Leighton Welspun bags Rs 400-crore contract from Jindal Steel

MUMBAI: Leighton Welspun Contractors today said it has bagged a Rs 400-crore contract from Jindal Steel and Power for undertaking civil and concrete works at its Angul integrated steel project in Orissa.

The contract's scope includes raw material handling system and plate mill works. These initial works are valued at Rs 28 crore and the total committed works under the award are expected to reach Rs 400 crore over the next 24 months, the construction contracting firm said in a release here.

The steel plant, currently under construction, has a design capacity of 12.5 mtpa steel and power generation capacity of 2,600 MW.