Hyderabad, May 7
A consortium lead by Videocon Industries Ltd has come up with a proposal to set up a multi-product industrial park and a 1,320-MW thermal power plant in the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
Apart from Videocon, the other two promoters of the special purpose vehicle – Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Private Ltd are Mr Ramesh Babu Potluri, CMD of SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd, and Mr T. Srinivasa Rao, Chairman of WhiteField Paper Mills Ltd.
“We have sought 5,000 acres in Perupalem Village of West Godavari District and the total investment envisaged is Rs 7,600 crore,” Mr Venugopal N. Dhoot, CMD of Videocon Industries, told newspersons after meeting the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajeshekara Reddy, here on Wednesday.
Semi-conductor unit
He also said that the Chief Minister has invited Videocon to set up a semi-conductor unit in the proposed Fabcity on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
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