L&T Wins Rs 20 to 50 Bn EPC Order from Hindustan Zinc

04 Aug 2025 CW Team

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a large EPC order, valued between Rs 20 billion and Rs 50 billion, from Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), a Vedanta Group company. The project will set up a 250 KTPA Leaching, Purification and Cellhouse facility along with a 125 KTPA Jarosite Circuit at HZL’s Debari Smelter Complex in Rajasthan.

The facility will produce Special High Grade Zinc Cathodes (99.995% Zn). Awarded on an EPC basis, the order covers design, procurement, site services, installation and commissioning of the plant, including associated utilities, electrics, instrumentation and automation systems.

L&T has partnered with HZL for over three decades, contributing to various capacity expansion projects from beneficiation plants to smelter facilities. Mr T Kumaresan, Senior Vice President and Head – Minerals & Metals at L&T, said the order reinforces L&T’s leadership in the minerals and metals sector and commitment to delivering excellence.

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