RIL awards VA Tech Wabag ₹100–250 crore effluent-treatment project for Jamnagar giga complex

VA Tech Wabag has secured a repeat order from Reliance Industries to build an effluent treatment plant at the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex in Jamnagar. The project is valued at ₹100–250 crore and is slated for completion in 13 months.

— Source publishedMon, 7 Sept, 2026, 12:38 IST·First seen Mon, 7 Sept, 2026, 12:45 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

Reliance Industries Limited · VA Tech Wabag secured a repeat ₹100-250 crore order from Reliance Industries to build an effluent treatment plant at RIL’s

Key facts

  • ₹100-250 crore
  • 13 months

Why this matters

VA Tech Wabag’s repeat selection by Reliance validates its industrial wastewater credentials and could strengthen its position for follow-on utility, water-recycling, and compliance contracts across India’s expanding green-industrial projects.

What to watch

  • Announcement of additional Jamnagar EPC awards, especially for batteries, solar modules, electrolysers, energy storage and utility systems.
  • Evidence that the effluent-treatment plant includes recycling or zero-liquid-discharge capabilities, which would indicate a higher level of water resilience.
  • Construction progress updates and whether the 13-month delivery schedule is maintained.
  • Environmental clearances, water sourcing arrangements and any regulatory conditions attached to the complex.
  • RIL capex guidance, commissioning timelines and disclosures on commercial production from green-energy facilities.
  • VA Tech Wabag order-book commentary, project margin guidance and confirmation of the contract value band.
  • RIL is likely to continue awarding balance-of-plant contracts for water, power distribution, waste handling, storage, process utilities and site infrastructure at Jamnagar.
  • VA Tech Wabag may use the repeat RIL order as a reference to pursue larger industrial zero-liquid-discharge, wastewater-recycling and desalination opportunities.
  • RIL may increasingly emphasize closed-loop water use and environmental-compliance systems in disclosures as the green-energy complex moves from construction toward commissioning.
  • Suppliers to the Jamnagar ecosystem may see follow-on demand for pumps, membranes, chemicals, automation, EPC services and maintenance contracts.