Media reports indicate that the Ruias controlled Essar Projects wants to diversify its operation beyond the basic engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services it offers to clients. As part of this strategy, the company acquires a small stake in the projects that it executes for its global client
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There is a need for innovations in road construction technology
Rohit Punjabi, Assistant Director (Strategy and Marketing Department), Liugong India, explains to Sudheer Vathiyath the importance of implementing innovative ideas in road construction activities.
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Govt to include panel suggestions for future JNNSM projects
Union ministry for New and Renewable Energy said it incorporated the suggestions given by an inter-ministerial committee to strengthen guidelines for selecting EPC contractors for projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). Following allegation of irregularities in implementing projects under JNNSM, the ministry set up the inter-minis
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Net profit of R-Infra rises 76%
During Jan-Mar 2013, the net profit of Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) grew a whopping 76 per cent to Rs 725 crore from Rs 411 crore in the year-ago period. However, the firm's total income from operations declined 15.3 per cent to Rs 6,187 crore from Rs 7,135 crore in the same quarter of 2011-12. The decline in incom
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Developers bid aggressively for EPC projects
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) offered five of the six road projects awarded in April 2013, covering a total length of 339 km, under the engineering procurement construction or (EPC) mode. The authority awarded the remaining one project on the BOT-toll (build operate transfer) model, the predominant format under which projects were being offer
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NHAI to award 4,000 km of roads in FY14
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to award up to 4,000 km of roads through EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contracts in 2013-14, largely to overcome the funding issues in the BOT –– build, operate and transfer –– contracts. The authority still has to chart a plan for the BOT segment that generated a meek response from the companies.
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways
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Partnership through duress
Our roads sector wants to go cool, and with good reason. Minister CP Joshi will be on Google Plus Hangout on 29 March; National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has taken another step towards its private partners.
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Govt to adopt EPC model again for road projects
Reports indicate that the union government prefers to award road projects on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model because of poor interest shown by developers for PPP (BOT) model. It is learnt that the recent award of road projects witnessed a considerable decline in the number of bidders on the BOT toll basis