Engineering, Procurement and Construction or EPC companies comprehensively handle big infrastructure projects, right from initial designs and engineering plans to construction and completion. Such companies manage all the contractors involved in such projects and handle all the challenges that arise in the process. EPC companies streamline the entire process by providing a single source for project execution. They utilise what is called lump sum turkney approach for project management. EPC services have been hugely successful in multiple industries, and are being increasingly used for solar projects.
EPC companies ensure that infrastructure projects are completed in lesser time at lower costs. Outsourcing the complex task of project management to EPC contractors enables project owners to focus on other critical aspects of their businesses. EPC is hugely popular in India. Some of the top companies in this sector have been listed here.
1. Larsen and Toubro Limited
Larsen and Toubro Limited provides EPC services through its subsidiary, L&T Construction. It executes and manages multiple kinds of infrastructure projects across industries and segments, including heavy civil Infrastructure, buildings and factories, transportation infrastructure, power transmission and distribution and water and effluent treatment.
L&T Construction is known for its innovative design engineering, global supply chain, mechanisation, digitisation, highly trained personnel and ability to meet rigorous standards within stringent deadlines.
2. Gammon India Limited
Gammon India Limited is a leading provider of EPC services across sectors, such as power generation, highways, public utilities, environmental and marine structures. It also has the expertise and resources to design, finance, construct and operate metro rail, bridges and viaducts. In addition, the company also operates in the social Infrastructure sector and has built many residential and commercial complexes.
Some of the landmark projects executed by Gammon India include a 500 MW thermal power plant at Trombay, India’s first cable stayed bridge at Akkar in Sikkim, construction of the longest railway tunnel in Asia at Ratnagiri and the longest urban flyover at Hebbal.
3. Tata Projects
Tata Projects, a part of Tata Group, is a technology-driven EPC company offering comprehensive engineering, procurement and construction services for large and complex urban and industrial infrastructure projects. It executes projects across sectors, such as advanced technological facilities, oil, gas and hydrocarbon facilities, transportation infrastructure, power generation and transmission infrastructure, nuclear power plants, mining and metal purification centres and water and waste treatment plants.
Tata Projects’ suite of services cover the entire life cycle of a project, right from conceptualisation to operations and maintenance. The company has received several awards and recognitions.
4. Hindustan Construction Company Limited
Hindustan Construction Company Limited has almost a century of experience in the EPC industry. It is proficient in delivering infrastructure projects across sectors, such as nuclear power projects, highways, expressways, bridges, elevated corridors, railways, metro rails, ports, dams, barrages, integrated water supply systems, water and sewage treatment plants, hydrocarbon refining facilities, residential buildings, commercial buildings and more.
HCC has a number of milestone projects under its belt. Some of them include Bogibeel rail cum road bridge in Assam, aircraft carrier dock in Mumbai and first RCC Dam for NHPC on Teesta river.
5. SEPC Limited
SEPC Limited, formerly known as Shriram EPC Limited, provides end-to-end turkney solutions covering design, engineering, procurement, construction and project management. The services cover multiple sectors, such as power generation infrastructure like thermal and biomass power plants, water infrastructure like water and sewage treatment plants and underground drainage systems, process and metallurgy infrastructure like cement plants and ferrous and non-ferrous plants, and mining and mineral processing facilities.
SEPC Limited is known for its extensive knowledge and expertise, robust financial strength, qualified and experienced manpower and latest technological resources.
6. Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Afcons Infrastructure Limited provides EPC services across multiple infrastructure sectors, including marine and industrial infrastructure, surface transport infrastructure, oil and gas facilities, urban infrastructure and hydro and underground infrastructure. The company runs projects in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Middle East, and is ranked 6th and 21st globally in marine and port facilities and bridges sector respectively.
Afcons Infrastructure has delivered multiple landmark projects, such as Chenab Railway Bridge, India’s first underwater metro tunnel at Hooghly, Atal tunnel at Rohtang Pass and Sohar jetty port in Oman.
7. Reliance Infrastructure Limited
Reliance Infrastructure Limited, a part of the Reliance Group, is a leading a leading provider of EPC services for multiple infrastructure sectors, including roads, metro rail and power plants. It has successfully implemented multiple projects in the power sector, such as coal based thermal power projects, solar power projects, rural electrification works, overhead and underground electrical networks and more.
Reliance Infrastructure has also developed and operates five brownfield airports in Maharashtra. It has also executed the state-of-the art Mumbai Metro line project.
8. Navayuga Engineering Company Limited
Navaguga Engineering Company Limited, a flagship company of the Navayuga Group, provides comprehensive EPC services across sectors, such as ports and marine infrastructure, irrigation projects, thermal and hydro power plants, roadways and bridges, and special foundations. The company also operates in the middle east especially in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
Some of the iconic projects delivered by NECL include Dhola-Sadia Bridge over Brahmaputra river, Quazigund-Banihal highway in J&K and Sundilla Barrage in Telangana.
9. GMR Group
GMR Group is a specialist in high-growth infrastructure sectors, such as airports, energy, transportation and urban infrastructure. It is among the global leaders in airport development and management with key operations in Delhi, Goa, Medan and Hyderabad, and operations in Philippines and Indonesia as well.
GMR Group is also active in roads, highways and railway infrastructure, and has also executed power projects with a combined operating capacity of 3020 MW.
10. IRCON International Limited
IRCON International Limited is a government of India undertaking under the Ministry of Railways. It offers specialised EPC services across infrastructure sectors, such as railways, highways, buildings, electrification systems and power distribution infrastructure, signalling and communication infrastructure and flyovers/bridges.
IRCON has completed over 300 projects in India and more than 100 projects in 21 countries worldwide.
Conclusion
The top EPC companies are playing a major role in India’s rapid infrastructure development, across sectors like roads, power, telecommunications, oil and gas, ports and others. These companies are involved in some of the most important and iconic infrastructure projects in the country.
