Punj Lloyd bags Rs 1,195-cr order from Haldia Refinery

MUMBAI: Leading engineering and construction company Punj Lloyd Group on Wednesday said it has bagged Rs 1,195 crore worth contract from Haldia Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calcutta Electric Supply Company ( CESC) for its 600-MW thermal power project.

The project will boost the power supply in Kolkata and its suburbs, and is scheduled to be commissioned by 2014, the company said in a statement issued here.

Based in Haldia, the scope of work for the 2 x 300-mw plant entails balance of plant (BoP) supply and services and BTG erection and includes detailed engineering of BoP, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation packages, it said.

With this contract, the order backlog for the group on a consolidated basis has gone up to Rs 25,133-crore reflecting the total value of unexecuted orders as on June 30 and new orders received after that day.