violated the merit order despatch 
and purchased more power from Enron violating the limits set by MERC in its 
May 5 order. The Commission will issue an order soon after the petitioners 
submit their affidavits responding to MSEB's reply to the charges made 
against them.

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Enron: Preparing for pull out?
Pradipta Bagchi

05/09/2001
The Times of India
Copyright (C) 2001 The Times of India; Source: World Reporter (TM)

MUMBAI: Is Enron preparing to pull out of India? Officially, the answer's 
``no''. But in a significant move, the families of the expatriate executives 
working in its subsidiary, the Dabhol Power Company (DPC), have been shifted 
out of Mumbai and relocated to Singapore. 
In addition, the security cover for expatriate executives working in DPC has 
been tightened, including personal bodyguards for senior executives.
According to sources, the families have been shifted from Mumbai and the 
children of these executives studying in the American School in Bandra-Kurla 
have been pulled out. An American School spokesperson refused to comment when 
asked about this. 
An Enron spokesperson, when contacted, also declined to comment. "It is our 
corporate policy not to comment on personnel and administrative matters," he 
said. 
It is not clear if the decision to move the families out of Mumbai was taken 
at the corporate level in DPC or whether the decision has been a personal one 
taken by the expatriate executives themselves. 
About 15 expatriate officials are working in DPC as part of the management 
and operations team. 
According to the sources, uncertainty over the fate of the $2 billion project 
has led Enron's expatriate executives to move their families out of Mumbai. 
This is because in the event of the power project being terminated in the 
next few weeks, expatriate officials feel that there is likely to be a 
tremendous backlash against representatives of the US-based energy company. 
Over 15,000 jobs in Dabhol will be lost if a