By IANS,
New Delhi: Engineering and infrastructure development firm Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) Tuesday said it has been awarded a Rs.228.79-crore contract for a hydel power project in Maharashtra.
The 4×6 MW Gosikhurd Hydel Scheme, is being built on the Wainganga river near Nagpur, the company said in a statement. The contract has been awarded by the Vidharbha Irrigation Development Corp.
HCC will be responsible for all engineering, procurement and construction work as well as supply, installation, testing and commissioning of electromechanical plant and hydro-mechanical components including generating units.
The project has to be completed in 36 months followed by operation and maintenance for 24 months.
“HCC is proud to have built the Gosikhurd Spillway and is currently working on the Godazari branch canal. The Gosikhurd Hydel Scheme further demonstrates our EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) expertise in the hydel power development sector,” said HCC president and chief operating officer Vinayak Deshpande in a statement.
HCC is currently executing nine hydro-electric power projects – four in Jammu and Kashmir, two in Himachal Pradesh and one each in Uttarakhand, Sikkim and West Bengal.