In May 2012, NTPC has awarded 11 contracts worth Rs.2,070 crore in various business segments including Coal/Lignite based power, Power Distribution and Power Control Equipment. The company gave the contract worth Rs.161 crore to EMCO for the supply, installation and commissioning of 35 nos. transformers of various ratings including 14 nos. 260 MVA, 420 kV, one phase generator transformer (i.e., three phase bank of 78- MVA capacity) and three nos. 200 MVA, 400 kV, three phase auto transformers for Solapur super thermal power project (2 x 660 MW) and for Mouda super thermal power project-II (2 x 660 MW) in Maharashtra. Also, L&T has been awarded with the electrical work for Mouda super thermal project of NTPC in Nagpur. BHEL secured a contract worth Rs.1,143 for setting up a 1x500 MW thermal power generating unit includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply and erection & commissioning of steam generator and steam turbine generator along with associated auxiliaries and state-of-the-art controls & instrumentation at NTPC's Vindhyachal super thermal power station (STPS), in Madhya Pradesh.

The month in all, witnessed 63 contracts worth Rs.11,218 crore being awarded to various entities in domestic and overseas shores. In the sector wise distribution, the Power sector was at the top with 17 contracts worth Rs.7,484 crore. Of which, the Coal/Lignite based power sector has bagged maximum 15 contracts worth Rs.5,512 contributing 49.14 per cent in the total order value share. Major contract worth Rs.1,855 crore was secured by BGR Energy Systems from Meja Urja Nigam for the supply of 2x660 MW supercritical boilers at Meja in Uttar Pradesh. Also, Meja Urja Nigam provided another contract worth Rs.1,606 crore to Toshiba JSW Turbine Generation for supplying, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation and testing of two units of 660 MW steam turbine generator islands for Meja thermal power project in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Another prominent contract secured during the month was worth Rs.1,148 by Welspun Energy Madhya Pradesh from the Madhya Pradesh Government for a 125 MW solar photovoltaic project on barren tract of land in Mandsaur and Neemuch of Madhya Pradesh. The project will be funded in 75:25 debt-equity ratio.

In the Wind based power sector, only one contract worth Rs.305 crore was awarded to Suzlon Energy by the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for setting up a 50 MW wind power project in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. The project will comprise 24 units of Suzlon's S95 wind turbines, featuring doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) technology, with an individual capacity of 2.1 MW. The DFIG technology allows extracting maximum energy from the wind for low wind speeds by optimising the turbine speed, while minimising mechanical stresses on the turbine during gusts of wind. Wind turbines using a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) consist of a wound rotor induction generator and an AC/DC/AC IGBT-based PWM converter. The stator winding is connected directly to the 60 Hz grid while the rotor is fed at variable frequency through the AC/DC/AC converter.

In all, three overseas contracts were awarded in Bangladesh, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Among these, Texmaco secured contract worth Rs.117 crore from Bangladesh Railways for delivery of 255 wagons. Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Services has secured a contract from Gulf of Suez Petroleum in Egypt. The company has acquired 'Ocean Heritage' a jack up offshore drilling rig, through its 100 per cent wholly owned subsidiary based in Singapore, from Diamond Offshore Heritage LLC, an offshore drilling company, of Delaware, US, to deploy with GUPCO to execute the contract. In Saudi Arabia, Larsen & Toubro ATCO Saudia L.L.C has secured a contract from Saudi Armaco Total Refinery & Petrochemical Co. for procurement and construction of solution polyethylene and specialty elastomers package in Al-Jubail Industrial City II where Sadara is constructing a world scale chemical complex.

During May 2012, BGR Energy Systems terminated the contract signed with State Company of Oil Projects (SCOP), Iraq for the development of two gas fields, Akas and Al- Mansuria worth $80.50 million (approx Rs.427.76 crore). The contract has been terminated with mutual consent of the company and customer. It has also been agreed that contractual claims of the company will be settled with mutual agreement.