Group Profile
Transforming challenges into opportunities has been the hallmark of the Jaypee Group, ever since its inception five decades ago. The Group is a diversified infrastructure conglomerate with business interests in Engineering & Construction, Cement, Power, Real Estate, Expressways, Fertilizer, Hospitality, Healthcare, Sports, Information Technology and Education (not-for-profit).
Engineering & Construction
The Engineering and Construction wing of the Group is an acknowledged leader in the construction of multi-purpose River Valley and Hydropower projects. It has the unique distinction of having simultaneously executed 13 Hydropower projects spread across 6 states and the neighboring country Bhutan for generating 10,290 MW power.
The in-house Design and Consultancy Company, Jaypee Infra Ventures (JIV), gives JAL a competitive edge over its rivals and has been awarded “CT1” grade by ICRA with CIDC (The Construction Industry Development Council). This is the highest rating assigned to consultants in the field of Engineering.
JAL is the only integrated solution provider for Hydropower projects in the country with a track record of strong project implementation in different capacities and has participated in projects that have added over 8840 MW of Hydroelectricity to the National grid between 2002 to 2009. (AN UNPARALLEL FEATURE IN INDIAN POWER SECTOR) The 900 MW Baglihar (Stage-I and II) Hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir, has been set up in the challenging environment of the State with 22 million cubic meters of concrete, has been the largest EPC project executed in the country in Hydropower sector, so far.
The key non-EPC projects completed across India are –
- 1450 MW Sardar Sarovar Project, the largest water resource project in India.
- 1000 MW Tehri Dam, Asia’s highest rockfill dam.
- 1000 MW Indira Sagar Power House, second largest surface power house in the country.
- 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Power House, the largest underground power house in the country.
Cement
Jaypee Group is one of the largest cement producers in the country. The cement division of the Group has a comprehensive and rich experience of over 3 decades in producing quality cement through its state-of-the-art cement plants.
Power
The Group has a diversified portfolio of power generation in hydro & thermal power sectors .It operates, 400 MW Vishnuprayag Hydropower Station (Uttarakhand) and has constructed 300 MW Baspa II & 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric plants (Himachal Pradesh).
In addition 3200 MW projects (2700 MW Lower Siang & 500 MW Hirong ) are coming up in Arunachal Pradesh and 720 MW (270 MW Umngot and 450 MW Kynshi Stage –II) in Meghalaya.
After having established a strong presence in the Hydropower sector the Group has initiated its entry into Thermal Power Generation, & Power Transmission. The Group has constructed and engineered prestigious thermal power projects. In Madhya Pradesh the Group has built and operates the 500 MW Bina Thermal Power Project as well as 1320 MW Nigrie Coal fired Thermal Power Plant. The Group has developed 3300 Mega Watt of supercritical thermal power plants of which a 1980 Megawatt power station is in Bara in Uttar Pradesh.
The Group has also successfully implemented a Transmission system associated with 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo Hydro-electric project. The Transmission project consists of a 214 km long transmission line between Wangtoo in Himachal Pradesh and Abdullapur in Haryana.
Real Estate
The Group is a pioneer in the development of golf centric premium townships in the country. Stretching over 452 acres – Jaypee Greens Greater Noida is the first real estate initiative of the group and this world class township consists of an 18 Hole Greg Norman Golf Course, premium residences, retail hubs, educational and hospitality spaces and bountiful nature in abundance.
Jaypee Greens launched its second project in Noida in November 2007, “India’s First Wish Town”, a premier township spread over 1162 acres with a 18 +9 Hole golf facility, world class residences, iconic commercial developments, multiple entertainment facilities and acres of greenery. Subsequently the group also launched townships on the Yamuna Expressway – Jaypee Greens Sports City and Jaypee Greens Wish Town Agra.
The Group has constructed the Yamuna Expressway – a 165 km long, 6 lane expressway from Noida to Agra which has now been operational since 2011, leading to dramatically enhanced connectivity between NCR and cities in western U.P. The project envisages ribbon development along the expressway at 5 locations totalling to 25 million square metres for residential / industrial / institutional purposes. Some of these developments have already commenced and in the future will drive multidimensional, socio-economic development in Western U.P.
Expressways
The Group has entered into construction of expressways with the Yamuna Expressway project – a 165 km access controlled 6 lane super expressway along the Yamuna river connecting Noida and Agra on Build – Own – Transfer basis.
The Group has commissioned the first RIFD Technology based Electronic Toll Collection Plaza and four laned Zirakpur-Parwanoo Section of NH-5, the Himalayan Expressway from km 39.96 to km 67.55 in the states of Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh.
