Dee Development Engineers has signed a framework agreement with an Indian EPC contractor to take part in the country’s nuclear sector projects. The company announced the deal on 16 October 2026, covering the supply of piping systems for reactors under construction and planned.
The agreement spans projects from public and private operators and three technologies: pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR), light water reactors (LWR) and small modular reactors (SMR). Indian trade press cites NPCIL, ASHVINI and NTPC among the entities involved, along with private developers.
Two packages are targeted. The first is the nuclear island, with primary piping and common services. The second is the turbine island, with secondary-cycle piping and light water systems. The scope includes pipes, fittings, piping spools and forged pipes.
Dee will act as a strategic partner. Ahead of tenders, it will provide budgetary quotes and commercial guidance. Design and engineering will follow, including 3D modelling, stress analysis and support drawings, and then manufacturing, procurement and supply. Dee is also responsible for documentation: quality manuals, fabrication and testing procedures, and progress schedules. The EPC contractor will handle client relationships, bid preparation, contract closing and site activities, from fabrication to erection, testing and commissioning. The partner’s name has not been disclosed for commercial reasons.
The company stressed that the agreement is not an order. It does not state an order value or an execution period. The work will materialize only once projects are awarded to the EPC contractor and commercial terms are defined. Any orders will be disclosed separately to the market.
Dee is an engineering company that manufactures high-pressure piping systems for power, petrochemicals, refining and the nuclear sector, with plants in India and Thailand. It describes itself as India’s largest player in the segment by installed capacity. The day before the announcement, it had reported an international order worth 46 crore rupees for modules and piping, with delivery by July 2027.
The agreement fits into India’s nuclear expansion programme, which is opening up to private players and SMRs and multiplying tender packages across the supply chain. If the projects are awarded, a supplier with certifications and manufacturing capacity already in-house could enter the supply chain of the country’s first modular reactors.
