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If our subsidiaries or SPVs default on their obligations under the relevant financing documents, the lenders<br />

may exercise their rights under the share pledges, have the shares transferred to their names and take<br />

management control over the pledged companies. If this happens, we will lose the value of any such<br />

pledged shares and we will no longer be able to recognize any revenue attributable to these subsidiaries or<br />

SPVs. In addition, if we lose control of any of our major subsidiaries, our ability to implement our overall<br />

business strategy would be adversely affected. This could adversely impact our revenues and financial<br />

condition.<br />

Our bids may not always be successful in being accepted.<br />

As a part of our business, we bid for projects on an ongoing basis. Projects are awarded following<br />

competitive bidding processes and satisfaction of other prescribed pre-qualification criteria. Once the<br />

prospective bidders satisfy the pre-qualification requirements of the tender, the project is usually awarded<br />

based on the price of the contract quoted by the prospective bidder. We generally incur significant costs in<br />

the preparation and submission of bids, which are one-time costs. We cannot assure you that we would bid<br />

where we have been qualified to submit a bid or that our bids, when submitted or if already submitted,<br />

would be accepted. Further, there may be delays in the bid selection process owing to a variety of reasons<br />

which may be outside our control and our bids, once selected, may not be finalized within the expected time<br />

frame. As a result, our results of operations and financial condition from period to period may not be<br />

comparable.<br />

Our success depends on our senior management and our ability to attract and retain our key personnel.<br />

Our success depends on the continued services and performance of the members of our management team<br />

and other key employees. If one or more members of our senior management team were unable or unwilling<br />

to continue in their present positions, those persons could be difficult to replace and our business could be<br />

adversely affected. Competition for senior management in the EPC and construction industry in India is<br />

intense, and we may not be able to retain our existing senior management or attract and retain new senior<br />

management in the future. As such, any loss of our senior management personnel or key employees could<br />

adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition and would require us to devote<br />

substantial time, cost and energy to find a suitable replacement.<br />

We maintain a workforce based upon current and anticipated workloads. If we do not receive future<br />

contract awards or if these awards are delayed, we could incur significant costs.<br />

Our estimates of future performance depend on, among other things, whether and when we will receive<br />

certain new contract awards. While our estimates are based upon our best judgment, these estimates can be<br />

unreliable and may frequently change based on newly available information. In the case of large-scale<br />

projects where timing is often uncertain, it is particularly difficult to predict whether or when we will<br />

receive a contract award. The uncertainty of contract awards and timing can present difficulties in matching<br />

our workforce size with our contract needs. If the award of an expected contract is delayed or not received,<br />

we could incur costs due to maintaining under-utilized staff and facilities which would have the effect of<br />

reducing our profits.<br />

Increasing levels of compensation for employees and workers in India may reduce our international<br />

competitive advantage and result in lower profit margins.<br />

Levels of compensation for employees and workers in India have historically been significantly lower than<br />

levels of compensation outside India for comparably skilled professionals and unskilled workers, which has<br />

been one of our competitive strengths in our international projects. However, recent significant<br />

compensation increases in India could reduce some of this competitive advantage and may negatively affect<br />

our profit margins. Employee and worker levels of compensation in India are increasing at a faster rate than<br />

outside of India, which could result in increased salary costs of engineers, managers and other professionals<br />

and workers. We may need to continue to increase the levels of our employee and worker compensation to<br />

remain competitive and manage attrition. Any such increases could have an adverse effect on our business<br />

and results of operations, particularly outside of India.<br />

Our inability to manage growth could disrupt our business and reduce our profitability.<br />

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