Dilip Buildcon Declared L-1 Bidder for Rs. 1,265-Crore Solapur/Paranda 400 KV Transmission Project

Bhopal, India – September 21, 2026 — Dilip Buildcon Limited (BSE: 540047, NSE: DBL) has been declared the L-1 (lowest) bidder — one (1) — by REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) for the “Development and Operation of Intra State Transmission System for Transmission of Electricity Through Tariff Based Competitive Bidding for Establishment of 400 KV Gis Solapur/ Paranda Switching Station (Dist. Dharashiv),” Maharashtra. The company disclosed the development to the exchanges under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

Details & Regulatory Compliance

ParticularDetail
Awarding entityREC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL), acting as Bid Process Coordinator (BPC), on behalf of Maharashtra State Transmission Utility
Nature of selectionDilip Buildcon Limited selected as Successful Bidder to acquire 100% equity of the Project SPV and act as Transmission Service Provider (TSP)
ProjectDevelopment, ownership, operation and maintenance of the Intra-State Transmission System for establishment of 400 KV Gis Solapur/ Paranda Switching Station (Dist. Dharashiv), Maharashtra
Execution modelBuild, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis under Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route, governed by a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA)
Nature of contractDevelopment, financing, design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of transmission assets
Domestic/internationalDomestic entity; domestic order
Concession period35 years from Commercial Operation Date (COD), following a Construction Period of 24 months
Execution timelineConstruction and commissioning to be completed within 24 months from the Effective Date, as per the RFP
EPC value for DBL (excl. GST)Rs. 1,265 crore
Broad size/considerationProject to be implemented under the Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) model
Promoter/promoter group interest in awarding entityNo
Related-party transactionNo — the transaction does not fall under related-party transactions
Applicable regulationRegulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023
Trading windowClosed for insiders, designated persons and connected persons for 48 hours from the date the information is generally made available to the public
SignatoryAbhishek Shrivastava, Company Secretary

The filing states the Company “has been selected as the successful bidder by REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL)” for the project, to be “executed on Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis under Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) route.”

Market and Investor Implications

The disclosure adds a 35-year, BOOT-structure transmission asset to Dilip Buildcon’s order book, with an EPC component of Rs. 1,265 crore (excluding GST) attributable to the company. Because the award is structured under the TBCB route with a Transmission Service Agreement, revenue recognition and cash flows from the underlying SPV would typically follow the Construction Period (24 months) and the subsequent Commercial Operation Date, rather than accruing immediately. The filing confirms the transaction does not involve related-party dealings and that promoter or promoter-group companies have no interest in the awarding entity, addressing standard governance-related disclosure requirements for such awards. As an L-1 (successful bidder) declaration rather than a signed and fully executed final contract, the disclosure represents a procedural step in the TBCB award process; investors tracking definitive contract execution, financial closure, or SPV-level financing terms would need to watch for further exchange filings on those milestones. No information on total project cost, funding mix, or the identity of any other bidders is available in this filing.

Authoritative Sources

This article is based exclusively on the corporate announcement filed by Dilip Buildcon Limited with the stock exchanges on September 21, 2026, disclosed under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD1/P/CIR/2023/123 dated July 13, 2023. The filing does not carry a separate exchange reference/acknowledgement number in the document provided.

Page 1 of Dilip Buildcon's September 21, 2026 BSE/NSE filing on its L-1 bidder status for the Solapur/Paranda 400 KV transmission project
Page 1 of the regulatory filing submitted by Dilip Buildcon Limited to BSE and NSE, dated September 21, 2026. https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/DBL_21092026104511_L1.pdf

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