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New Delhi, March 15, 2023: Engineers India Limited (EIL) celebrated 59^th Foundation Day on March 15, 2023. C&MD, EIL inaugurated the celebrations, which was attended by Functional Directors, CVO, senior officials and a large number of employees.

In her address, C&MD said that the Company must remain adaptable, innovative, and agile in the rapidly changing business environment, to be on the sustained growth path. While complimenting the employees for achieving several critical milestones, she urged everyone to draw inspiration from Company’s founding fathers to provide end to end technological solutions across the globe.

On the occasion, a Press Conference was also organised wherein C&MD along with Functional Directors apprised the media on EIL business outlook, renewed vision & new initiatives. Addressing the media, C&MD elaborated the organization’s journey of building the energy infrastructure for the country over past five and half decades and the anchor role played by it towards technology development and its commercialization. Emphasising on EIL’s forte of mega project execution, C&MD said that the Company is executing projects with combined capital outlay of around $20 billion in India and is also implementing mega projects in diverse geographies amidst adverse climate and challenging global business environment.

Engineers India Limited (EIL), ONGC Energy Centre Trust (OECT) and CSIR-IIP have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for development and commercialization of technology for Recovery of Rare Gases from fossil fuel reserves.

The MoA was signed by Sh. Rajiv Agarwal, Dir. (Technical), EIL, Sh. Ravi, DG, OECT and Dr Anjan Ray, DG, CSIR-IIP on 27th January, 2023 in the presence of Ms. Vartika Shukla, CMD, EIL, accompanied by Functional Directors of EIL and other officials from EIL,OECT & CSIR-IIP. All three organizations, recognizing similarity of their interests, have entered into the MoA for scientific collaboration on Joint Development and Commercialization of Technology.

This endeavor will generate a win-win scenario for EIL, with a rich experience in the knowhow in development, design & engineering, CSIR-IIP, having vast experience in the field of petroleum refining, catalyst and product applications and OECT having wide experience in conducting research in alternate energy.

Commenting on this development, CMD (EIL), DG (OECT), DG (CSIR-IIP) viewed that “This collaborative arrangement is one of major steps taken for indigenous technology development and deployment leading to Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the field of rare gases.”

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has been bestowed with two awards at the ET Ascent Awards held in Mumbai on February 17, 2023. The prestigious ET Ascent award honours business leaders and organisations that have made outstanding contribution to the business world.

Ms Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL was awarded the ET Ascent ‘Business Leader of the Year’ Award, for her unwavering commitment towards, Digitalization, Energy Transition and Net Zero targets.

Shri Sanjay Jindal, Director (Finance), EIL was conferred with the ET Ascent ‘CFO Leader’ Award for his outstanding contributions in Financial Management in EIL.

Commenting on this recognition, Ms. Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL said “In its long journey of providing services to the energy industry, EIL has transformed its business operations fully aligned with the global Environment, Social & Corporate Governance framework to buttress the national endeavors for mitigating the climate change while securing its energy requirements”.

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has been bestowed with four awards at the Governance Now 9th PSU Awards held in New Delhi on February 16, 2023. The Governance Now Awards commemorate the achievement and commitment of PSUs towards raising the standards in the public sector.

Ms. Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL was conferred with the “CMD Leadership Award” while the “HR Leadership Award” was presented to Sh. Ashok Kumar Kalra, Director (HR), EIL. The Company also earned plaudits in “Communication Outreach” and “Reskilling of Employees” categories. On behalf of the Company, Director (HR) & Team EIL received the Awards from Justice Shri Dipak Mishra, former Chief Justice of India.

Accepting this prestigious recognition, Ms. Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL said “Public Sector Companies have been steering the national economy towards meeting the desired socio-economic objectives. In its long journey of more than five and a half decades, EIL is also committed to provide solutions to the energy industry for sustainable economic growth for the nation.”

Pursuant to the long-standing relationship, Oil India Limited (OIL) and Engineers India limited (EIL) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on February 14, 2023. It is envisaged that through the MoA, Oil India will engage EIL to carry out niche technological studies and feasibility reports for the Upstream, Midstream and the Downstream value chain including HSE aspects pertaining to statutory and regulatory compliances.

