Here is a summary of major domestic and overseas orders bagged by Indian companies in April 2007. Information has been organised by major sectors to facilitate reference. This section also includes projects awarded to private sector companies for implementation on BOT/BOOT method.

Petroleum Products

Petron Engineering Construction bagged an order worth Rs.19 crore from Reliance Petroleum, for mechanical works of its polypropylene plant, at Jamnagar refinery complex.

Deep Industries obtained letter of award (LoA) from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for service contract, to develop three onshore marginal fields (Ghotaru, Kharatar & Bankia gas fields) in Rajasthan. The details of the marginal fields are: table

Deep Drilling 1 Pte, a subsidiary of Aban Offshore received a letter of award (LoA) from Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, for charter hire of the Rig Deep Driller 1, for a firm period of two years with two options of six months each, and thereafter at mutually agreeable rates. The contract to be performed in continuation of the contract with Hardy Oil is expected to result in revenues of approximately $141 million, during the firm period.

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Punj Lloyd bagged an order worth Rs.180.16 crore from Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure, for construction of 48"x122 km pipeline, of East West Gas pipeline and its associated facilities.

PSL bagged orders worth Rs.1,045 crore collectively, for onshore gas pipeline projects to supply pipes for Gujarat State Petronet's Gas Grid, along with export orders from Iran and Malaysia [contract value: Rs.700 crore]. The offshore pipeline related service project orders have been received from Allseas and NPCC (two leading turnkey offshore construction companies operating in the region) [contract value: Rs.175 crore] and few miscellaneous orders for supply of equipment and pipe exports [contract value: Rs.170 crore]

Electricity

ICSA India bagged an order worth Rs.23.17 crore from Eastern Power Distribution Co. of Andhra Pradesh, for erection of 19 nos new 33/11 kV sub-stations in West Godavari district.

Subhash Projects & Marketing bagged orders collectively worth Rs.309 crore, for execution of power projects. These include: Rs.220 crore to be executed for Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation and Hubli Electricity Supply Co in Karnataka. The scope of work includes upgradation of existing sub-stations, construction of 220/110/66 kV sub-stations and transmission lines and secondly, Rs.89 crore for Power Grid Corporation of India in Bihar on turnkey basis. The scope of work involves construction of new underground cabling, as well as revamp of existing lines under the APDRP Phase II. Work on both the projects is scheduled for completion within 6-18 months.

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, USA a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon Energy, has signed a contract with Tierra Energy of Austin, Texas, USA, to provide 42 units of S88-2.1 MW wind turbine generators, which will be delivered by 2008.

Era Constructions (India) recently won an order from NTPC, for the construction of civil works for Dadri thermal power project, for generation of 980 MW (2x490 MW) thermal power, for supply to Delhi and its neighbouring areas. The contract value is Rs.188.9 crore, excluding the cost of cement and steel. The scope of work includes civil works for main power house housing turbo generator (TG) / boiler / CW, mill and bunker, including off site works and other ancillary works necessary for making the power house functional. The power plant consists of two units of 2X490 MW each, and is expected to be completed within 43 months from the date of award of contract.

RTS Power Corporation announced winning new orders worth Rs.12.69 crore, for supply of transformers from Jharkhand State Electricity Board, for use in rural electrification projects.

Petron Engineering Construction received the letter of award (LoA) from Sichuan Fortune Project Management Co. Ltd, China for erection work for two 330 MW power plants of Adani Power Project Ltd; at Mundra, Gujarat, for a total estimated contract value of Rs.37.76 crore.

IMP Powers received an order worth Rs.20 crore, for supply of power and distribution transformers to GETCO.

Railways (Urban Transportation)

Parsvnath Developers bagged an order worth Rs.160 crore from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), to develop an integrated shopping mall and a metro station, at the Games Village complex. The facilities are to be developed in an approximate area of 3,65,000 sq.ft. The concession period for the same is 30 years, on BOT basis.

Parsvnath Developers has entered into concession agreements, to develop shopping malls on 11 stations owned by the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. Of these, five have already been executed. These include Parsvnath Metro Mall at Metro Stations at Shahdara, Pratap Nagar, Inderlok, Seelampur and Tis Hazari. Work on the project is scheduled for completion by mid 2010, prior to the commencement of the Commonwealth Games.

Valecha Engineering recently bagged new projects worth Rs.100 crore, which include road works at New Delhi, Punjab, and Arunachal Pradesh and Diaphragm Wall works, for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. These orders have taken the company's order book to around Rs.1,000 crore. Most of the orders are executable within 18 to 24 months.

Tantia Construction bagged orders worth Rs.151 crore, for infrastructure projects in road and rail sectors. The road projects, worth Rs.113 crore, include development of state highway in Bihar, besides construction of a flyover in Patna for the East Central Railway and two bridges for the Eastern Railway, estimated at Rs.38 crore.

Water & Waste Management

Atlanta bagged an order worth Rs.15.7 crore for the work of water supply, Vena project near Nagpur which is scheduled for completion within four months.

Lanco Infratech bagged orders for three construction projects valued at Rs.102 crore, from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments. The scope of projects include:

Irrigation

Madhucon Projects in JV with Sinohydro, bagged an order worth Rs.134 crore from Irrigation & CAD Departmant, Government of Andhra Pradesh, for irrigation project of GNSS main canal, in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The scope of work involves investigation, designs and earth work, excavation GNSS main canal from KM 141.350 to KM 161.350 including construction of CM & CD works.

Kirloskar Brothers received an order worth Rs.255 crore from IVRCL in a JV with Navayuga & SEW, for Irrigation & CAD Departmant, Government of Andhra Pradesh, for survey, design, model study, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of complete electro-mechanical works, for Sripada Sagar project (Stage-II) Phase-I.

Kirloskar Brothers in a JV received an extension order valued at Rs.336.22 crore, from Irrigation and CAD Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, to increase the capacity of the Gandikota Lift Irrigation Scheme from 4 tmc to 6 tmc, with an additional command area of 88,465 acres.

Vadodara-based Jyoti Ltd bagged an order worth Rs.56 crore from IVRCL Infrastructure for design, manufacture and supply of 25 large pumps, in Kurnool and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Miscellaneous

Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren announced new orders bagged worth Rs.1,089 crore, for the supply of pipelines (both H-SAW and I-SAW) for domestic and international clients. The company's current pending order book position stands at around Rs.4,000 crore including orders executed in the last quarter of fiscal year 2006-07.

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Punj Lloyd won a contract valued at $44.90 million (Rs.202 crore) from USbased Ras Laffan Olefins Company, for the construction of Dense Phase Ethylene and Butene Pipelines, between Ras Laffan Mesaieed Industrial cities, in Qatar.

The company also won a Rs.530 crore order, for the supply and construction of a pipeline in Oman. The order involves laying a 24-in dia 40-km pipeline, from Murayat to Barka, and another 252-km one from Saih Rawl to Mukhaizna. The project is scheduled for completion by October 2008.

Real Estate

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) bagged an order worth Rs.200 crore from Nakheel, UAE, to develop a residential project in Dubai. The project located at the Jumeirah Islands, involves construction of 31 luxury villas, associated infrastructure facilities like a club house with recreational facilities, a play area for children, 1000m of roads and services, a pedestrian overpass, and complete landscaping. The entire project construction is scheduled for completion within 18 months, from the date of commencement.

Water & Waste Management

Kirloskar Brothers secured an export contract worth $10.48 million from National Water Commission, Jamaica, for supply of centrifugal pump sets with allied accessories and equipment, for water supply, for the Jamaica Water System Rehabilitation and Extension Project.