Ultra mega solar plant, Merchant Navy training institute, Chocolate plant and more Gujarat-bound business news

Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 13 December 2014

Ultra Mega Solar Power Plant

This story in Hindu Business Line suggests that a 4,000-MW ultra mega solar power project that is proposed to be set up in Sambhar, Rajasthan is likely to shifted to Kharaghoda in Gujarat close to little Rann of Kutch, as it has similar enviornment as that in Rajasthan to generate solar power. The story attributes such decision if taken to protests by enviornment lobbies. The land already aquired for the project in Rajasthan is likely to be developed as a tourist spot, the article says. Sambhar as the site for the project was decided during the previous UPA regime, when Rajasthan was a Congress-ruled State and Gujarat was headed by Narendra Modi.According to the official, shifting of the power project will help it to take advantage of the vast land area in Gujarat. According to the website of the company, it has 23,000 acres of land in Kharaghoda.

Merchant Navy Training Facility

Business Standard reports that Mumbai-based Pentagon Marine Services is planning to construct a ship repairs and maintenance facility as well as a world-class maritime training institute(deemed university status) across 30 acres of land in Gujarat in collaboration with Singapore based marine technocrats by 2018, land for which is yet not identified. The company plans to investment Rs 50 crore in next 3-4 years. The institute will offer pre-sea training courses to young students keen on careers in merchant navy, and port administration, among other things.The company is in talks with Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL) for equity investment.Pentagon Marine Services offers specialised services including ship management, crew management, ship repairs, and ship inspections, among others and has branch offices in Singapore, Chennai and New Delhi.

Chocolate Plant in Surat

Moneylife reports that Surat based Rajhans Nutriments, a division of Rajhans (Jayesh Desai- Jain) Group, has launched for the very first time, Hoppits, a premium chocolate bar with unique combinations that are currently not available in this category. Bollywood’s leading lady and International Pop Icon Priyanka Chopra has been named the Brand Ambassador for Hoppits. Rajhans Nutriments has come up with the 3rd largest chocolate project in India which ranks no. 1 in terms of technology. The company has launched a premium quality chocolate and are geared up to build a brand that will spell class. Rajhans Nutriments has established its Chocolate Manufacturing Unit in the area of 1.75 lakhs sq. ft. in Gujarat, Surat – Ahmedabad National Highway-8.

PET Evaluation Service in Vadodara

GasWorld reports that brand owners and suppliers in Southeast Asia will now have access to state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) package evaluation services thanks to the Hemetek Partnership. The new capability, is a result of a partnership between Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) and Hemetek Techno Instruments, Mumbai. The new capability will be based out of Hemetek’s expanded testing facility in Baroda (Vadodara), located in the Gujarat state, in western India.

Fabrication for UAE order to be done in Gujarat

Business Stadard reports that Al Ghaith, a premier and diversified business house in the United Arab Emirates, has awarded the Noida-based Nuberg Engineering Limited – an engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPFC) company – a contract for a calcium chloride project. The fabrication for heavy process equipment will be done from Nuberg’s state-of-the-art manufacturing unit in Gujarat.

Taiwan to participate in Vibrant Gujarat Summit

Financial Express reports that Taiwan’s Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India will participate for the first time at Vibrant Gujarat 2015. The country will showcase the best that it has on offer both in tourism and trade. From electronics, to food products to showcasing its tourism products, there will be a dedicated Taiwan pavilion at the Vibrant Gujarat summit 2015.

SUBA group to open more hotels in Gujarat

News agency PTI reports that Mumbai-based MRL group run SUBA group of Hotels plans to open three more hotels in Gujarat’s Bhuj, Bhavnagar and Junagadh cities. SUBA group has already opened three hotels in Dahej, Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Huge industrial development is taking place in the state after the success of Gujarat Vibrant Summits since 2003. The state has been attracting more investors, businessmen and trading firms to various cities for setting up their industrial units. To meet their ever-increasing demands, we have decided to expand our hotel business in the state, Mehta said.The group’s new hotel in Vadodara is located close to the airport and railway station and is also near to the major corporate offices.