The MoA was signed in presence of C&MD OIL, Dr. Ranjit Rath and C&MD EIL, Ms. Vartika Shukla by Director (Operations) OIL, Mr. Pankaj Kumar Goswami and Director (Commercial) EIL, Mr. Atul Gupta at OIL’s Corporate Office in Noida in the company of other functional directors and senior officials of OIL & EIL.

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Munitions India Limited (MIL) for execution of Plant Modernization & Infrastructure Projects of MIL. The MoU was exchanged between Mr Ravi Kant, C&MD, MIL and Ms Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL during AERO INDIA 2023 at Bengaluru on February 13, 2023.

Munitions India Limited is a Defence Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. MIL, India’s biggest manufacturer and market leader, is engaged in Production, Testing Research & Development and Marketing of comprehensive range of ammunition & explosives for Army, Navy, Air force & Para-Military Forces. The MoU heralds EIL’s foray into Defence sector, giving a fillip to the diversification into newer areas.

Team PRAGATI from HR Directorate of Engineers India Limited (EIL) won the Diamond Trophy at 5th HR/CSR convention – Quality Circle competition organised by QCFI (Quality Circle Forum of India) – Vadodara chapter at Udaipur on 4th February 2023.

The Diamond Trophy, the highest award in the competition, was presented for excellent performance of EIL Team for their Quality Circle Project entitled “Enhancing the Efficacy of Training Effectiveness Monitoring Mechanism”.

EIL Team comprised of Ms. Pooja Mittal, AGM (HR), Ms. Malvika Bhatnagar, AGM (CSR), Mr. Hemant Narain, Sr. Manager (Legal) and Ms. Neha Shukla, Manager (Training).

“Implementation of Quality Circle is unique for the consultancy organizations like EIL and a big step towards our quest to improve the quality of deliverables and achieve operational excellence for the company”, C&MD, EIL Ms. Vartika Shukla commented while congratulating the team for their achievement.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Engineers India Limited (EIL), a Navratna company, to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population of million plus. In the presence of Mr. Manoj Joshi, Secretary, MoHUA and Ms. Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL, the MoU was signed by Ms. Roopa Mishra, Joint Secretary, SBM-U & Mission Director, MoHUA and Mr. R.K. Rathi, Executive Director, EIL.

The thrust on sustainable solid waste management has been strengthened under the ambit of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating garbage-free cities. Focusing on this objective, MoHUA has decided to set up large-scale solid waste processing facilities in million plus cities. There are 59 million plus cities in India like Lucknow, Kanpur, Bareilly, Nasik, Thane, Nagpur, Gwalior, Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore to name a few. For management of organic/wet fraction of municipal solid waste, bio-methanation plants have been proposed in these million plus cities.

Waste to Energy plants use dry waste fraction of municipal solid waste and produce renewable power with maximum reduction of waste volume utilizing least space in execution in compliance with SWM Rules 2016 and fulfill all the statutory norms of environment protection. Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects will integrate the concept of circularity in waste management by producing green energy from dry and wet waste component of municipal solid waste. The by-product such as electricity and Bio-CNG will also help in achieving sustainability of waste management operations.

EIL shall assist and handhold the million plus cities in developing such projects for larger quantum of waste integrating circularity in waste management. In the first phase, 25 million plus cities will be selected for developing large-scale process plants. The success of these projects will be pivotal as it will be conceptualized and executed as bench-marking for such projects. Thus, collaboration for providing support in preliminary technical assessment and Transaction Advisory services from EIL will have significant impact. EIL shall subsequently handhold ULBs in carrying out monitoring process of these PPP projects during the construction phase and shall assist in obtaining statutory approvals. The initiative will result in additional processing capacity of 15,000 TPD for Bio-Methanation and 10,000 TPD for Waste to Energy respectively.

Hon’ble Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri formally re-dedicated Sagar Samrat, a transformed Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU) to nation.

