Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has been awarded a contract to build the Sainj hydroelectric power plant for Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation for INR4.3bn ($92.7m).

The 100MW plant will be built on the river Sainj, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Under the contract, HCC will plan and design the infrastructure and will be responsible for the manufacturing fabrication, assembling, testing, inspection, transportation, erection supervision and commissioning of the equipment.

The project is expected to be complete in four years.