ABB, a leader in power and automation technologies, has secured substation orders worth Rs 425 crore from Powergrid, Country's largest power distributor, to boost capacity and help improve grid reliability.

The scope of contract includes design, supply, installation and commissioning of 765/400 kilovolt (kV) substations at Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Wardha (Maharashtra), Bilaspur and Seoni (both Madhya Pradesh), and of a 400/220 kV substation at Palakkad (Kerala).

The projects are expected to be completed by mid-2011.

Property developer Indiabulls Real Estate (IBREL) has informed that company's board of directors has finally approved a plan to raise $600 million (Rs 3,000 crore) through qualified institutional placement (QIP) of securities.

The QIP proceeds are expected to be utilized for funding its power projects, mainly a 1,320-megawatt project planned in Amaravati in Maharashtra.

The board of directors took a decision to this effect at its meeting on April 24 (Friday).

KEC International, one of the largest Power Transmission EPC companies in the world, has received two new orders worth Rs 95 crore in Mozambique and Namibia.
 
According to an official statement, the first order, which is for Mozambique includes construction of a 100 km-110 kv transmission line and substation in Cabo Dalgado region.

According to latest reports, it has been revealed that country's largest engineering and construction conglomerate, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is all set to enter nuclear power plant construction business.

Sources familiar with the development informed that the engineering and construction firm is presently in talks with two overseas firm and will soon sign a cooperation agreements with General Electric Hitachi of the US and Areva of France, two of the largest vendors of reactors, within time period of 3 to 4 weeks.

Nirmal Bang, one of the leading equity research-cum-broking house, is of the view that investors can sell BHEL with a target price of Rs 1505-1440.

According to experts at Nirmal Bang, interested traders can sell the stock below its 13-day EMA of 1575, with a stop loss of Rs 1630.

With its first attempt to come out with an initial public offer (IPO) last May being ruined because of difficult market conditions, Adani Power Ltd has again approached the market regulator SEBI with its revised IPO proposal. The company projects proceeds over Rs 2,000 crore from the public issue.