Archive for May 9th, 2012

02:48 PM (Wed): Toshiba wins contract worth $315 million

Mumbai, May 09 (PW News): Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator Pvt Ltd, received a contract for the supply of two units of 660MW super-critical steam turbine and generator island package. The company acquired the $315 million contract from Meja Urja Nigam Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between NTPC Ltd and Uttar Pradesh’s [...]

01:22 PM (Wed): HPCL may import crude oil from Azerbaijan

Mumbai, May 09 (PW News): Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) may enter into a crude oil import agreement with the state-run oil company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). “The Azerbaijani company has come forward to supply crude and the proposal will be taken up with the HPCL Board,” said K Murali, Director Refineries, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation [...]

12:32 PM (Wed): Serbia to set up world’s largest solar park

Belgrade, May 09 (PW News):  The Serbian government will soon build the world’s largest solar park in the southeast European nation. The project at an estimated cost of €2 billion, spread over 3,000 hectares of land, will have an estimated capacity of 1,000 MWp (Mega Watt-peak). The government entered into a deal with the Luxembourg based [...]

11:59 AM (Wed): UP scraps Greenfield international airport project

Mumbai, May 09 (PW News): Lucknow, May 09 (EPC News): The Greenfield international airport project at Jewar has been cancelled by the Uttar Pradesh, due to the unavailability of approval from the central goverment’s clearance. The government however, plans to develop an international airport between Agra and Mathura in the near future. “The state government [...]

11:44 AM (Wed): SC permits Lanco Infratech’s Hyderabad township project

Hyderabad, May 09 (PW News): Lanco Infratech acquired the permission from the country’s apex judicial body for the development of its township project in Hyderabad. The company can now breathe easy with Supreme Court’s permission granting development of the project and can now sell the finished homes. Construction on the Rs50 billion, Lanco Hill township [...]

11:28 AM (Wed): HCL Axon’s iMRO solution for railways

Mumbai, May 09 (PW News): HCL Axon, the enterprise application service division of HCL Technologies, introduces iMRO solution for the rail industry. The newly launched solution when used together with the SAP Enterprise Asset Management (SAP EAM) augments operations for the rail industry and offers integrated lifecycle management services for linear assets, rolling stock and [...]

11:11 AM (Wed): CIL inks fuel supply pacts with 13 power units

Mumbai, May 09 (PW News): Coal India Ltd (CIL) inked fuel supply pacts with 13 power units, including Reliance Power’s Rosa Power Project. However, some firms opposing the penalty clause has completely refrained from signing the pact. Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the power sector planning body, had recently demanded for PMO intervention on fuel supply [...]

10:41 AM (Wed): CESC to revive Balagarh power project with Rs10,500 cr investment

Balagarh, May 09 (PW News): RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group owned CESC Ltd, plans to shed an investment of Rs10,500 crore to revitalize the abandoned Balagarh power project in West Bengal. The decision comes after the company’s recent discussion with the state government on the same purpose. “We had a discussion with the state government recently in [...]

10:11 AM (Wed): Elecon Engineering bags NTPC’s Rs272.33 cr worth contract

Mumbai, May 09 (PW News): Elecon Engineering Company Ltd acquired a contract worth Rs272.33 crore from the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. The contract involves the ex-works supply package for coal handling plants. The company will also look after erection and commissioning of coal handling package for Mouda Super Thermal Power Project Stage-II (2×660 MW). [...]