Engineers India Limited | |
Traded As: | |
Foundation: | 1965 |
Key People: | Vartika Shukla |
Industry: | Engineering consulting EPC |
Revenue: | (2021)[1] |
Operating Income: | (2021) |
Net Income: | (2021) |
Assets: | (2021)[2] |
Equity: | (2021) |
Num Employees: | 2,814 (March 2021)[3] |
Owner: | Government of India (51.32%)[4] |
Engineers India Limited (EIL) is an Indian public sector industrial technology, engineering consultancy and technology licensing company.[4] [5] It was set up in 1965 with the mandate of providing indigenous technology solutions across hydrocarbon projects.[6] Over the years, it has also diversified into synergic sectors like non-ferrous metallurgy, infrastructure, water and wastewater management and fertilizers.
EIL is headquartered at Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi. EIL also has an R&D complex at Gurgaon, a branch office at Mumbai, regional offices at Kolkata, Chennai, Vadodara, inspection offices at all major equipment manufacturing locations in India and overseas offices in London (England), Milan (Italy), Shanghai (China), Abu Dhabi (UAE).[7]
EIL has a wholly-owned subsidiary Certification Engineers International Limited (CEIL). It has set up a joint venture company namely Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL) for enhancing the presence in fertilizers sector.
As of March 2021, EIL has more than 2400 engineers & professionals in its employee base of over 2800 employees.
Navratna status was accorded by Government of India in 2014.[8]
EIL was incorporated on March 15, 1965, as a private limited company under the name Engineers India Private Limited pursuant to a memorandum of agreement dated June 27, 1964 between the Government of India and Bechtel International Corporation. In May 1967, EIL became a wholly-owned Government of India (GoI) enterprise.[9]
The following table illustrates the major events in the history of the company.
The major business areas wherein EIL provides its engineering consultancy services are:
EIL has also ventured into various unconventional energy resource projects like solar, 2G ethanol, bio-fuel etc.[10]
EIL provides a wide range of engineering consultancy and EPC services to its clients:
EIL has executed over 7000 assignments including 500 major projects valued over US$200 Billion. EIL's project portfolio consists of:[7]
EIL is a technology driven organization which invests in Research and Technology in the Hydrocarbons and Renewable Energy Sectors.[12]
The company's research and development center in Gurugram is undertaking technology development both in-house and in collaboration with other organizations like IOCL-R&D, BPCL-R&D, IIP, CHT, HPCL, CPCL, NRL etc.[12]
EIL has developed more than 35 process technologies and the technology portfolio consists of various technologies for petroleum refining, gasification, fracking, oil and gas processing and aromatics. The Company holds 35 live patents and has 32 pending patent applications relating to various process technologies.[12]