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The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.
Several commercial and residential customers of Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) in Mumbai are planning to shift their electricity connections to Tata Power Company (TPC).
Data show manufacturing still down, unlike banking
Tata Group overall commands market capitalisation of over $125 billion
Leading power players Reliance Infrastructure and GMR Energy believe this will help ensure coal availability for their mega projects in the pipeline. "They have various proposals on their table, which are relatively cheaper when compared to the scene before the beginning of the financial crisis. However, the acquisitions will depend on the ability of the acquirers to raise funds as the banks have stopped lending at cheaper rates," said a source.
Tata Steel, Suzlon mop up $700 million; Tata Power to raise $250 million. Tata Power also joined the queue on Tuesday and launched its $250-million GDR issue, with an option to retain a higher amount.
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Reliance Industries has signed agreements with nine fertiliser and power companies for gas sales from its field in the Krishna-Godavari basin over the past three months. India's largest private sector company has signed memorandums of understanding with Nagarjuna Fertilisers, GVK Industries, Konaseema Power (all in Andhra Pradesh), Kribhco, Chambal Fertilisers, Iffco, Torrent Power (all in Gujarat), Tata Power and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers in Maharashtra.
Tata Sons, the holding firm of the Tata group, and a few group companies have pledged part of their stakes in Tata Steel, Tata Power and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) to raise money for acquisitions and capital expenditure, according to disclosures made on Monday.On January 21, the Securities and Exchange Board of India made disclosure of pledged shares mandatory after it came to light that former Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju had pledged almost his entire holding.
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Many top corporate groups hit hard, in penalties and sunk investments, beside loss of future revenue
Forty domestic companies, including the Videocon group, Jindal Power and Tata Power, have formed a group to convince the central government to allow private participation in generation of civilian nuclear energy.
Buys 10 per cent stake in geothermal energy firm for Rs 165 crore
The unit, with a capacity to produce 150 Mw of power, has been shut since March 2009. Prior to its closure due to environmental reasons, the unit was running on liquid fuel. Reliance has already signed gas sales and purchase agreements with nine power sector players for supply of 11 mmscmd of natural gas from the KG-D6 block.
Reliance Infrastructure's 4,000-MW power project at Shahpur in Raigad district is facing legal hurdles on environmental ground
The markets opened flat on Tuesday on weak cues from Asian markets. The Nifty extended losses in late noon trades as European markets opened in the negative. It slumped to a low of 5,218 as Tata Power declared lower-than-expected Q3 numbers.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the power purchase agreement between Tata Power Company (TPC) and BEST, a public sector unit, for electricity allocation in Mumbai.
Tata Power Company has moved the Delhi high court challenging the government's decision to allow Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power to divert coal from the captive mines of Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project for use in other projects.
Since the early 1970s, the Tatas have presence in the city-state.
Almost 2,000 companies whose private provident and pension funds have invested in non-convertible debentures of IL&FS group firms are staring at the prospect of booking losses to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore or more if the interest income is added.
The month also saw Adani Power acquiring the 600-Mw Korba West thermal power plant from the Gautam Thapar-led Avantha group for Rs 4,200 crore (Rs 42 billion).
The tests were conducted by the Indian Air Force, which will be the first service to induct the Akash missiles in its inventory.
The move will help the utility to charge more from its 2.6 million users in Mumbai. Reliance Infrastructure (Rel Infra) had asked asked the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission for a 4.19 per cent rise in its annual revenue requirement. It was instead granted an increase of 10 per cent. Mumbai and its suburbs are serviced by Tata Power, Brihanmumbai Electricity & Suburban Transport and Reliance Energy.
UMPP is coal-based thermal power project that has 4,000 MW capacity.
Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power is likely to announce the financial closure of its 3,960-Mw Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) in a few weeks.
In a major milestone, India successfully tests new advanced towed artillery gun system.
Indian infrastructure group GMR on Wednesday agreed to buy half of US power producer InterGen for about $1.1bn from an investment firm backed by American International Group and Highstar Capital.
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There was virtually no incremental equity investment by Tata Sons during Mistry's first two years
ADA Group's Reliance Energy and GMR Infrastructure are the two Indian firms that have been shortlisted in the bidding process to acquire Singapore's Tuas Power, one of the three power firms put on block.
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Ratan Tata, in his capacity as the chairman of the Investment Commission, has warned that major projects entailing a combined investment of nearly $60 billion are meeting delays and roadblocks for no apparent reason.
From disbursing Rs 25.11 crore to political parties in 2014-2015, the Tata group is learnt to have contributed Rs about Rs 600 crore towards the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The broad market depicted strength. 1,525 shares rose and 1,131 shares fell. A total of 156 shares remained unchanged
Will set up a 1,000MW gas-based power plant at its Gujarat SEZ.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power, which emerged as the lowest bidder for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Krishnapatnam, will be awarded the contract in a few days.