WAPCOS Ltd (earlier known as Water and Power Consultancy Services (
This is the highest ever since the inception of WAPCOS. With the issuance of Bonus Shares of Rs. 35 crore, the Company’s paid up Capital has increased by 50 times (from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 100 crore), during the last 8 years. The company’s profitability has grown over 75 percent, from Rs.102.52 Crore in 2013-14 to Rs.180 Crore in 2017-18.
The organization has received huge success in the sectors of water resources, power and irrigation in India and in 46 other developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is growing into a true Indian multinational with footprints across the globe. They are now planning to use solar power for desalinization of sea water.
Being a techno-commercial organization under the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. WAPCOS has done Survey & Investigation/ Pre-Feasibility/DPRs for more than 550 Projects in Irrigation, Water Resources and Agricultural sectors.
The company has contributed in development of over 15 Million Hactare irrigation potential; more than 200 projects in ports and inland navigation; over 500 projects in water supply and sanitation, rural and urban development, roads and highway engineering, EIAs for over 250 projects in the fields of irrigation, hydro/thermal power, ports and harbours in India and abroad.
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