Archive · 21 Aug 2026
RailTel Wins Western Coalfields MPLS VPN Network Order
RailTel has won a contract from Western Coalfields.
RailTel will build and provide a private computer network called an MPLS VPN.
This network can help Western Coalfields connect its offices and share information securely.
Western Coalfields will rent the network service for 60 months.
The order is worth about ₹165 crore, including taxes.
Reports differ slightly on the exact value, giving figures of ₹164.79 crore and ₹164.87 crore.
RailTel received the order on August 19, 2026.
The work is expected to be completed by September 20, 2031.
RailTel said the contract is domestic and does not involve related companies.
RailTel Corporation of India received a Western Coalfields work order valued at either ₹164.79 crore or ₹164.87 crore, including taxes, depending on the report.
The project involves establishing a Multiprotocol Label Switching Virtual Private Network for Western Coalfields.
The network will be provided on a rental basis for 60 months.
The contract is scheduled for execution by September 20, 2031, following receipt of the order on August 19, 2026.
RailTel said the domestic order was independently awarded and is not a related-party transaction.
- Who
- RailTel Corporation of India and Western Coalfields Limited.
- What
- RailTel received an order to establish and provide an MPLS VPN network on a rental basis.
- When
- The order was received on August 19, 2026, and is scheduled for execution by September 20, 2031.
- Where
- The contract is domestic and involves Indian entities; specific project locations were not disclosed.
- Why
- Western Coalfields is to receive a secure communications network, while RailTel adds a 60-month rental project to its order book.
₹164.79 Crore Report
₹164.87 Crore Report
Contract value discrepancy
₹164.79 Crore Report
The first report and the existing summary identify the tax-inclusive work order as ₹164.79 crore.
₹164.87 Crore Report
Another report identifies the tax-inclusive work order as ₹164.87 crore. The supplied articles do not explain the difference.
- Reported contract value
- ₹164.79 crore in one report and ₹164.87 crore in another; both figures include taxes
- Customer
- Western Coalfields Limited
- Project
- Multiprotocol Label Switching Virtual Private Network
- Service period
- 60 months on a rental basis
- Order date
- August 19, 2026
- Execution deadline
- September 20, 2031
- Transaction status
- RailTel said the order is domestic, independently awarded and not a related-party transaction
- Stock movement
- One report said RailTel shares rose almost 3% at market opening on August 21, 2026
