Reliance Infra bids lowest for Kundankulam N-plant's Rs 1k-cr EPC contract

If the deal follows through, it would be the firm's first major contract in nuclear space

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) has emerged as the lowest bidder for Rs 1,000-crore contract for Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. EPC players like Larsen and Toubro, Tata Projects, BGR and BHEL were in the fray for the contract floated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).

The EPC contract is for design, engineering, procurement, manufacture, supply, erection, construction, testing, commissioning, handing over and performance guarantee of common services systems, structures and components (SSC) for units 3 and 4 the 1,000 megawatts (MW) plant in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. The bids opened earlier this week, said