Wednesday, March 12, 2008

REL changes its name to Reliance Infrastructure

Don't know how many of you saw the small news item .. but our good friends at REL have decided on another name change!

So now the Mumbai Distribution License which didn't get formally transfered to BSES Ltd .. and then which didn't get formally transfered to REL .. will now (I guess) also NOT get formally
transfered to Reliance Infrastructure... the juggernaut rolls on .. and no one has the gumption to stop it!

Given below are the various news items.

Incidentally, they transfered their entire Infrastructure business to a 100% subsidiary sometime in Oct 2007 .. and now they have decided that the parent company itself should become infrastructure oriented??

If you recall, I had mentioned that one day REL may actually exit the Mumbai electricity distribution business .. well, their focus has definitely shifted ..

Who knows .. they may be monitoring this site more closely than we think ;)


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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/03/11/stories/2008031152520300.htm
http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=press&autono=316\
312

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Energy/Rel_Energy_to_b\
e_renamed_Reliance_Infrastructure/articleshow/2853132.cms

http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/relianceenergyinfrastructurebusi\
ness/relboardapprovestransferinfrabizto100subsidiary/market/stocks/article/31051\
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(this last link mentions the transfer to a 100% subsidiary)
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