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Vadhvan Greenfield Deep-draft Port

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Not assessed
Project facts checked

Afcons disclosed receipt of VPPL's Letter of Award on 9 June 2026 for the 10.14 km offshore breakwater, valued at INR 53.01 billion excluding GST. The nearshore EPC award is separate; the offshore HAM procurement outcome and current field progress require their own records.

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Vadhvan is a planned two-phase deep-draft port near Dahanu, Maharashtra. Afcons' 9 June 2026 disclosure confirms receipt of VPPL's Letter of Award for the 10.14 km offshore breakwater, with an INR 53.01 billion excluding-GST value stated in its exchange filing. This corrects the earlier evaluation-stage description. The approximately 200-hectare nearshore reclamation and shore-protection EPC package was separately awarded to ITD Cementation, now Cemindia Projects, in December 2024. Offshore dredging, reclamation and the protection bund follow a separate HAM procurement record. Programme design capacities and target opening dates retain their planning basis.

IMWO diagram distinguishing Vadhvan's awarded nearshore reclamation EPC and Afcons' 10.14 km breakwater Letter of Award from the separate offshore HAM land-creation procurement.

IMWO original graphic; sources JNPA/VPPL and Afcons

Location

India / Asia Pacific

Segment

Deep-water ports, dredging and reclamation

Phase

Award / Confirmed

Last checked

22 October 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Deep-water ports, dredging and reclamation is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Vadhvan Port Project Limited
Delivery parties
Cemindia Projects Limited (formerly ITD Cementation India Limited) - nearshore package, Afcons Infrastructure Limited - 10.14km offshore breakwater Letter of Award disclosed9June2026
Contract route
Vadhvan Port Project Limited is the project SPV, held 74% by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority and 26% by Maharashtra Maritime Board. The programme uses a landlord model: VPPL packages core infrastructure, terminals are planned through PPP structures, the nearshore reclamation and shore-protection package was awarded as EPC, and the offshore dredging, reclamation and protection-bund package is being procured on Hybrid Annuity Mode. Package values and award states must be reported separately; the Cabinet's programme estimate is not a single marine contract value.
Execution window
The nearshore EPC award dates to 31 December 2024. Afcons disclosed the breakwater Letter of Award on 9 June 2026. Historical July 2026 HAM and Daman investigation deadlines belong to those procurement snapshots; the owner listing reviewed 22 October marks the HAM tender closed, with formal outcome unresolved in this review. The government's 2030 first-phase operating target remains a programme forecast.
Works package
The awarded nearshore package covers development of about 200 hectares and shore protection. The proposed offshore breakwater is 10.14 kilometres long. The HAM tender presentation defines phase-one dredging of the access channel to at least -20 metres Chart Datum, an 800-metre turning circle and inner basin to at least -17.5 metres, berth pockets to at least -19.5 metres, marine-borrow-pit dredging, 850 hectares of phase-one offshore reclamation to +6.8 metres and a protection bund around a 1,207-hectare land parcel; phase two adds 357 hectares. Those levels, areas and durations are tender requirements, not as-built results. The Cabinet's 1,448-hectare overall reclamation figure and a separate workshop's 1,227-hectare statement use different programme definitions and should not be merged without a controlled master-plan or contract reconciliation.
Marine interfaces
The marine delivery chain spans borrow-area investigation, bathymetry and geotechnical baselines, dredging and material winning, offshore reclamation, settlement and ground improvement, perimeter protection, a deep access channel, turning and berth areas, the 10.14-kilometre offshore breakwater, navigation aids, pilotage and towage interfaces, terminal quay and utility packages and environmental monitoring. The June 2026 Daman tender seeks marine-sand-borrow investigation over a 90-day work period. It supports material-source definition only and does not prove environmental clearance, borrow approval, production suitability, awarded dredging or accepted fill.
Commercial evidence boundary
The disclosed breakwater award is INR 53.01 billion excluding GST. The nearshore INR 16.48 billion EPC award has a different scope and purchaser account; the older breakwater and HAM consultation estimates retain their own dates and definitions. VPPL's historical HAM presentation proposed 45% of bid project cost during construction and 55% through annuity. Final terms, certification timing, finance cost and securities determine the contractor's funding requirement.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Owner opened a Daman marine-sand investigation tender

The 90-day investigation procurement advances definition of a potential offshore borrow area. Environmental or mining permission, material suitability, a production source, a dredging or reclamation award and accepted fill remain unconfirmed.

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Afcons disclosed Vadhvan breakwater Letter of Award

VPPL awarded the10.14km breakwater; Afcons states INR53.01billion excluding GST. Released construction designs, NTP, mobilisation, certificates and accepted output require later records.

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NHAI awarded the port's external highway connection

The road award advances landside connectivity and carries the government's attributed 2030 first-phase operating target. It is not an award, mobilisation or completion record for the breakwater, offshore HAM package, terminals, rail, harbour systems or commercial port service.

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Owner opened the offshore dredging and reclamation HAM tender

The procurement covers offshore land creation by dredging, reclamation and protection-bund work. The current owner listing carries a 17 July 2026 close, but opening and deadline evidence do not establish technical or financial evaluation, AOC, contract execution, mobilisation or accepted output.

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VPPL approved the nearshore reclamation EPC award

The INR 16.48 billion award to ITD Cementation, now Cemindia Projects, covers about 200 hectares of nearshore reclamation and shore protection. It does not award the proposed offshore breakwater or HAM package and does not prove mobilisation, formed area, settlement performance or owner acceptance.

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Prime Minister laid the Vadhvan Port foundation stone

The ceremony records political launch of the approved programme. It carries no evidence of contractor mobilisation, dredging, reclamation, breakwater construction, terminal works, accepted capacity or port opening.

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Union Cabinet approved the Vadhvan Port programme

The approval established the INR 762.2 billion programme, SPV structure and design frame including overall reclamation, breakwater, terminals and planned capacity. Programme approval is not a package award, construction start, as-built result or operating record.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Released breakwater designs, NTP and dated mobilisation
  • Breakwater material specification, quarry route and marine installation sequence
  • Formal offshore HAM outcome and executed payment/finance terms
  • Daman borrow investigation, permissions and material suitability
  • Programme and package reclamation-area reconciliation
  • Nearshore and offshore formation, settlement and protection-bund acceptance
  • Hydrographic surveys and navigation release
  • Terminals, utilities, harbour services, road and rail readiness

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Reporting status

Project phase
Award
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
22 October 2026
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