type public industry conglomerate founded 1979 ; 37 years ago 1979 1 founder jaiprakash gaur headquarters noida india key people jaiprakash gaur chairman products engineering construction cement power hospitality real estate expressways information technology revenue 138.31 billion us 2.1 billion 2010 11 2 net income 17.54 billion us 260 million 2010 11 number of employees over 80 000 website www.jalindia.com sardar sarovar dam india tehri dam india the largest rock and earth fill dam in asia completed by jaypee the jaypee group is an conglomerate based in noida india . it was founded by jaiprakash gaur which is involved in well diversified infrastructure conglomerate with business interests in engineering & construction power cement real estate hospitality expressways it sports & education not for profit . contents 1 history 2 overview 2.1 hydropower projects 3 references history edit jaiprakash gaur was the founder and chairman of jaiprakash associates limited . after acquiring a diploma in civil engineering in 1950 from the now called indian institute of technology roorkee iitr in roorkee uttarakhand he had a stint with the government of uttar pradesh . later he became an entrepreneur started as a civil contractor in 1958 . now the jaypee group is the third largest cement producer in the country . the group s cement facilities are located today all over india in 10 states with 18 plants having an aggregate cement production capacity of 24 million tonnes and same is poised to become 36 million tonnes before october 2011 . 4 1982 hotel vasant continental was set up 1986 commissioning of first unit of 1 mtpa jaypee rewa plant jrp in district rewa mp formation of jaiprakash industries ltd jil 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 a memorandum of understanding to develop and operate 1 000 mw karcham wangtoo hydroelectric plant 1995 bela cement ltd incorporated to establish third cement plant at bela hotel jaypee residency manor set up 1996 commissioning of the third 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 1.85 km2 golf centric real estate company comes into being 2001 jaypee institute of information technology deemed university since 1 november 2004 set up at noida . 2002 jaypee karcham hydro corporation ltd established to operate 1 000 mw karcham wangtoo he project jaypee university of information technology at waknaghat himachal pradesh is founded . 2003 jaypee hotel training centre jhtc is set up at agra to train students in hotel management . in 2007 the institute changed its program from a diploma course to a degree course and increased the length of study from two to three years . 2003 jaypee institute of engineering technology constituent centre of juit waknaghat set up at raghogarh guna . later this institute was declared first private state university of madhya pradesh as jaypee university of engineering & technology . also first captive thermal power plant of 25 mw commissioned at jrp . formation of jaiprakash associates ltd jal by merging jil with jaypee cement ltd 2004 commissioning of second 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 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 . 2008 jaypee ganga infrastructure corporation ltd incorporated for implementation of 1 047 km long eight lane access controlled expressway between greater noida and ballia in uttar pradesh chunar and dalla cement plants uppcl in up commissioned 2009 amalgamation of four group companies namely jaypee cement limited gujarat anjan cement limited of gujarat based infrastructure conglomerate anjan group jaypee hotels limited and jaiprakash enterprises limited with flagship company jal . acquired sangam power generation company ltd. signing of mou for setting up a 2 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 . 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 1.75 mntpa jaypee himachal cement grinding and blending plant bagheri h.p. . 2.2 mntpa bhilai jaypee cement ltd. satna madhya pradesh . 1.2 million tonnes jaypee roorkee cement grinding unit jrcgu at roorkee uttarakhand . 2011 buddh international circuit greater noida . 