MEIL wins contract to build Mongolia’s first oil refinery

07 Nov 2022 CW Team

The Mongol Refinery Project, which entails constructing the nation's first oil refinery, has been awarded to Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL).

The EPC agreement states that MEIL will construct this new refinery in Mongolia.

With the aid of cutting-edge technology, MEIL will construct EPC-2 (Open Art Units, Utilities & Offsites, Plant Buildings) and EPC-3 (Captive Power Plants) in Mongolia for a total of USD 790 million. The project management consultant for this G2G partnership project is Engineers India Limited. The project is a component of the Ministry of External Affairs' Development Partnership Administration programme.

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