This is the first of its kind in the country
Hyderabad, October 6, 2006GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHAIL) which is to be operational in the first quarter of 2008 has awarded Fuel Farm Operations contract to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). The Fuel farm would be on open access basis which is the first of its kind in the country.
The COO T.Srinagesh of GHIAL said that this company is setting up the infrastructure that would initially have storage capacity of 13,500 kilolitres which he said would meet ten days of ATF requirement. RIL would operate and maintain the farm as well as provide 'into-aircraft' service. The contract period is for seven years. A Janakiraman, president, new business RIL and P Raghavendran, president, refinery business, RIL said that it is planning to start ATF stations at 25 airports at a cost of Rs.100 crores. He said that India is at present consuming about three million tonne of ATF annually while RIL is producing about two million tonne of ATF and is exporting substantial part of it, it is poised to be competitive.
GHAIL has awarded Rs.615 crore contract for Passenger Terminal Building and Air Traffic control Works to China State Construction Engineering and Rs.495 crore contract for airside and runway works to L&T. In GHAIL, GMR Infrastructure holds 63 percent of equity, Malaysian Airports Holding 11 percent, Airports Authority of India 13 percent and Andhra Pradesh State Government 13 percent equity.
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