estate, Expressways, Fertiliser, Hospitality, Healthcare, Sports, Information Technology And Education.

6161 Japanese Electronics Giant Toshiba Is Scaling Up Its Size With Plans To Set Up A Manufacturing Base And Is Investing In The R&D Centres Of Its Subsidiary Greenstar. Toshiba Has Already Started Investing In Developing Labs For R&D Equipments And Lab Of Greenstar India To Suffice The Global Requirements Of Design. The Company Would Be Using Greenstar Brand In India, However, In Other Geographies It Would Use Toshiba Or Would Have Co-Branding.

6160 The NCR-Based Real Estate Company Lotus Greens Launched Four New Projects Worth Over 4,400 Crore. Lotus Arena In Noida, Targeting Sports And Health Enthusiasts, Has Already Been Sold Out, Project Is Priced At 4,500 Per Sq Ft. Lotus Isle, At 7,500 Per Sq Ft, Is A Mixed-Use Development Project In Noida, And Would Offer Serviced Residences Too. Woodview Residences, At 7,200 Per Sq Ft, Would Offer A Low-Rise Terrace Homes Project In Gurgaon. The Company Is Also Building A Relatively Affordable 50-Acre Project, Lotus Parkscape On The Yamuna Expressway.

6159 Malabar Cements Approaching To Set Up An Automated Cement Handling And Bagging Unit As Well As Raw Materials Import Facility In The Port. The Port Identified 7 Acres Near The Ernakulam Wharf And Plans To Allot The Q-7 Berth In The Wharf To Accommodate Ships Of 35,000 Tonnes Of Parcel Size. The Availability Of 10.5 Metre Depth In The Berth Would Help The Company To Handle Ships Coming With Import Raw Materials Due To Freight Advantage.

6158 DHL Express India Is Negotiating For Space To Set Up Exclusive Air Cargo Terminals In Mumbai, Kolkata And Gujarat. The Company Is Planning To Open Facilities In Five To Six New Locations Within The Next Nine Months, The Company Has 32 Facilities In 22 Cities, Would Also Open Facilities In Mysore And Moradabad In One Month. An Additional Facility Would Also Come Up In Bangalore. DHL Express Is A Division Of The German Logistics Company Deutsche Post DHL Providing International Express Mail Services. Deutsche Post Is The World's Largest Logistics Company Operating Around The World.

6157 Hindustan Unilever (HUL) Is Setting Up 14 New Consumer Clusters As A Part Of Its Aggressive Plan To Drive Its Growth Across The Fast Growing Small Market Segments Throughout India. The New Consumer Clusters Will Kick Start From September 21 And Will Have 14 New Leadership Positions That Will Empower Talent Within The System. HUL Has Reorganized Its Work Force By Moving Out Those Within The System Into The Newly Formed Clusters And Acquiring More When Necessary. Hindustan Unilever Limited Is An Indian Consumer Goods Company

6156 Taurus India, Which Recently Got The Cabinet Approval For Investing Rs 1,200 Crore In The Technopark Phase III Project In Kerala, Is Eyeing Projects Worth 500 Million US Dollars In The Next Five Years In India. The Company Wants To Create Iconic Facility In Kerala By Developing The Thiruvanathapuram Property. It Proposes To Invest About Rs 700-800 Crore To Develop About 24 Lakh Square Feet Space In The First Phase Of The Thiruvananthapuram Project, Which Is Expected To Be Started In The First Half Of Next Year. The Mou Between Kerala Government And Taurus Is Expected To Be Signed Within Three Months. The Project Is Structured On A 1:1 Debt-To-Equity Ratio With The Equity Part Fully Capitalized By The Parent Company Taurus PE. Taurus India Limited Is A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Taurus Group Of Companies.

6155 The International Finance Corp Will Provide About Rs 202 Crore Loan For A 100-MW Solar Project Being Developed By ACME Solar Energy In Rajasthan. Overall Cost Of The Plant Is About Rs 808 Crore. The 100-MW Project Would Be Developed By Five Subsidiaries Of Acme Solar Energy Private Ltd -- Ranji Solar Energy, Acme Gurgaon Power, Acme Rajdhani Power, Acme Mumbai Power And Medha Energy. It Would Be Located Around Bari Seer Village In Jodhpur District, Rajasthan. The Project Is Expected To Be Commissioned By April 2015.