RVNL bagged a letter of acceptance from the South Eastern Railways.
What Happened: The order is for the design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of a 132-kilovolt traction substation, sectioning posts (SPs), and sub-sectioning posts (SSPs) in a 2×25 kilovolt system on the Rajkhaswan-Nayagarh-Bolani section of the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway. This project aims to meet a 3000 MT loading target on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) mode.
The company was declared the lowest bidder for the order in June. The order is worth around ₹191.53 crore and is set to be completed in 18 months.
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Shares of popular railway stocks like RVNL, and IRFC have been under pressure as the railway capex was kept unchanged from the interim budget. The street was pencilling in a hike in the allocation.
Earlier in the week, the district magistrate of Rudraprayag, Saurav Gaharwar, reportedly confirmed allegations against RVNL and its contractor, Megha Engineering for illegally dumping muck in a local water body.
Price Action: RVNL’s share price was up 0.58% to close at ₹593.75 on Wednesday.
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