PNC Infratech Wins Airport and Coal Mining Contracts

05 Sep 2025 CW Team

Infrastructure major PNC Infratech Limited has emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder for a project tendered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the development of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi.

The project is valued at approximately Rs 2.97 billion (excluding GST) and includes runway extension, re-carpeting, strengthening of the existing runway, and associated works. Financial bids were opened on 2 September 2025, and the contract is to be executed within 18 months, the company stated.

In a separate development earlier this year, PNC Infratech also emerged as the L1 bidder for a mining services contract awarded by South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The project at Gevra Open Cast Project (OCP) expansion site includes overburden removal, coal extraction via surface miner, loading, and transportation of the mined coal.

The value of the mining contract is pegged at approximately Rs 29.57 billion, exclusive of GST, and is slated for execution over five years. Financial bids for the same were opened on 28 July 2025.

Meanwhile, shares of PNC Infratech Limited ended at Rs 304, up Rs 0.90 or 0.30 per cent on the BSE on Tuesday.

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