Northeast Utilities (NU) have moved forward with outsourcing their IT services to India, the contracts would see the outsourcing of part of NU’s IT operations to Indian based Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys.

Northeast Utilities which operates the largest energy delivery system in the Connecticut, has said that the move will generate savings, with Tata and Infosys being placed to deliver enhanced IT capabilities, in order to meet customer expectations.

The ITO operation would see the migration of the roles carried out by 200 IT workers based in New England to India.

The move to ITO to India is expected to affect around 200 U.S. based jobs, with Utility jobs having been viewed as being relatively secure. The move to outsource has been attacked by local government representatives, with Democrat state rep. Joe Aresimowicz, saying: "Shipping these good-paying jobs away will not just hurt Connecticut's economy, but it could also pose a serious security threat".

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