HMPL Bags User Fee Collection Project from NHAI

17 Feb 2025 CW Team

Infra-to-energy company Hazoor Multi Projects Limited (HMPL) announced that it has secured a new work order from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The company has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from NHAI to act as a user fee collection agency at the Bijora Toll Plaza in Maharashtra.

Details regarding the project were not disclosed, but the development marks another addition to HMPL's expanding portfolio.

Earlier this month, the company won a similar project from NHAI for user fee collection and maintenance of infrastructure at a toll plaza in Karnataka, valued at approximately Rs 7 billion (about $85 million).

HMPL, known for its expertise in building road projects on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis, has also ventured into the renewable energy sector. The company is developing 1.2 GW of clean energy projects across 4,200 acres of land in Maharashtra.

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