Jaypee Group

Jaypee Group is an infrastructure conglomerate with diverse business interests ranging from Engineering and Construction, Cement, Private Hydropower, Hospitality, Information Technology, and Real Estate Development to Expressways and Highways.

The founder of Jaypee Group is Jaiprakash Gaur, who started as a civil contractor in 1958. In 1979, Jaiprakash Associates Private Ltd (JAPL) was formed. In 1980, Jaypee Group entered into Hospitality sector and set up Hotels Siddharth and Vasant Continental. In 1983, Jaypee Rewa Cement Plant (JRCL) was established with an initial capacity of 1 million tones. In 1986, Jaiprakash Industries Limited (JIL) was formed by amalgamating JAPL into JRCL. In 1992, Jaiprakash Hydro Power Ltd (JHPL) and Jaiprakash Power Venture Ltd. (JPVL) were formed. In 1996, Jaypee Bela Cement Plant (JBCP) was established with an initial capacity of 1.9 million tones. In 2000, JRCL and JBCP were merged to form Jaypee Cement Ltd. (JCL). In 2003, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL) was formed by merging JIL with JCL. In 2005, shares of JHPL were listed on BSE/NSE and JHPL became the first Hydropower company to be publicly held and listed in India.

Business Interests of Jaypee Group

Civil Engineering: Jaiprakash Associates Ltd., the flagship company of the Group, is a pioneer in construction of river valley and hydropower projects on turnkey basis in India. Jaypee Group has executed 13 Hydropower projects spread over 6 states of India and neighbouring Bhutan to generate 10,290 MW of power.

Hydropower: Jaypee Group ventured into hydropower in 1992, with the formation of Jaiprakash Hydro Power Ltd (JHPL) and Jaiprakash Power Venture Ltd. (JPVL). The group has undertaken following hydroprojects: Baspa Hydro - Electric Project Stage II (300 MW) on the river Baspa, in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pardesh; Vishnu Prayag, 400MW project on the river Alaknanada; and Karcham Wangtoo 1000 MW project.

Cement: Jaypee Group is the 4th largest cement producer in the country. It produces Ordinary Portland Cement and Pozzolana Portland Cement under the brand names "Buland" and "Buniyad". The group has plants at Rewa, and Bela. Jaypee Group is poised to achieve cement production capacity of 20 MTPA by the year 2009.

Hospitality: Jaypee Group owns and operates four Five Star Deluxe hotels through a subsidiary company, Jaypee Hotels Limited. These hotels are: Hotel Siddharth and Hotel Vasant Continental in New Delhi, Hotel Jaypee Palace Agra, and Jaypee Residency Manor, Mussoorie.

Real Estate Development: Jaypee Group is developing real estate in Greater Noida. Its property, Jaypee Greens, is spread over an area of 450 acres. It comprises golf resorts, villas, townhouses, penthouses, condominiums, studio apartments, commercial complexes and shopping malls.

Expressways & Highways: Jaypee Group is constructing the prestigious 160 km long Expressway with Six lane access that would connect the historical city of Agra with Greater Noida.

Information Technology: Jaypee Group Company JIL Information Technology Limited (JILIT) specializes in: Hardware & Networking, Multimedia Services & Software, and Enterprise Resource Planning.

Thermal Power: Jaypee Group has formed a Joint Venture company with Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation Limited (MPSMCL) to undertake coal production and sale of coal from coal block/blocks which might be allotted to MPSMCL. The company is called Madhya Pradesh Jaypee Minerals Limited. The company has plans to set up 1000 MW Thermal Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh.

Transmission System: Jaiprakash Hydro-Power Limited has plans to venture into the development of transmission systems with the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).

Major Achievements of Jaypee Group

Note: The above information was last updated on 21-07-2007