Jamnagar Essar Power Project- 10% stake sold

Private equity firm General Atlantic is almost close to buying 10% stake
in Essar Power (EPL) for around $600 million, cashing in on the
increasing power demand, EPL is planning to increase power generation
capacity to 6,500 mw by 2012.

This includes a much hyped 1,200 mw coal-fired project at Jamnagar.

Jamnagar - Quake Scare contines

More quake threats are feared in Jamnagar district.

Jamnagar is one of the areas where lot of seismic activity has been
observed in recent times, it is believed that in 2007, there were more
than 60 earthquakes of magnitude between 2 to 3.4 on Richter scale in
Jamnagar district.

These tremors were used to concentrate near Kotra village in Jamnagar
tehsil but now they are growing at a length of 20 km at various points
between Vijarakhi, Theva and Kotra villages and moving towards Rajkot.

Kenya Troubles - Fear in Relatives at Jamnagar

A NRI From kenya is currently in his hometown at Jamnagar, however his
business is looted and burnt in Kenya,

Around 40,000 Gujarati are setttled in Kenya from them around 20,000 are
form Jamnagar, Relatives of those are fearing for the worst as more then
250 are dead in the presidential election violance.

Out of 20,000 there are around 17,000 people from Visa Oshwal community.
Most of them have retail business and have huge malls and shopping
centers.

However Jamnagar Visa oswal community chief at Jamnagar says there are
no casulty of huic community, however they had suffered huge financial
loss.

Towns like Kisumu and Eldoret are no more safe, Nairobi is under army
control and hence safe. In Mumbasa people have fled their house for more
safer places.

Some relatives of a Jamnagar based journalist said that people have
taken refuge in Hindu Temples.

Cold wave hits Jamnagar

Cold wave hits Jamnagar again, yesterday was the coldest day in last 6
years. With temperature reaching as low as 7.6 Degree, cold wind was
continued at around 30 KMPH.

Jamnagar News Wishes you Happy New Year

जामनगर समाचर सेवा आप को नव वर्ष कि हार्दिक शुभ-कामनाये देते हैं

Jamnagar-News

Jamnagar - New Shipping Hub

Gujarat is becoming a international shipping hub, There will soon be six shipping yards including one in Jodia / Okha at Jamnagar.

 

Gujarat Maritime Board will invest around 2200 Crore in these projects, A Engineering agency called POL India agency will invest some 456 Crore near Jodia (Jamnagar) and another company called Minu Marine Engineering will invest some 407 Crore near okha.

Jamnagar Crematorium - New way to look at death

Jamnagar Crematorium - New way to look at death.

Whenever some one asks us visiting places in our city , We (Those who have been living in Jamnagar) name the "Crematorium" first, its iconic image of represnting death in a more acceptable and recongnised as a place for devotion and hindu mythological understanding. Many tourist finds this idean unique and respectable, as the crematorium has beautiful paintings depicting Hindu saints and spiritual leaders, many places have are following crematoria design based on Jamnagar pattern.

On the other hand, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation announce that it will cost no cremation charges for the bodies of people under 18. also will give free cremation of people living below poverty line.

This way is similiar in throughout Gujarat, people here respect death and related ceremony with utter honour.

In Ahmedabad , there is facility for the webcast of cremation at a crematorium on the SG Highway.

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Brip

Jamnagar - New GSPL Pipeline

Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) is Gujarat state's natural gas transmission company and a subsidiary of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)

 

GSPL is now planning to invest 2,500 crore on new pipeline network, this network will be used to transport natural gas between Jamnagar, Mundra, Pipavav and Morvi.

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) is working on plans to transport the natural gas from its Krishna-Godavari offshore (KG Basin) gas field to GSPL's facility in Bharuch, GSPL is already in agreement with RIL to transport natural gas from its Bharuch to Jamnagar refinery. This might be a big win for Reliance considering its Natural gas consumption capacity, it's a bigger win for GSPC / GSPL has these companies are will get a distribution framework ready to market Compressed Natural Gas in Gujarat and especially Saurashtra region. Reliance is eyeing on this framework to have their own PNG / CNG distribution cells across villages.

Reliance is looking a way ahead and is now interested to set up grid between its east and west refineries, RIL has a production point at Kakinada , which produced Natural Gas from Krishna-Godavari (KG Basin), once this network is build then with benefits of GSPL Gas Silo at Uran and Dahej (South Gujarat). Reliance can transfer natural gas to any of its refining areas;

  On the other hand GSPL will use this grid to move its Natural Gas from the Kakinada to landing point into Gujarat like Mundra and Pipavav.

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Brip

Jamnagar - Reliance cheers for refinery

Jamnagar's Reliance refinery is a big reason to cheer again, this time for the Reliance employees.

 

On birthday of the founder, Mr. Dhirubhai H. Ambani, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is announcing heavy pay rise.

 

Hikes will be from 22-55%, and many of this is aimed for retention in IT, engineering and marketing units, Reliance group is currently India's largest private sector enterprise with some 40,000 employees, in immediate response to counterstrike Reliance's move for grabbing employees, Govt. owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) has said that it is also planning similar pay hikes.

 

Well you cant take and leave, some one says that any one who leaves before October 2008 will have to pay (back) the increment with 12% interest to the company.

 

Hmm, interesting way of retention!!

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Jamnagar - Rain in winter

In last two days, Jamnagar is experiencing change of climate, some places there has been rain and cold wind. Temperature reached as low as 11.4 degree yesterday, yesterday was coldest in the season.

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Brip