According to latest reports, it has been revealed that country's largest engineering and construction conglomerate, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is all set to enter nuclear power plant construction business.
Sources familiar with the development informed that the engineering and construction firm is presently in talks with two overseas firm and will soon sign a cooperation agreements with General Electric Hitachi of the US and Areva of France, two of the largest vendors of reactors, within time period of 3 to 4 weeks.
With its first attempt to come out with an initial public offer (IPO) last May being ruined because of difficult market conditions, Adani Power Ltd has again approached the market regulator SEBI with its revised IPO proposal. The company projects proceeds over Rs 2,000 crore from the public issue.
With the help of finances arranged from more than a dozen domestic banks and financial institutions, the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power Tuesday announced a tie-up of Rs 14,500 crore funds for its Madhya Pradesh-based, Rs 19,400 crore, 3,960 MW Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project.
As per the company officials, the tie-up comprises the biggest-ever debt that has been raised from domestic banks and institutions, for any project among any industry in the country.
Numeric Power Systems, a provider of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems, has decided to set up a 1 MW solar energy farm at Palladam near Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.
The company would setup its first solar independent power project (IPP), through its newly established subsidiary, Numeric Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd.
According to company officials, the company would buy solar cells from suppliers in Japan and Germany and configure panel modules and assemble them. The cost of the project is estimated at Rs 25 crore, which will be financed through internal accruals.
GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd (GVKPIL), which provides generation, operation, and maintenance services to power plants in country is presently looking to divest stake in its roads and power ventures.
Latest reports suggest that the company is presently in talks with at least five players for divesting up to 49 per cent stake in these two segments. However, the company said that it would retain a majority stake of at least 51 per cent in these segments.