Subhash Projects awarded Uttar Pradesh sewage contract

October 1st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh has the lowest per capita power consumption in the country, according to a report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). Officials admit that the lack of power has affected the state's development, but cite ongoing projects that will ensure Uttar Pradesh becomes a power-surplus state by 2014.

September 16th, 2009 Tetra Tech gets Army Corps of Engineers contractPASEDENA, Calif. — The Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract, with a top value of $38 million, for civil projects and military planning in various Western states to three companies, Tetra Tech Inc.

September 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The weatherman's prediction of heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh for three days beginning Friday has raised hopes among farmers that they can still grow something this kharif season. India's most populous state has been suffering a paucity of rainfall this monsoon, with the authorities declaring 58 of the 71 districts drought-hit.

August 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - Construction and engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Wednesday said it had bagged contracts worth Rs.853 crore for setting up coal handling plants in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. L&T has received a contract from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVNL) and Neyveli Lignite Corp for setting up coal handling plants at Anpara in Uttar Pradesh and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, the company said in a regulatory statement.

August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Engineering and infrastructure development firm Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Tuesday said it has been awarded a Rs.228.79-crore contract for a hydel power project in Maharashtra. The 4x6 MW Gosikhurd Hydel Scheme, is being built on the Wainganga river near Nagpur, the company said in a statement.

July 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Aiming to expedite the disinvestment of public sector undertakings under its policy of infrastructure development and divestment through public private partnership (PPP), the Uttar Pradesh government Friday decided to invoke the Swiss Challenge Method for bidding, in which the proposer has the first right of refusal, officials said. The move will not only ensure a fair deal and a level playing field for all private parties but will also impart a new dimension to successful project delivery, they added.

July 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - The city-based engineering, procurement and construction company BGR Energy Systems has been awarded a $80.5-million contract by Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP). According to BGR Energy, the contract is for the development of two gasfields in Iraq and includes supply of equipment.

July 21st, 2009 SHIMLA - Malaysia-based TJ Harmoni Worldwide is interested in investing in infrastructure and hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday. "Development of multi-level parking slots with Japanese technology is one of the projects that could be considered for allotting to the company on build-operate-own-transfer (BOOT) basis," he told reporters after meeting company officials, including its international project director S.M.

July 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has tied up the finances for the Rs.50-billion ($1-billion) Rosa power project in Uttar Pradesh and hopes to start the first phase of operations this year. Announcing the financial closure with IDBI Bank as the lead institution, the group said the project, coming up in Shahjahanpur district, some 180 km from state capital Lucknow, would supply 900 MW to the state-run Uttar Pradesh Power Corp.

July 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government Tuesday said it has cancelled the Hyderabad Metro rail project contract awarded to Maytas Infra, run by the family of former Satyam chairman of B. Ramalinga Raju.

June 23rd, 2009 Northrop Grumman receives contract modificationNEW YORK — Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Inc., a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp. is being awarded a $213.8 million modification to a previously awarded Navy contract, the U.S.

June 8th, 2009 PARIS - AREVA's Transmission and Distribution (T and D) division has recently won four orders worth approximately 3500 MINR to supply Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL), India's main transmission utility, with four extra high voltage (765 kV) substations.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday handed over the letter of intent for the Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP) to Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), being set up at an investment of over Rs.120 billion (Rs.12,000 crore/$2.4 billion). This is the third UMPP awarded to group company Reliance Power, with the other two being at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

January 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group was Wednesday awarded its third ultra mega power project, set to come up at Tilaiya in Jharkhand with an investment of over Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion). 'We have been awarded the Tilaiya project.

January 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government Sunday denied there were any irregularities in awarding contracts for various infrastructure projects to Maytas Infra, the company promoted by the family of disgraced former chairman of Satyam Computers. Chief Minister Y.S.