2012 yamuna expressway new delhi noida agra express eight lane highway . project completed on 9 august 2012 and opened to general public . overview edit jaypee is india s first largest cement producer and the largest private sector hydropower company with 1 700 mw in operation . the jaypee group successfully completed projects in 18 states of india and bhutan . jaypee is the engineering and construction company for india s yamuna expressway which opened 9 august 2012 . jil the group flagship has an engineering and construction wing which mostly supports jaypee projects . it also has the largest land bank in india s national capital region i.e. new delhi . jaypee has four thermal power plants totalling 5 120 mw under construction and these are slated to go on stream by december 2014 . hydropower projects edit sardar sarovar dam a gravity dam on the narmada near navagam gujarat ; it is india s largest concrete dam tehri dam a multipurpose rock and earth fill embankment dam on the bhagirathi river near tehri in uttarakhand ; it is asia s highest rockfill dam nathpa jhakri dam an largest underground powerhouse in country on the sutlej river in himachal pradesh indirasagar dam the second largest surface powerhouse in india on the narmada river at narmadanagar in the khandwa district of madhya pradesh karcham wangtoo hydroelectric plant is a 1000mw run of the river hydroelectric power station on the sutlej river in kinnaur district of himachal pradesh india in addition with 3200 mw projects 2700 mw lower siang & 500 mw hirong coming up in arunachal pradesh and 720 mw 270 mw umngot and 450 mw kynshi stage ii in meghalaya the group will have total hydropower generation capacity of over 5600 mw by 2020 . in september 2015 jsw energy acquired two hydropower projects of jaiprakash associates in a deal worth 9 700 crore . 5 in august 2014 shree cements announced that it is set to acquire jaiprakash associates 1.5 million tonne grinding unit at panipat for 360 crore . 6 the jaypee group has been selling most of its cement assets to reduce its debt . on 29 february 2016 it was reported that jaypee group s cement assets will be acquired by ultra tech amounting to 16 500 crore us 2.5 billion to laid off the debt making it the largest deal in indian cement sector . 7 8 references edit 25 march 2009 12 27 am ist sanjeev choudhary et bureau 25 march 2009 . jaypee group keeps head above water the economic times . economictimes.indiatimes.com . retrieved 24 september 2010 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link jaypee group investors highlights . jalindia.com . retrieved 24 september 2010 . jaypee group corporate subsidiaries . jalindia.com . retrieved 24 september 2010 . jaypee group corporate profile . jalindia.com . retrieved 24 september 2010 . reliance power shares up on jaiprakash hydro power deal . news.biharprabha.com . ians . 28 july 2014 . retrieved 28 july 2014 . shree cement jp associates rs . 360 cr deal . bloomberg tv india . 26 august 2014 . ultratech acquires jaypee group s cement assets for rs . 16 500 crore . business line . 29 february 2016 . birla s ultratech buys jp s cement plants for rs 16 500 cr . business standard . 28 february 2016 . v t e jaypee group universities jiit noida juit waknaghat juet guna ju anoopshahr companies jaypee power grid ltd jaypee hotels jaypee greens jil information technology ltd bhartiyavidya jaypee infratech ltd bhilai jaypee cement ltd jaypee sports international ltd jaypee greens golf & spa resort highway yamuna expressway sports jaypee sports city buddh international circuit greater noida sports complex ground jaypee integrated sports complex healthcare jaypee healthcare limited people jaiprakash gaur v t e major indian companies economy of india list of companies of india automotive ashok leyland bajaj auto eicher motors hero motocorp hindustan motors mahindra & mahindra tafe tata motors tvs aerospace and defence bharat electronics drdo hal ordnance factories conglomerates aditya birla adani avantha bajaj bharti essar essel gmr godrej gvk hinduja itc jaypee jindal kirloskar jsw l & t lanco mahindra muthoot murugappa ramoji reliance adag reliance rpg sahara shapoorji pallonji sun tata tvs torrent ub videocon wadia civil aviation air india indigo jet airways consumer goods and retail britannia industries dabur flipkart future group godrej consumer hindustan unilever itc nirma reliance retail tata global beverages energy and natural resources bharat petroleum cairn india chennai petroleum coal india gail essar oil hindustan petroleum indian oil corporation l & t national aluminum nhpc nmdc nlc ntpc oil india ongc power finance power grid rinl reliance infrastructure recl sci sesa goa suzlon energy tata power finance andhra bank axis bank bank of baroda bank of india canara bank central bank of india hdfc bank icici bank idbi bank ing vysya bank jammu & kashmir bank kotak mahindra bank lic mudra bank muthoot finance ltd punjab national bank sbi tamilnad mercantile 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