The Engineering and Construction wing of the Group is an acknowledged leader in the construction of multi-purpose River Valley and Hydropower projects. It has the unique distinction of having simultaneously executed 13 Hydropower projects spread across 6 states and the neighboring country Bhutan for generating 10,290 MW power.
The Group has been assigned “CR1” grade by ICRA Ltd. indicating very “strong contract execution capacity with best prospects of timely completion of projects, without cost overruns for projects with average value of Rs. 2500 crore.” It is the only Group in India, which pre-qualifies on its own for the bidding of various projects that are awarded in the country.
A leader in Engineering and Construction of Hydropower projects in India, the Group has the largest market share in the Indian Hydropower, E&C and EPC sector having participated in 54% of Hydropower projects developed in 10th 5-Year Plan in different capacities.
JAL is the only integrated solution provider for Hydropower projects in the country with a track record of strong project implementation in different capacities and has participated in projects that have added over 8840 MW of Hydroelectricity to the National grid between 2002 to 2009. (AN UNPARALLEL FEATURE IN INDIAN POWER SECTOR).
The Group also has the distinction of executing three out of five Hydropower projects contracted on an EPC basis in the country till March 2009. Two of these, 300 MW Chamera – II and 520 MW Omkareshwar, have been completed ahead of schedule.
The 900 MW Baglihar (Stage-I and II) Hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir, has been set up in the challenging environment of the State with 22 million cubic meters of concrete, has been the largest EPC project executed in the country in Hydropower sector, so far.
The key non-EPC projects completed across India are:
- 1450 MW Sardar Sarover Project, the largest water resource project in India
- 1000 MW Tehri Dam, Asia’s highest rockfill dam
- 1000 MW Indira Sagar Power House, second largest surface power house in the country
- 1500 MW Naptha Jhakri Power House, the largest underground surface power house in the country