Essar Projects bags Rs. 300-cr contract from IFFCO.

Engineering Procurement & Construction company Essar Projects has announced that it has won a Rs. 300-crore contract from IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative). This is its fourth major contract from the Indian fertiliser industry giant.

The latest project entails the construction of a new phospho gypsum stack at IFFCO’s Paradip unit in Odisha, which is India’s largest phosphatic fertiliser complex.

The first phase of the two-phase project is valued at about Rs. 190 crore, involving completion of approximately 60 per cent of the total construction in 20 months. The second phase involves construction of the remaining 40 per cent and will have to be completed in 10 months.

AV Amarnath, COO, Essar Projects, said in a statement, “This is our fourth major back-to-back project with IFFCO.”

Essar Projects’ previous contracts for IFFCO includes construction and commissioning of 2 x 2500 MT DAP/NAP silo, revamping of an existing sulphur silo, and EPC and commissioning of the 8th evaporator system of the Phosphoric Acid Plant (PAP) at the IFFCO Paradip complex.


THE HINDU