Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has awarded an EPC contract to thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India (tkIS India) in the range of approximately $155 million to execute their 6.0 MMTPA crude distillation unit and vacuum distillation unit with amine treating unit project on LSTK basis at their refinery in Assam.
NRL, as part of Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP), is expanding its refining capacity from the current 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA by installing a new 6 MMTPA capacity CDU/VDU and associated downstream process units, utility & offsite.
The scope of EPC work of this project includes engineering, project management, procurement, & supply, inspection & expediting, construction management & supervision, mechanical completion & pre-commissioning of plant, commissioning, start up, PGTR and hand over of plant.
“This is a landmark project for tkIS India and the foundation of a strong pillar in our association with Numaligarh Refinery as it takes its expansion plans forward. This will further foster our position in the Indian market as a leading EPC player in the field of refineries and petrochemicals,” said Rajesh Kamath, CEO and Managing Director of thyssenkrupp’s chemical plant business in India.
Currently, tkIS is also offering its EPCM services for the new 2 MMTPA (PFCC) unit, (LPG) treatment unit, GHDS unit, MS blocks having NHT, CCR and ISOM units for the NRL refinery.