VA Tech Wabag Ltd has secured a ₹1,000+ crore contract from Reliance Industries Ltd to build a desalination plant and a remineralisation plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat, according to a report published on 27 October 2026. Equitypandit
The award gives Wabag responsibility for the projects’ complete lifecycle, from design and engineering through equipment supply, installation, commissioning and final performance tests. The initial desalination capacity is 8,400 cubic metres an hour, with expansion planned to 12,600 cubic metres an hour, equivalent to about 302 million litres a day. Equitypandit
Key takeaways
- Reliance selected VA Tech Wabag to build desalination and remineralisation plants in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Equitypandit
- The contract is valued at ₹1,000+ crore and covers design, engineering, equipment supply, installation, commissioning and performance testing. Equitypandit
- The desalination plant is set to start at 8,400 cubic metres an hour and expand to 12,600 cubic metres an hour, or about 302 million litres a day. Equitypandit
- The package includes reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, treated-water storage and a brine-disposal system. Equitypandit
What happened
Reliance Industries Ltd chose VA Tech Wabag Ltd to build the two plants at Jamnagar, and Wabag informed exchanges about the order before the market opened on Tuesday. Equitypandit
The award covers the complete lifecycle of both facilities, including design and engineering, equipment supply, installation and commissioning leadership, and final performance tests. The desalination system combines reverse osmosis with ultrafiltration, while the package also provides storage for treated water and a system for disposing of the brine produced during desalination. Equitypandit
The contract expands Wabag’s recent involvement with Reliance. On 7 September, the company secured a repeat order for an effluent-treatment plant at the Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex in Jamnagar. The report classifies that separate industrial-wastewater order as a “Medium” order worth between Rs 100 crore and Rs 250 crore, with a 13-month completion period. Equitypandit
Wabag vice-president and head of sales and marketing S. Natrajan said the award reflected Reliance’s confidence in Wabag’s “proven technology” and record of completing significant projects. Equitypandit
Specification Read
For buyers, the reported 8,400 cubic metres per hour translates to 201,600 cubic metres per day, or 201.6 ML/day, at the initial stage; the planned 12,600 cubic metres per hour equals 302,400 cubic metres per day, or 302.4 ML/day, matching the report’s approximate figure of 302 million litres a day. Equitypandit The source does not report the flow associated with each individual treatment stage, nor does it provide a population-equivalent figure, so those inputs cannot be stated.
This project sits in the seawater-desalination and remineralisation train rather than a conventional industrial-wastewater biological process. The reported system uses ultrafiltration before reverse osmosis, with remineralisation, treated-water storage and brine disposal included in the package. A buyer’s enquiry for equipment with comparable duties would therefore need to define the required feed-water flow and expansion flow, the intended ultrafiltration and reverse-osmosis configuration, and the discharge route for brine. Further guidance is available through our water purification solutions and screening and pretreatment solutions.
If your plant looks like a seawater-desalination facility with a flow of 201,600–302,400 cubic metres per day, reverse-osmosis and ultrafiltration duties, industrial or municipal water-production requirements, and brine-disposal constraints, this award means that supplier scoping should cover the full project lifecycle rather than equipment supply alone.
FAQ
What is the reported value of the Jamnagar desalination award?
Equitypandit reported a ₹1,000+ crore contract. The scope includes design and engineering for the desalination and remineralisation plants, equipment supply, installation and commissioning leadership, and final performance tests. It also includes reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, treated-water storage and brine disposal. Equitypandit
What daily capacity is planned for the desalination plant?
The initial capacity is reported as 8,400 cubic metres an hour, or 201,600 cubic metres per day, with planned expansion to 12,600 cubic metres an hour, or 302,400 cubic metres per day. The report describes the expanded scale as about 302 million litres a day. Equitypandit
What treatment processes are included in the contract?
The reported treatment train includes reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration, followed by a remineralisation unit that adds minerals to the treated water. The package also includes storage for treated water and a system for disposing of brine, the salty residual waste from desalination. Equitypandit
What should buyers assess when selecting a supplier for a project of this type?
The reported award shows Reliance selected a supplier for the complete lifecycle, including engineering, equipment, installation, commissioning and final testing. Buyers should therefore assess lifecycle responsibility as well as individual equipment duties. The source does not report the award’s delivery schedule, so it does not support a project-specific lead-time estimate. Equitypandit
