DDEL has secured a contract from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) valued at Rs 387 crore, the company said. The amount converts to Rs 3,870 million (mn) and will be reflected in the firm order book. The award from BPCL represents a material addition to outstanding work and was disclosed in a regulatory filing by the company. The announcement did not disclose detailed terms or project timelines.

With the BPCL order included the company's order book now tops Rs 2,400 crore, the statement said. That total converts to Rs 24 billion (bn) and represents contracts awaiting execution across the company's active portfolio. The rise in backlog follows a sequence of contract wins that the company has been reporting in recent updates and contributes to the scale of work under management. The order book metric is used by the firm to signal its near term workload.

The company indicated that the BPCL award will be recorded under its outstanding orders and will strengthen revenue visibility without providing further operational detail. The addition will support resource allocation and scheduling across ongoing projects while the firm finalises mobilisation plans. Management reiterated that contract recognition follows standard accounting and disclosure norms and that the order book figure reflects confirmed awards.

Investors and market observers will monitor order book growth as an indicator of future execution and cash flow. The company will update market filings as required and continue to report on order inflows and progress against contracted work in its periodic disclosures.