December 03, 2008

REL arm wins TLT deal from Reliance Power

It is reported that the engineering, procurement and construction division of Reliance Energy Limited has bagged 2 contracts worth INR 1,200 crore for transmission projects of another group company Reliance Power Transmission Limited.

The EPC division of REL came up with the best offer on both price and the timely completion among a group of three to four companies. It has agreed to complete the work on over 1,500 kilometer transmission line by 2009 end.

Reliance Power Transmission Limited has bagged the Western Region System Strengthening Scheme project, which is India’s first wholly owned private transmission project in the western region, awarded on the basis of competitive tariff bidding. The project involves laying 1,519 kilometer of double circuit 400 kV D/C transmission lines.

REL’s EPC division undertakes engineering, design, construction and execution of industrial projects in various fields like generation, transmission and distribution, mainly focusing on the power sector to achieve and set new benchmarks in the power sector. The current project is, however, its first in the transmission area.