Monday, April 2, 2007

Tata Power eyes overseas for JV

Tata Power Company is looking to form a joint venture with an overseas electrical equipment manufacturing company just two days after ensuring coal linkage for its ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Mundra and other projects in Maharashtra through a billion dollar transaction.

Prasad Menon, managing director TPC, told ET that the company is in talks with some potential partners and that a deal will be finalised before June 2007. TPC, the country’s largest private power producer with 2,300 MW, is in talks with Japanese companies such as Hitachi, Mitsubishi and Toshiba, said sources close to the development.

They added that TPC is weighing several options including a possible joint venture manufacturing facility in India as the company plans over 10,000 mega watt (MW) greenfield projects across the country. Mr Menon refused to divulge the name of the company.

Recently, TPC’s tie up with Siemens had broken down because Siemens opted to keep away from the aggressive bid for UMPPs. TPC has tie up with Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company for super critical boilers.

Read more in The Economic Times article.

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