Reliance Industries Awards ₹1,000 Crore-Plus Desalination Plant Contract to VA Tech Wabag in Gujarat

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has awarded a major EPC contract worth over ₹1,000 crore to VA Tech Wabag Limited for developing desalination and remineralisation facilities at Jamnagar, Gujarat.

The contract covers design, engineering, equipment supply, installation, commissioning and performance testing of both facilities.

The desalination plant will initially process 8,400 cubic metres of water per hour, expandable to 12,600 cubic metres per hour, equivalent to approximately 302 million litres daily. A separate remineralisation facility will have a capacity of 3,000 cubic metres per hour.

The project will incorporate seawater reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, advanced clarification systems, limestone filters, chemical dosing, water storage and pumping infrastructure.

Execution is scheduled in phases over 25 months.

The contract strengthens Wabag’s position in India's industrial water infrastructure sector while supporting Reliance’s long-term water security and operational sustainability requirements at Jamnagar. The exact contract value has not been publicly disclosed beyond the ₹1,000 crore threshold.