Bangalore: Bangalore based Bateman Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd (Bateman India), the fully owned subsidiary of Netherlands based Bateman Engineering NV, a leading engineering-project house and equipment supplier, announced that it has bagged a prestigious contract worth 2 million USD from Kolkata based Thiess India Pvt Ltd. Bateman will be providing its Engineering and Project management services for the proposed 15 MTPA Coal Handling Plant at the prestigious Pakri Barwadih Coal project in Jharkand, which has been awarded to Thiess India by NTPC Limited.

Thiess India Pvt Ltd is the Indian subsidiary of Thiess, a leading mining, construction and services contractor, with diverse operations throughout Australia and selected international markets. Thiess India will execute the project, one of the largest contracts ever awarded by NTPC, through a 90% owned Indian joint venture company Thiess Minecs Pvt Ltd. The other 10% is held by Kolkata based Minecs Finvest Pvt Ltd.

Pakri Barwadih will be the first of the six mines NTPC intends to develop to provide low cost for its power stations, replacing expensive coal. The contract involves construction of site infrastructure and coal processing plants during the first two years, followed by overburden removal, coal mining and operation of processing and rail loading facilities over the entire life of mine.

Announcing the tie-up with Thiess India, Thys Greeff, Managing Director, Bateman India, said “We are extremely pleased to be working with Thiess India on the Pakri Barwadih Coal project, which will in time to come, become a benchmark for the Indian mining industry. Bateman India’s scope of services, includes providing consultancy services for Engineering and Contract/Procurement services for installation of primary Crushing unit, Coal Stock pile area which consists of Secondary and Tertiary crushing unit and Conveying system connecting primary crushing unit and Stock pile area”.

“Bateman India, in executing the contract, will access the long established expertise and technological resources of the worldwide Bateman Engineering Group, in combination with cost effective services, equipment and material supplied from Bateman’s Asian location” added Thys Greeff.

Said Dr. R. Srikanth, Chief Executive, Thiess India, “Thiess Minecs selected Bateman India to provide Engineering and Project Management Services for the Pakri Barwadih CHP due to Bateman India’s proven capability in engineering of material handling systems, best-in-class project management services, and finally, the sharp customer focus that the Bateman India team bring to bear on any project.”

With its more than ninety year heritage as a leading engineering-project house and equipment supplier, Bateman Engineering serves a range of industries worldwide. The company’s focus is on delivering innovative solutions to unlock the value of natural resources, through converting them into marketable products.

Client access and project management services are provided globally through Bateman’s network of permanent international offices located in Australia, China, India, Russia, North and South America, Southern Africa, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Services offered include, but are not limited to, process engineering, specialist niche technologies, equipment supply and related services, procurement, project finance facilitation, contracting and project management. Bateman is committed to Delivering Excellence in everything that it does.