History


With a single minded focus in mind, to achieve pioneering myriads of feat in civil engineering Shri. Jaiprakash Gaur, Founder Chairman of Jaiprakash Associates Limited after acquiring a Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1950 from the University of Roorkee, had a stint with Govt. of U.P. and with steadfast determination to contribute in nation building, branched off on his own, to start as a civil contractor in 1958, group is the 3rd largest cement producer in the country. The groups cement facilities are located in the Satna Cluster (U.P), which has one of the highest cement production growth rates in India.

Milestones

Year Events
1979 Jaiprakash Associates Pvt Ltd formed and sets foot in Iraq.
1981 Commenced Hotel Business with first hotel in Delhi - Siddharth
1982 Hotel Vasant Continental was set up
1986 Commissioning of 1st unit of 1 MTPA Jaypee Rewa Plant (JRP) in District Rewa, MP

Formation of Jaiprakash Industries Ltd (JIL) by amalgamation of Jaiprakash Associates Pvt Ltd with Jaypee Rewa Cement Ltd

Public Issue of JIL. 2,25,00,000 shares issued at a price of Rs. 10/-
1987 JIL listed on Bombay Stock Exchange
1991 Commissioning of 2nd unit of 1.5 MTPA Jaypee Rewa Plant
1992 Jaiprakash Hydro Power Ltd established to operate 300 MW Baspa II HE Project

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd established to operate 400 MW Vishnuprayag HE project
1993 JIL signs MOU to develop & operate 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo HE Project
1995 Bela Cement Ltd incorporated to establish 3rd Cement Plant at Bela

Hotel Jaypee Residency Manor set up
1996 Commissioning of the 3rd cement plant 1.7 MTPA Jaypee Bela Plant in District Rewa, MP
1999 Hotel Jaypee Palace, Agra set up
2000 Jaypee Greens Ltd – 458 acre golf centric real estate company comes into being
2001 Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (deemed University since Nov 1 2004) set up at NOIDA

All 3 cement plants were brought under one roof by hiving off Cement Business by JIL under Jaypee Cement Ltd
2002 Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corporation Ltd established to operate 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo HE Project

Jaypee University of Information Technology (State university), Waknaghat set up
2003 1st Captive Thermal Power Plant of 25 MW commissioned at JRP

Formation of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) by merging JIL with Jaypee Cement Ltd

Jaypee Institute of Engineering & Technology, Guna Set up

Awarded the NOIDA-Agra Expressway project on BOOT basis

300 MW Baspa-II commissioned and begins power generation
2004 Commissioning of 2nd Captive Power Plant of 25 MW at Jaypee Bela Plant
2005 Shares of JHPL listed on BSE/NSE. First hydropower company to be listed in the country
2006 Setting up of Madhya Pradesh Jaypee Minerals Corporation Ltd (MPJMCL) in JV with MP State Mineral Development Corporation Ltd for Coal Mining at Amelia Coal Block in Sidhi district of MP

Setting up of 1320 MW Nigrie Thermal project in Singrauli district in the State of Madhya Pradesh is expected to comprise two 660 MW units, each deploying supercritical technology and is expected to be commissioned in 2013.

Commissioning of 3rd Captive Power Plant of 38.5 MW at Jaypee Bela Plant

Acquisition of Cement Plants & Assets of UP State cement corporation Ltd (in Liquidation) of 2.5 MTPA capacity

Acquisition of Gujarat Anjan Cement Ltd for setting up a green field cement plant of 1.2 MTPA capacity in Bhuj, District Kutch Gujarat

400 MW Vishnuprayag Hydropower Station of JPVL, commissioned and begins power generation

MOU signed with Govt of Arunachal Pradesh for setting up of 2700 MW HE project on Siang river and 500 MW HE project on Syon river on BOOT basis
2007 Signing of a joint venture agreement with Steel Authority of India Ltd for setting up a 2.0 MTPA slag based cement plant at Bhilai.

Himalayan Expressway Ltd incorporated for implementation of 27.14 km Zirakpur Parwanoo Expressway awarded by NHAI

Mandla North Coal Block in District Chindwara allotted to the company for captive requirement of cement business

JAL in consortium with Prize Petroleum company Ltd secures the south Rewa block for Oil & Gas exploration under the NELP VI round

JHPL signs MOU with PGCIL for formation of a Joint Venture company to lay a 230 km (approx.) long transmission system to evacuate power from the 1000 MW Karcham-Wangtoo Hydro Electric Project in Himachal Pradesh.

Jaypee Greens launched ‘Wish Town’ a historic residential township in India. Slated to be the India’s largest township development in over 1162 acres.

Signed an agreement with the Formula One Administration (FOA) to host the very first F1 Race in India in the year 2011.
2008 Jaypee Ganga Infrastructure Corporation Ltd incorporated for implementation of 1047 Km long 8 lane Access controlled expressway between Greater Noida and Ballia in UP

Chunar and Dalla cement plants (UPPCL) in UP commissioned

1.5 MTPA Grinding unit at Panipat, Haryana, commissioned

Bokaro Jaypee Cement Ltd incorporated for implementation of 2.1 MTPA slag based cement plant at Bokaro, Jharkand in JV with SAIL

2 MTPA cement capacity plant at Sidhi (M.P.) and 1.20 MTPA cement plant at Sewagram (Gujarat) has also been successfully commissioned.

Acquired Bina Power Supply Company Limited (BPSCL) from the Aditya Birla Group to set up a 1250 MW coal fired Thermal Power Plant at Bina, Madhya Pradesh.
2009 Amalgamation of four Group Companies, namely, Jaypee Cement Limited, Gujarat Anjan Cement Limited, Jaypee Hotels Limited and Jaiprakash Enterprises Limited with flagship company JAL.

Acquired Sangam Power Generation Company Ltd. for setting up
3 x 660 MW Karchana Thermal Power Project (Phase – I : 2x660 MW) & Prayagraj Power Generation Company Ltd. for 5 x 660 MW Bara Thermal Power project (Phase – I : 3x660 MW) from UP Power Corporation Ltd. on BOO basis.

Signing of MOU for setting up a 2.0 million tonnes per annum capacity cement plant in joint venture with Assam Mineral Development Corporation Limited (AMDC).

Group is setting up a Jaypee Hitech Casting Centre with capacity of
18,000 TPA at Rewa, M.P.

Jaiprakash Associates’ 2.4 million tonnes per annum capacity cement plant in Sewagram, Kutch, Gujarat was dedicated to the nation.

Amalgamation of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. with Jaiprakash Hydro-Power Ltd.; the name of the Company i.e. Jaiprakash Hydro-Power Ltd. changed to Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.
2010 Commissioning of 2.00 MnTPA Jaypee Himachal Cement Grinding and Blending Plant, Bagheri (H.P.).

Commissioning of 1.20 MnTPA Jaypee Wanakbori Cement Grinding Unit, Wanakbori, Gujarat.

Commissioning of 2.2 MnTPA Bhilai Jaypee Cement Ltd., Satna (Madhya Pradesh) & Bhilai (Chattisgarh).

1.2 million tonnes Jaypee Roorkee Cement Grinding Unit (JRCGU) at Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

JPVL to establish an integrated 240 MW Coal based Thermal Power plant in District Kannur, Kerala

Jaypee Infratech Limited listed on NSE/BSE.
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