Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd recently began construction work on a newly-awarded Rs.125-crore EPC contract placed by state transco Jharkhand Urja Sanchar Nigam Ltd (JUSNL).
Awarded in June 2026, the contract is scheduled to commission in 18 months, which is by December 2027, company officials told tndindia.com
The two contracts, aggregating Rs.124.81 crore, relate respectively to a grid substation in Dhanbad district and a transmission line in Bokaro district.
Substation
The Rs.63.44-crore substation project covers design, engineering, supply of materials and equipment, erection, testing and commissioning of a 132/33kV, 2×80 MVA grid substation at Sindri (Hurl) in Dhanbad district. The turnkey scope also includes a control room building, approach road and allied civil works. Sindri is among eastern India’s oldest industrial townships, best known for the fertiliser complex that was revived, and dedicated to the nation in 2024. The new substation is strengthening the regional grid serving Dhanbad’s industrial and residential load centres.
Transmission line
The transmission line contract is a Rs.61.37-crore turnkey project for a 132kV double-circuit transmission line running 20 km from Dugda to ITI More, Chas and comprising 68 monopoles.
Both ends of the line sit in Bokaro district, with Chas adjoining Bokaro Steel City. The line is strengthening the high-voltage backbone in one of Jharkhand’s key energy corridors. It seeks to support the state’s efforts to improve power evacuation capacity and reliability in a region that serves both industrial and growing urban demand.
Growing footprint in Jharkhand
Together, the two projects underscore Salasar’s growing execution footprint in Jharkhand. Read as a pair, they span the Dhanbad–Bokaro belt, one of the densest concentrations of coal, steel and fertiliser capacity in the country.
Commenting on projects Shashank Agarwal, Managing Director, Salasar Techno Engineering Limited said, “These two projects go beyond adding capacity to Jharkhand’s grid. By pairing a 132/33 kV substation at Sindri in Dhanbad with a 132kV line into Chas in Bokaro, we are strengthening power evacuation and reliability across a belt that has powered India’s industrial economy for decades. Our integrated EPC execution model and unwavering focus on quality, safety and timely delivery position us well to deliver these mission-critical assets for JUSNL.”
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