Vedanta’s upstream arm Cairn Oil and Gas is planning to drill 35 hydrocarbon wells and 10 hydrocarbon processing facilities at its Kaza block in Andhra Pradesh. It expects production of up to 30,000 barrels per day (BPD) of oil and 30 million metric standard cubic feet (MMSCFD) of gas.

A 22 MW overburden dump-based solar project will be developed at the Ramagundam site of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL). SECI has invited bids for 32 MW (AC) overburden dump-based solar projects at different sites of SCCL in Telangana.

The company will commence work on its greenfield plant in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh in May, where it expects to invest about Rs. 650 crore. It expects to complete the new plant within 12 months and make it a facility to boost volumes within the country while making it a hub for exports.

The department plans assistance to the medical device industry for common facility centre under the umbrella scheme for development of the pharmaceuticals industry. Under this sub-scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 25 crore or 70 per cent of the project cost, whichever is less, is provided.

The development, operations, and management of a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram has been awarded to GMR Airports Ltd (GAL) on public-private partnership basis. The government has decided to take back 500 acres of commercial land and keep it under its control and limited GAL to 2,200 acres.

Plans to expand cement capacity in Anantapur and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh. The project will also include expansion of clinker capacity and waste heat recovery power plant capacity. The project is worth Rs 1,250 crore and completion is slated in March 2022.

Plans to construct a multi-level car parking at Tiruchanur. TUDA will develop parking spaces with latest technology if the revenue, TTD and Municipal Corporation of Tirupati (MCT) allot vacant lands to the urban authority. TUDA has also decided to recruit experts to develop a master plan for roads.

Proposes to set up a steel plant in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh with an investment of over Rs. 12,000 crore and an annual production capacity of 10 million tonnes.

An Adani-led consortium has received a letter of award (LOA) from NHAI for six-laning of the Vijaywada Bypass from Gollapudi to Chinnakakani including a major bridge across the Krishna river under the Bharatmala Pariyojana on hybrid annuity mode.