Fertilizer
The fertilizer plant situated in Panki , Kanpur is one of the oldest Urea manufacturing plant in the country with an installed capacity of 7.22 lac MT per anum. Urea production has started from June 2013 and the product is sold in the brand name of “Jaypee Chaand Chaap Urea” which enjoys a very high degree of acceptance amongst the farming community. The plant was successfully converted to gas based, from Naptha and currently prills urea by using the latest in technology.
The company has also entered into the value added agri inputs space by marketing speciality inputs like Micro nutrients, Zinc sulphate Mono hydrate and organic manure under the flagship brand of Jaypee Chand chaap.
Hospitality
The Group’s hospitality business owns and operates 6 properties spread across New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The 4 Five Star Hotels, two in New Delhi and one each in Agra and Mussoorie have a total capacity of 644 rooms. Another 5 star luxury with state-of-the-art resort and SPA has been set up in collaboration with SIX SENSES at Greater Noida with 170 living spaces. Apart from this, Jaypee Delcourt at Greater Noida has comfortable deluxe rooms, multiple dining options, state-of-the-art wellness centre and a promenade of lifestyle stores indeed making it a viable destination for corporate, entrepreneurs, expats business and leisure stays.
Healthcare
With the vision of promoting world-class health care amongst the masses by providing quality and affordable medical care with committement the Jaypee Hospital is being constructed. The hospital has been planned as a 1200 bedded tertiary care multi-speciality facility and is currently in the process of commissioning 525 beds in the first phase.
Sports
The Group has hosted India’s first ever Formula OneTM Grand Prix on 30th October, 2011. In addition to F1, the track is also expected to host other top-level international motorsports events.
Information Technology
IL Information Technology Limited (JILIT), the IT arm of the Jaypee Group offerings encompass a diverse range of areas such as IT Infrastructure Management, Networking & Communication, Multimedia & Content Development Services, E-learning and Software Solutions. JILIT is today partnering with leading IT companies such as IBM and CISCO.
JILIT’s quality management system is ISO 9001:2008 certified and the information security management system & data centre operations is attested by ISO 27001:2005.
Education (not for profit)
“People of resources must contribute towards making a better tomorrow for all”. Shri Jaiprakash Gaur Ji, Founder Chairman of the Group firmly believes that quality education on an affordable basis is the biggest service which, as a corporate citizen, we can provide. Education is the cornerstone to economic development and the strength of 1 billion Indians can be channelized by education alone to build India into a developed nation.
The Group currently provides education across all spectrum of the learning curve through 31 Schools, 6 Private ITIs, 2 Polytechnics, 1 Post Graduate College, 1 B.Ed. College, 1 Construction Skills Training Institute, 1 International Engineering and Vocational Centreand 4 Universities catering to learning of over 30,000 students. The Jaypee education system plans to take the vision of service to society through quality education to another plane by expanding its infrastructure to provide education to a universe of 200,000 students in less than a decade from now.
Social Commitments
The Group has always believed in “growth with a human face” and to fulfill its obligations it has set up Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan (JSS), a ‘not-for-profit trust’ which primarily serves the objectives of socio – economic development, reducing the pain and distress in society.
For over 5 decades now, Jaypee Group has supported the socio-economic development of the local environment in which it operates and ensured that the economically and educationally challenged strata around the work surroundings are also benefited from the Group’s growth by providing education, medical and other facilities for local development.
The Group also undertakes Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) which covers a wide range of projects such as free medical camps, health check-ups for village school children, literacy campaigns like Balwadi’s for young boys and girls, safe drinking water supply, creating huge water reservoirs in different villages, self employment which includes tailoring classes for women and animal husbandry. Some other important activities undertaken include the renovation of old temples, other schools and hospital buildings in the adjoining adopted villages.
Environment
“Every time we borrow from nature, we return it with interest.”
We at Jaypee believe that harmony between the man and his environment is the prime essence of healthy life and living. The sustenance of our ecological balance is therefore of paramount importance.
Efforts are made to conserve ecological balance without any harm done to the local flora and fauna. The Group has also taken green initiatives, afforestation drives, resources conservation, water conservation, air quality control and noise pollution control and created a “green oasis’’ amidst the limestone belt at the cement complex in Rewa.
Last but not the least, “as a Group we remain committed to strategic business development in infrastructure, as the key to nation building in the 21st century. We aim for perfection in everything we undertake and we have a commitment to excel. It is the determination to transform every challenge into opportunity; to seize every opportunity to ensure growth and grow with human face; that drives.