The proposed Krishnapatnam ultra mega power project - the third 4,000 Mw project to go under the government's hammer - has attracted just three bids from Sterlite, Reliance Power and Larsen & Toubro, though there were nine qualified bidders for the project.Those who have not bid after expressing an interest include Essar Power, NTPC, Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, China Light and Power (with GMR) Israel Electric Company (with DS Construction) and Tata Power.
Reliance Power (R-Power), the Reliance-ADAG group company, which plans to set up 28,000 mw of power plants in India, has secured $1 billion (or around Rs 4,200 crore) funding from three Chinese banks for the Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh.
The Hyderabad-based company was last week disqualified by an Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
ADAG group company Reliance Energy Ltd is the second-lowest bidder for the Rs 16,000 crore (Rs 160 billion) project, after Lanco. However, with the Lanco bid becoming invalid, REL could claim to be the lowest bidder.
Tata Power Company Ltd has signed a development agreement with Germany's Siemens Project Ventures GmbH to jointly bid for ultra mega power projects.
In the current financial year, TPC has planned capital expenditure of Rs 2,670 crore for their projects in Trombay, Haldia and in adding capacity to their wind power and digiset generating systems.
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.
Hearing the petition by Tata Power against a decision of the Empowered Group of Ministers to allow use of coal from the captive mines for Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project to other projects, the Court did not give a stay and fixed the next date for hearing on February 24.
With no sign of the global liquidity crunch abating, the government is planning to ease the lending norms for banks and financial institutions so that they can provide funds for the ambitious ultra mega power projects.
The power ministry is considering asking Reliance Energy to match the price offered by the Lanco Infratech-Globeleq consortium for power from the Sasan ultra mega power project.
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The Anil Ambani group firm is the sole bidder for the engineering, procurement and construction contract for DVC's proposed 1,000 MW thermal power plant at Raghunathpur in Purulia district of West Bengal.
Sasan Power Ltd, the special purpose vehicle floated by Power Finance Corporation for the 4,000 MW project, will on Wednesday issue the Letter of Intent to Reliance Power Ltd.
Back after roadshows across the globe, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday exuded confidence that foreign investors will line up for the government's ambitious ultra mega power projects.
Goyal's statement comes in the wake of RGPPL board giving its approval last month for the conversion of debt into equity equivalent to interest dues of Rs 405 crore (Rs 4.05 billion).
Reliance Power Limited, the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), plans to invest about Rs 2,500-3,000 crore (Rs 25-30 billion) over a period of three years, to develop three coal mines to fuel its Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project in Madhya Pradesh. Reliance Power currently has access to coal reserves of about one billion tonnes in India and abroad, including a coal mine in Indonesia, which it acquired recently.
The recommendation from E&Y has been made even as its own role in clearing the original bid has come in for censure.
Bid evaluation committee wants the combine's 'amicable extrication' from the project.
The fate of the 4,000 Mw Sasan ultra mega power project seems uncertain with the entire bidding process being questioned.
The 4,000 MW Krishnapatnam ultra mega power project in Andhra Pradesh seems to be stuck, thanks to the state government's inability in resolving and expediting issues related to the project.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday took stock of the power ministry's ambitious plans to set up five ultra mega power projects of 4,000 MW each envisaging an investment of Rs 75,000 crore
Fiscal benefits available under Section 80-IA of the Income-Tax Act to power projects should be extended till 2015 instead of March 31, 2010, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry.
State-run Power Finance Corporation on Thursday awarded the 4,000 MW Sasan and Mundra ultra mega power projects to the two successful bidders Lanco Infratech and Tata Power respectively.
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.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power, which emerged as the lowest bidder for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, will be awarded the contract in a few days, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday.
Tata Power said on Friday it has signed an agreement with Germany's Siemens Power Generation and Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries to bid for ultra mega power projects of up to 4,000 MW capacity.
Tata Power, the country's largest private utility by sales, announced the acquisition of 30 per cent stake in two coal mining units and a related trading outfit of Indonesia's PT Bumi Resources for nearly Rs 4,740 crore ($1.1 billion).
State-owned Power Finance Corporation on Tuesday announced its maiden public offer of 10 per cent fresh equity shares along with sale of five per cent government equity in the first quarter of next fiscal
Six weeks after Lanco Infratech and Globeleq won the Rs 16,000-crore (Rs 160 billion) Sasan ultra mega power project, the Hyderabad-based company is planning to buy out its 70 per cent foreign partner.
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Lanco Infratech has emerged as the lowest bidder for the 4,000 MW Sasan ultra mega power project, outsmarting its nearest rivals Reliance Energy and Tata Power as well as seven other contenders.
Corporate giants Reliance Energy, Tata Power and Essar are among the 11 companies left in the fray for the two 4,000 MW power projects to be set in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh at an investment of Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) each.
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