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NTPC in fray for Globeleq's assets

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) Country's largest power generator National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) has placed a bid for British power major Globeleq's assets in Egypt.

The power major today said it ''is submitting a non-binding indicative bid to the United Kingdom-based Lehman Brothers for acquisition of assets of 682.5 MW Sidi Krir Power Project in Egypt through 100 per cent equity acquisition of Globeleq Maghreb''.

Globeleq has appointed Lehman Brothers as the investment bankers to the deal.

Tata Power, Kalpataru Group, Reliance ADAG and Lanco are already in race to take over the British company's assets of 4,500 MW in Asia and Africa.

On February 14, Lanco Infratech's Mauritius-based holding company Prince Stone Investments and Jindal Steel&Power Ltd (JSPL) acquired 100 per cent of Globeleq's holding in Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project.

The Globeleq Singapore and Lanco Infratech consortium won the project with the lowest bid of Rs 1.19 per unit.

Prince Stone Investments would acquire 60 per cent of Globeleq's stake and the rest would be held by JSPL.

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Govt successfully combatting terrorism: Tripura CM

Agartala, Mar 6 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told the state Assembly that his government is efficiently battling all insurgent forces. Altogether 104 underground tribal militants have been killed in encounters with security forces and 862 insurgents have surrendered and returned to normal life during the last three years, official sources said. The Chief Minister, who also holdS the home portfolio, informed the state assembly that during this period, 71 security personnel have also been killed by militants.....

A package for food processing sector on the anvil

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) As part of its grand plan to link rural and urban economy, the UPA government is contemplating a package for the food processing sector,including incentivising FDI and private investment in infrastructure and duty sops for the industry. There is a realisation in the government that unless concerted action is taken, the existing mismatch between farm production and the processing capacity would aggravate further. This would result not only in substantially higher levels of wastage of.....

BHEL bags Rs 144 cr World Bank-aided contract in Maharashtra

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a Rs 144 crore World Bank-funded substation contract in Maharashtra. BHEL will set up a 400 KV turnkey substation at Wardha and extend the 400 kV substations at Seoni, Akola and Aurangabad, associated with the Sipat super thermal power project stage-II supplementary transmission system. Placed on BHEL by Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid), the project will be commissioned in 19 months, a BHEL spokesman said here today......
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