“Sagar Samrat”, was the first rig that discovered oil in Bombay High in 1974 and was in service for 32 years. “Sagar Samrat” put India on the global oil map and drilled 125 wells and involved with 14 key offshore oil gas discoveries. Originally a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU), it has been converted into a towed Mobile Offshore Production Unit, designed to carry out process operations only in jacked up mode for water depth of up to 75.1 m.

This iconic offshore drilling Rig of ONGC ‘Sagar Samrat’ has been commissioned as a Mobile Offshore Production Unit on 23 December 2022. Sagar Samrat MOPU will handle up to 20,000 barrels per day of crude oil, with a maximum export gas capacity of 2.36 million cubic meters per day and is expected to add 6000 bbls/day of oil to ONGC’s production in the coming days.

Certification Engineers International Ltd. (CEIL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Engineers India Limited (EIL), was part of conversion project as Third-Party Inspection Agency (TPIA) on behalf of ONGC right from material inspection, procedure review, inspection of fabrication, NDT, erection, calibration, pre commissioning and commissioning of mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation systems. This challenging project also invited additional technical expertise, consultation and involvement of CEIL.

“It’s a great achievement and a proud moment for entire Oil and Gas fraternity. It is a reflection of dedicated efforts of the teams involved in realizing this challenging objective. Congratulations to the entire team of ONGC, CEIL and others involved in this project”, Ms Vartika Shukla, CMD, EIL conveyed this on achievement of the great feat.

The 74th Republic Day was celebrated in EIL offices across the country with full Zeal and Enthusiasm. Ms. Vartika Shukla, C&MD EIL along with the company’s Functional Directors and CVO unfurled the National Tricolour at EIL HO and Gurugram complex. C&MD also addressed and encouraged employees to focus and align their efforts towards growth of nation through sustainable and innovative solutions.

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has signed a contract with Guyana Power and Gas Inc. (a wholly owned company of Govt. of Guyana) to provide Consultancy Services for Integrated NGL Plant and 300 MW CCGT Power Plant project in Guyana.

The contract was signed today by Ms. Marcia Nadir Sharma, Director, Guyana Power and Gas Inc. and Mr. Atul Gupta, Director (Commercial), EIL in the august presence of H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, Sh. Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Govt. of India, Ministers, Ms. Vartika Shukla, C&MD, EIL and other senior dignitaries from Guyana and Indian side. The estimated value of the Contract is approximately US$ 22 Million.

Commenting on this development, CMD, EIL, Ms. Vartika Shukla said “The signing of the contract between Guyana Power and Gas Inc. and EIL for a power plant project in Guyana is a stepping stone for deeper engagements of EIL with Guyana in fast-tracking future developmental initiatives”.

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has been conferred with the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility by Institute of Directors (IOD) on January 12, 2023 which recognises the successful CSR initiatives in promoting sustainable development.

The award was received by Sh. Subesh Kumar, CGM, EIL during IOD’s 17th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility held in Mumbai.

Commenting on this achievement, CMD, EIL, Ms. Vartika Shukla said “EIL contributes significantly to sustainable development along with its business growth through its CSR activities spanning the entire spectrum of economic & social development of marginalized sections of the Indian society”.

Shri Rajeev Gupta has assumed charge as Director (Projects) of Engineers India Ltd (EIL), a Navratna PSU on 28th December, 2022.

Shri Rajeev Gupta graduated in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He joined EIL as a Management Trainee in year 1985. He has extensive technical and Project Management experience across complete Hydrocarbon value chain. He has served EIL in various capacities and led successful implementation of many prestigious projects in Oil and Gas sectors. During his illustrious career spanning more than 37 years, he has led execution of Mega Refinery and Petrochemical Projects, Gas processing complexes, Offshore Oil & Drilling platforms, Pipelines, LNG Terminals, Ports & Harbor within and outside India. He has multi-faceted experience of leading teams of Engineering, Inspection, Offshore and Projects division of the company. He has contributed extensively in development of new Vendors and Contractors to make India local hub for manufacturing & global production.