IL&FS Engineering bags Rs 515-crore orders

MUMBAI: IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company today said it has bagged two contracts for rural electrification and an integrated power development work (IDPS) with a total value of Rs 515.47 crore.

The company has bagged rural electrification contracts under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and IPDS work of West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company in Kolkata, IL&FS Engineering said in a statement here.

DDUGJY contracts are being funded by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), while money for the IPDS contracts is being provided by Power Financial Corp (PFC).


The completion schedule of works is 24 months, it said.

IL&FS is already working in 24 Paraganas South and North for rural electrification works for West Bengal State Electricity worth around Rs 657 crore, and has electrified more than 2500 villages in these areas.

Also, it completed works for rural electrification in West Midnapore in 2015 for 2,460 villages.