The oversized cargo freight market for infrastructure and other turn-key projects is a niche market.
8But the entry barriers are low
8Established players are getting hammered

Rs 1194 crore greenfield hydroelectric project: Civil work package (lot 2) in April 2023
8Forest clearance stage 2 is pending at DFO.
8Bid evaluation is in progress for the civil work package (lot 1)
8RFQ for the civil works package ( lot-2) is likely to be floated in April 2023.
Rs 8374 crore greenfield pumped storage project: Drilling works coming up
8Forest clearance stage 1 is pending at the nodal office.
8RFQ for the drilling and drifting work is likely to be floated in February 2023
Rs 550 crore greenfield hydroelectric project: RFQ ahead for HM works
8Forest clearance stage 2 has been approved by the DFO.
8Bid evaluation is in progress for the civil works package.
8RFQ for the HM works package is likely to be floated in Q2 2023.
Rs 18668 crore greenfield thermal power project phase-1: BOP works coming up
8Bid evaluation is in progress for the CW system package.
8Package contractor has been selected for unit transformer work.
8RFQ for the ash dyke package is likely to be floated in February 2023.
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8CBR - Asanur Natural Gas and Product Pipeline (IOCL)

8Nomination basis contracts are to be limited from here onwards

8A lot of new job opportunities have come up in the oil & gas sector

SSP-Sulphuric Acid & NPK Fertilizer Expansion Project
8Cost: Rs 75 Cr.
8Project Event: The talking with the local contractor is still ongoing, The finalization is still due, It is likely to be finalized in March 2023.
Phosphoric Acid Greenfield Project
8Cost: Rs 10 Cr.
8Project Event: The project has elicited environmental clearance in December 2022, RFQ for the local contractor is likely to be released in March 2023.

Cyclohexanone prices have witnessed a considerable fall in the Mumbai market.

On January 5, 2023 naphtha prices have been registered to drift down in Japan and Europe owing to sluggish demand trends in the region.

On January 5, 2023 the price of crude oil in the US Gulf was at $72.84/barrel (FOB) for WTI with a fall of $4.09/barrel.

Petrochem sources have reported a rise in electrolytic copper rod prices in the Delhi market.

Good demand has raised aluminum bar prices in the Delhi market.

On January 5, 2023, maleic anhydride prices were much pushed higher in the Ahmedabad market.

Petrochem sources reported a fall in ethylene glycol monobutyl ether prices in the Ahmedabad market.

Petrochem sources reported a significant fall in zinc oxide 99.90% prices in the Delhi chemical market.

Dimethyl sulfoxide prices strengthened in Ahmedabad in anticipation of tight regional output and improved buying sentiment.

A significant cut in palm wax prices in Delhi was recorded today.

Palm kernel oil (refined) prices in the Ahmedabad market increased on January 5, 2023.

A significant fall in chromium metal prices was recorded in the Ahmedabad metal market today.

Ferro silicon prices were assessed lower in the Ahmedabad market today.

A slight improvement in cryolite prices in the Ahmedabad market was noticed today.

On January 5, 2023 benzyl alcohol prices were pushed much higher in the Ahmedabad market.

On January  5, 2023 DOTP prices were pushed higher in the Delhi market.

8Fresh guidelines have been set for compensating power generators who imported coal as per directions of the ministry of power
8Many such companies found themselves in the lurch, with claims of under-compensation once the crisis got over

8In a very important development, a foreign company has proposed that the CO2 generated from as many as 16 major gas based and thermal power stations be extracted fully and piped for storage.
8The proposal seems to have done a lot of footwork already
8And it has massive all-round implications

8The Brahmaputra river system has vast potential for hydel energy
8But China is playing spoilsports in more ways than one