Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI),
Japan, the lowest bidder for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
contract for Petronet's LNG Terminal at Kochi in Ernakulam district of Kerala is
expected to begin piling work for the construction of tanks by February 2008.
The contract to be awarded to IHI has
been delayed because of the requirement of raising the ground level at the
terminal site in the Puthuvypeen island in Kochi by three metre, which is an
additional cost necessitating further negotiations with the contractor. Besides,
the boundary wall has collapsed in sea erosion requiring reconstruction by
15metre piling and raising columns.
The project is expected to be
commissioned by June- September 2011.
Also See:
EPC contract for
Kochi LNG terminal to be awarded by September (01-Sep-07)
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