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CSL mulls Rs 20 bn investment to raise capacity

CSL mulls Rs 20 bn investment to raise capacity

Media reports indicate that Cochin Shipyard (CSL) would invest almost Rs 2,000 crore towards its capacity expansion plan in the coming years by raising funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The company would raise part of the funds needed for this investment through the proposed IPO. The capacity expansion plan of the firm is part of its ambition to become a leading international shipbuilding and repair yard.

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New location found for Rs 372 bn project of HPCL

New location found for Rs 372 bn project of HPCL

A 15-member task force identified new location about 6 km away from Pachpadra in Barmer district of Rajasthan for the proposed Rs 37,230 crore refinery cum petro-chemical complex to be set up by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. The new location is found to be qualitatively better than Leelala which was proposed earlier and the former is most suitable as per HPCL's Techno Commercial, Tech

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Panel head suggests major ports to expand capacity

Panel head suggests major ports to expand capacity

Sitaram Yechury, who headed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture suggested major ports in the country to invest their surplus funds on modernisation and expansion projects. He said major ports must raise capacity to cater to the projected rise in traffic to 1,229.24 million tonne by the end of the 12th five year Plan from the present level of 545.67 million tonne

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Secondary steel firms take hit due to weakening rupee

Secondary steel firms take hit due to weakening rupee

The cost of imported raw material for secondary steel producers in the country rose owing to the recent sharp depreciation in the Indian currency. Secondary steel producers import steel scrap and coking coal, besides other things. The exchange rate of rupee depreciated up to Rs 60 per dollar thereby raising the imported raw material cost of companies. Some reports indicate that the secondary steel units conc

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SAIL to complete Rs 38 bn project by FY15

SAIL to complete Rs 38 bn project by FY15

By 2014-15, state-run steel maker plans to complete its proposed Rs 3,800 crore environment protection-related projects at its iron ore mines, media reports indicate. The projects, which is part of the over Rs 10,000-crore modernisation and expansion programme, includes improvement in ore processing for zero discharge, minimising generation of tailings, reduction in use of water and land

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Thermal plants operated at low peak load factor

Thermal plants operated at low peak load factor

Thermal power plants in the country operated at an average peak load factor (PLF) of 69.95 percent, which is a nine-year low in 2012-13 owing to insufficient availability of coal. Given the stagnation in the production of coal and natural gas, industry observers raise doubt as to how
the raw material needs of our future power projects would be met. In 2013-14, India's power generation capacity is expe

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Steel production capacity rises 36% to 90 mn t

Steel production capacity rises 36% to 90 mn t

Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma informed that capacity of steel production in the country has risen from 66 million tonne (mn t) in 2009 to about 90 mn t in 2012, which is a 36 per cent growth. He said this during a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his ministry. Steel output in the country expanded 4.3 per cent in 2012, he informed members of the committee

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Port acquires land for cargo storage

Port acquires land for cargo storage

Port Taranaki, which is a port complex located in New Plymouth, New Zealand, has acquired a 21.5 hectare power station site from Contact Energy for $24 million. Methanex New Zealand has also participated in the acquisition of the land, which could be used to store more bulk dry and liquid cargo and logs. Of the $24 million deal, the Taranaki Regional Council-owned port paid $15.5 mn for the majority stake, while Methanex New

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India to have over 50 mn t LNG re-gassification capacity

India to have over 50 mn t LNG re-gassification capacity

Union Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that India may have LNG re-gasification capacity of over 50 million tonne per annum by 2016-17 with a supply of 198 million standard cubic meters per day. Currently, India has 18.6 mn t of re-gasification capacity - 10 mn t terminal at Dahej and 3.6 mn t plant at Hazira in Gujarat and 5 mn t terminal at Dabhol in Maharashtra

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Power ministry expresses views on gas price hike

Power ministry expresses views on gas price hike

According to source-based information, union power ministry opined that base price of domestic natural gas beyond $5 per mmBtu is unviable for power sector. The ministry is learnt to have said this in a note to the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which would decide on whether to raise the price of domestically produced gas in line with the reco